Acute Care – Page 50
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NewsMapped: A&E, cancer and RTT waiting time
Interactive maps of local NHS waits around England in May 2020, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty. RTT and cancer data is for April and A&E data is for May.
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NewsTrust whose CEO quit over underfunding admits it has ‘no credible plans’
Directors of a hospital trust whose former chief executive resigned because it was “underfunded and unsustainable” have admitted there are “no credible plans” to close its £26m underlying deficit.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: What the next six months hold for the NHS
In this week’s episode, HSJ editor Alastair McLellan discusses the next phase for the NHS in the wake as services and government respond to the ongoing threat of coronavirus.
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NewsSerious covid-linked condition in children ‘now in decline’
A serious coronavirus-linked illness which put up to 100 children in intensive care now appears to be in decline as the number of covid-19 cases also falls, HSJ has been told.
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NewsExclusive: Two hospitals see 60pc of new covid cases caught on the wards
More than 60 per cent of new covid cases diagnosed at two hospitals in the Midlands in recent days were caught at least two weeks after the patient was admitted — suggesting there may be particular problems with the virus spreading on their wards.
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NewsUpdated: College advises many children can come off shielded patient list
Many children on the shielded patient list can be told they no longer need to be isolated, according to new guidance for clinicians issued by the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health.
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Covid aftercare piles pressure on ‘understaffed’ community services
The aftercare of covid-19 patients will have significant financial implications for ‘understaffed’ community services, NHS England has been warned.
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NewsTrusts handed new rules to ‘minimise’ contacts between staff
NHS organisations have been told to ‘minimise’ close contacts between staff – including restricting the number of staff on ward rounds – to lessen covid-19 infections in healthcare settings.
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HSJ InteractiveWe don’t need to ‘fly blind’ as the NHS re-opens services
The holistic view provided by population health management systems will be crucial to local NHS and care services if they are to transform effectively to meet the new demands over the coming years. Brian Waters explains more
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HSJ LocalNeighbour trusts set to extend ‘closer working’ scheme indefinitely
Two hospital trusts are set to extend their shared leadership indefinitely amid the expiry of a two-year collaboration contract.
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News‘Much higher’ risk of staff-to-staff covid infection behind decision to insist on masks in non-clinical areas
Hospital staff will be required to wear surgical masks at all times to prevent them infecting colleagues with covid-19, health secretary Matt Hancock has announced.
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HSJ PartnersAttain and SIMUL8 launch free covid-19 ICU preparation simulation
Attain, the UK’s largest independent health advisory and delivery organisation, have teamed up with leading software developers SIMUL8 to provide a free covid-19 intensive care unit preparation simulation. Written by The covid-19 ICU preparation simulation, which can be downloaded here from SIMUL8, is designed to help hospitals evaluate ...
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Missing chapters and rebooted services
This week the team look at the latest on the effects of coronavirus on BAME staff, and planning for mitigating it via testing track-and-trace and getting the rest of the hospitals restarted.
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CommentReducing the care deficit in mental health provision
Mental health trusts have achieved a great deal, but they need support now to navigate the next phase of their response to covid-19. By Ella Fuller
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NewsTrust to ‘temporarily’ downgrade A&E amid concerns of permanent move
A trust will temporarily downgrade one of its A&E departments ahead of a potential second spike of covid-19 cases – but there are fears the move could become permanent.
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NewsTrust leaders urge ‘rapid return’ to local decision making
Trust leaders are keen to regain control over more decisions as NHS England prepares to set out the next steps on managing the covid-19 response, the chief executive of NHS Providers has said.
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NewsExclusive: NHS looking to block-book private hospitals for another two months
Health chiefs in London are hoping to extend the block-booking of private hospitals for NHS patients for a further two months, HSJ understands, with some pushing for even longer.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The virtual frontline
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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PodcastHSJ podcast: What’s being missed while coronavirus dominates?
With the focus fixed firmly on coronavirus, there are other important and urgent issues in healthcare going under the radar. In this week’s HSJ Health Check, we look at those things which are being passed by.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: What covid's done to capacity
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.