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NewsExclusive: Government seeks urgent PPE audit amid widespread shortages
The government has ordered an urgent national audit of personal protective equipment, body bags, swabs and infection control products, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrust upgraded from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has been upgraded to “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission following an inspection.
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NewsNew boss for NHS property company
NHS Property Services has announced a new interim chief executive.
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NewsField hospitals being set up across England
Moves are taking place to set up a raft of temporary hospitals across England — in venues such as conference and sports centres — to create additional capacity for coronavirus patients.
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NewsGPs contacting patients about ‘do not resuscitate’ forms
GPs are having end of life conversations with their patients because of concerns over a lack of intensive care beds during the coronavirus crisis.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Regional variation
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsExclusive: Retail logistics firm put in charge of crisis-hit PPE deliveries
The firm Clipper Logistics will manage a new supply channel to deliver personal protective equipment to NHS trusts and community healthcare partners, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalUS firm to provide tech for first Nightingale hospital
NHS chiefs have chosen Cerner as the electronic record provider for the new Nightingale Hospital in London.
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NewsDemand for NHS tech services rockets amid covid-19 crisis
Demand for core NHS information and access services has “exploded” amid the coronavirus pandemic, new figures shared exclusively with HSJ reveal.
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NewsTwo trust chief execs self-isolate with coronavirus symptoms
Two trust chief executives are self-isolating after showing symptoms of covid-19.
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HSJ InteractiveUnderstanding the impact of Freedom to Speak Up
Dr Henrietta Hughes on fostering a culture in which workers are supported to speak up and why it’s important for organisations to use data to develop new insights into their own speaking up culture
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NewsRevealed: The remote and rural hospitals at threat from coronavirus
Covid-19 has surged first in London — but hospitals away from the capital are concerned they could be left in the cold, and those in rural or remote areas may be the most vulnerable.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Losing the will
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsCovid-19 admissions predicted to rise by 1,000-a-day
Coronavirus hospital admissions are expected to remain at around roughly 1,000-a-day for the next two to three weeks before “stabilising”, according to the government’s chief scientific adviser.
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HSJ LocalAcute trust to close smaller A&E during covid-19 crisis
An acute trust in Lancashire will temporarily close one of its emergency departments, with staff sent to bolster the workforce at its main hospital during the covid-19 outbreak.
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NewsNightingale top leadership revealed
The first members of the leadership team at the NHS’ flagship covid-19 treatment centre have been revealed.
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NewsNew drive-through testing centre opens at Ikea
A covid-19 test centre for NHS workers has opened at Ikea’s Wembley store.
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Expert BriefingBe prepared for the financial ‘reckoning’
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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News‘I’m losing the will to live, god help us all’: despair of NHS procurement chief
Gowns for front-line staff were not included in the national pandemic stockpile of personal protective equipment, procurement chiefs have been told.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: What hope sounds like
With increasing political populism seen at its apex in Brexit and amidst the consequence-free political lying, a round of applause is maybe what hope sounds like. Writes Andy Cowper.