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Comment
The data speaks for itself: our virtual wards go from strength to strength
The transformative potential of Hospital at Home services is driving dynamic change in healthcare delivery, enhancing patient outcomes, and easing pressure on traditional hospital systems, writes Elliot Howard-Jones
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Comment
Empowering Black Communities in HIV Healthcare
Oluwakemi Agunbiade explores how the Unheard Voices project challenges the ‘hard-to-reach’ narrative, empowers Black communities, and advocates for meaningful involvement in HIV healthcare
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News
Trusts with ‘distressing’ mixed-sex ward breaches blame poor estates
The trusts with the worst breach rates of mixed-sex ward rules in hospitals are revealed today by HSJ analysis after national levels hit a record high in 2023-24.
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HSJ Local
New £2bn hospital group appoints chair
Two trusts which are forming a hospital group have appointed a new chair.
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Podcast
HSJ Podcast: Are you going to lose your job?
This year sets the NHS one of its toughest financial challenges as pandemic cash dries up and funding shortfalls deepen.
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Comment
The police's rushed withdrawal from mental healthcare is creating serious risks
Challenges in implementing the Right Care Right Person policy reveal concerns over resource allocation, local coordination, and potential risks to vulnerable individuals, writes Sean Duggan
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News
A&E problem trusts targeted for tech investment
Some of the worst-performing trusts for emergency care performance are set to get funding from NHS England to help manage patient flow through hospital.
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News
Two more trusts get ‘mandated intensive support’ over deficits
Two large hospital trusts have been put into NHS England’s “recovery support programme” and placed on the lowest rung of its oversight ratings.
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Podcast
HSJ Podcast: What the coroners say
It’s easy to get desensitised to disastrous waiting times in the NHS, but behind the numbers are real and avoidable care failures.
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News
Abusive patients told ‘we have the right not to treat you’
A trust’s CEO has warned patients they could be refused treatment and asked to leave if they become abusive towards hospital staff.
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News
Mapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in February 2024, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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Comment
Wait list (probably) flatlines as community services disappear from data
About 40,000 patient pathways have disappeared. But on the plus side, a new and better data series has begun.
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Podcast
HSJ Podcast: Why this winter was (a bit) better
2022-23 was probably the worst ever winter for the NHS, after a steep collapse in performance. This year’s been a little better — new figures confirm — but how was this achieved, and what does it mean for coming months?
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News
NHSE appoints four new directors
NHS England has confirmed four new national clinical director appointments, including its first for women’s health.
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HSJ Interactive
Webinar: Could better data flow help improve virtual ward outcomes?
In association with Wednesday 22 May 2024, 10:30am - 11:15am Virtual wards are a key part of NHS’s drive towards multidisciplinary, in-home care models. At a policy level, the emphasis until now has been on the number of virtual beds available per capita. While ...
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Podcast
HSJ Podcast: The planning guidance is finally here
With one working day left before the new financial year, the NHS’s instructions for the year ahead have finally been published.
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News
Trusts told to justify workforce increases, as NHSE warns the service must ‘consolidate’
NHS England has told trusts to review and justify their staffing increases over the last four years, saying there must now be a drive to “consolidate” services and workforce.
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Comment
Tackling health inequalities should be core business for trusts
A new NHS Providers’ guide for trusts provides a comprehensive framework for identifying, prioritising, and addressing health inequalities, write Christine Camacho and Rachael McKeown
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HSJ Interactive
The potential role of technology in better management of inpatient sleep
The significance of a good night’s sleep can’t be overstated, including during a hospital stay. Sleep isn’t just a period of rest; it’s a crucial physiological process vital for overall health and wellbeing. During sleep, the brain consolidates memories, regulates emotions and repairs cellular damage. Lack of adequate sleep is ...
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HSJ Interactive
Do hospitals need to get more serious about sleep?
Making hospitals more conducive to high quality sleep might benefit patient experience and wellbeing, and could perhaps even lead to reduced length of stay