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HSJ Local
NHSE and DHSC warned over lack of beds at leading FT
A 14-day delay to surgery, caused by a lack of beds at a London teaching hospital, contributed to the death of a pensioner, a coroner has found.
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Comment
Why primary care transformation is key to reducing CVD
The rising incidence of cardiovascular disease means its early detection and improved prevention should be the primary care sector’s top priority argues Dr Matt Kearney
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Tablet only
HSJ’s 50 most read articles of 2019
As 2019 comes to a close, HSJ takes a look back at the 50 most read stories of the year.
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Expert Briefing
Christmas come early?
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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HSJ Interactive
Using ‘place’ to improve population health in 2020
Paul Najsarek explains why working together at system and place, with interventions that are local and community focused, is key to success for the years ahead
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News
NHS England: More centralisation needed to cut neonatal deaths
NHS England has indicated there will be avoidable deaths of young babies without further centralisation of neonatal intensive care units, which it funds and oversees, so they can have ”better staffing”.
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News
Trusts told to create ‘dedicated A&E space’ for mental health patients
Every emergency department in London has been advised to create “dedicated space” to care for three mental health patients, due to concerns over long waiting times for people in crisis.
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News
Daily Insight: On Wednesdays, we talk about the NHS
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Tech investment to shift from ‘leading trusts’ to laggards, Hancock signals
Matt Hancock has announced a new “digital aspirant” programme, to invest in technology in “many more hospitals”, as opposed to “just the leading trusts” which have been the focus in recent years.
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News
STP’s seven CCGs to become three
The seven clinical commissioning groups in a sustainability and transformation partnership are to merge into three, despite initial reluctance from some local GPs.
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News
New chair appointed ahead of mega trust merger
A new chair has been appointed ahead of a planned three trust merger in the East of England.
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Expert Briefing
An iceberg of avoidable patient harm
HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing is our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. This week by bureau chief Ben Clover.
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News
Baby died after trust failed to diagnose heart defect
“Serious failings” have been found at a foundation trust where a six-month-old baby died because his heart defect was not diagnosed, despite multiple opportunities to do so.
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News
Exclusive: Staff assaults and killings spark investigation of 20 providers
Safety inspections have been carried out at 20 health and care providers, in response to a high level of assaults, including three staff killed by patients in the last five years.
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HSJ Interactive
Roundtable: Cutting waiting times for cancer
An HSJ and GenesisCare roundtable discussed how the personalised approach increasingly applied to cancer treatments also needs to be applied to cancer waits. By Claire Read
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News
Major teaching trust lifted out of special measures
The Care Quality Commission has recommended a major teaching hospital trust, which once faced losing its heart surgery service following significant discord among its staff, be taken out of special measures.
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News
Government announces partial U-turn on student nurse funding
All nursing students will receive a cost of living grant of at least £5,000 with up to £3,000 extra available for regions or specialisms “struggling to recruit”, the government has announced.
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News
Babylon Birmingham expansion approved but Manchester plans blocked
Babylon GP at Hand was given the green light today to expand in Birmingham after a cap on the number of patients who can register to the service was lifted.
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HSJ Local
Guy’s and King’s FTs move to ‘one voice’
Two high-profile teaching hospital trusts with a joint turnover of more than £2bn are forming a committee-in-common, to oversee “closer collaboration and strategic alignment”.
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HSJ Local
Growing waits at major teaching trust worry commissioners
The number of patients waiting more than a year for elective treatment at a major London teaching hospital has ballooned over the past 12 months.