All Surgery articles – Page 4
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HSJ LocalLandmark reconfiguration that promised to save 300 lives a year ‘quietly dropped’
One of the highest profile NHS reconfigurations of the last decade — that pledged to save 300 lives per year — has been “quietly dropped”, HSJ has learned.
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CommentModern surgery is harming surgeons, the NHS must invest in robots or see them quit
CEO of Milton Keynes University Hospital, Professor Joe Harrison, explains why UK surgeons need greater tech support now
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Irreparable sight loss
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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HSJ PartnersSupporting your Trust to implement Covid-19 recovery
Jonathan Wedgbury says collaboration with a private sector partner could help trusts deliver the speed of execution required and return to pre-pandemic activity levels
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Greensill and the big catch-up
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsExclusive: Consultant ‘cliques’ and ‘unacceptable behaviours’ put patients at risk
Deep-rooted relationship problems between consultants in a major trust’s neurosurgery department distracted from patient care, according to a review leaked to HSJ.
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NewsNHSE director: It could take a year for cancer services to return to normal
NHS England’s cancer director has said it could take another year for the level of cancer treatments and diagnosis carried out to return to normal, after being impeded by covid-19.
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NewsAlmost one in 10 orthopaedic and general surgery patients now waiting over a year
Around 8 per cent of patients are now waiting a year or more for elective care in five specialties, as the number of very long waiters again increased significantly, new figures show.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: What I’d want to know if I was an MP
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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HSJ PartnersImproving the flow of bariatric/metabolic surgery
An expert panel explored the need for professional education as well as raising awareness of the benefits that bariatric/metabolic surgery can bring for suitable patients
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HSJ LocalNHSE overrules trust and orders second review into patient harms
NHS England has ordered an independent review into patient safety and governance concerns at an acute trust which had been resisting calls to take this step, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS may ‘never catch up’ with surgery backlog caused by covid
Delays due to the covid-19 crisis have created tens of thousands of year-long waiters for ophthalmology treatment, and a surgery backlog which experts say may never be recovered.
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NewsExclusive: Backlog of long cancer waits has doubled
The backlog of patients who have been waiting for cancer treatment for more than 104 days has more than doubled since last year, according to internal NHS England papers seen by HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: More than 100,000 waiting for ‘urgent’ operations
More than 100,000 people were waiting for ‘urgent’ priority two operations in late January, as planned care rates plummeted amid the covid third wave, according to NHS data seen by HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: Urgent children’s ops routinely cancelled due to covid pressure
Dozens and potentially hundreds of urgent operations for children have been cancelled during the third wave of the covid pandemic, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsHospital hosts others’ surgeons so cancer ops can go ahead
A specialist trust has freed up 29 theatre sessions a week so cancer surgery from nearby providers can continue during the covid pandemic.
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NewsRevealed: Cancer operations down 800 in first two weeks of January
There were 800 fewer cancer surgeries in the first two weeks of January than usually take place during the period, according to provisional data seen by HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: NHS commandeers private hospitals in attempt to recover cancer surgery
‘Surge’ clauses allowing the NHS to again take over private hospitals — as it did in the spring — have been triggered in some areas, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Give urgent cancer surgery the same priority as covid patients, NHS England tells service
NHS England has told regional chiefs they must ensure that urgent cancer care is given the same priority as combating the coronavirus pandemic.
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CommentThe good news (among the bad) on NHS waiting lists
Elective waits had their best covid month so far, thanks to the recovery in outpatient services, but pent-up demand continues to build in the community, writes Rob Findlay