All Health Service Journal articles in April 2020 – Page 12
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LeaderThe NHS’ recovery from covid will be complex, uncertain and controversial
Restarting “routine” care will be no simple task, as our analysis of yesterday’s letter from NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens shows.
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NewsExclusive: Trust diverted at least 120 women in labour in four years
A trust with deep-rooted problems in its maternity service had to close one of its two units — which are nearly 40 miles apart — to new births 111 times in four years, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrust’s ‘inadequate’ leadership referred to patients as bed numbers, finds CQC
A trust which has struggled to sustain improvements after coming out of special measures three years ago has been judged “inadequate” for being well-led.
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NewsWhere the NHS restoration might start first — and last
Figures seen by HSJ highlight areas where NHS hospitals may have the most scope for reintroducing normal care — but those in the areas argue it will not be straightforward.
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Doctors union ‘dismayed’ GPs asked to bring forward care home support
The British Medical Association has pushed back on NHS plans to start a contentious care home service five months early, with the chair of its general practice committee saying it was “incredibly disappointed” by the centre’s decision.
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NewsOfficial data demonstrates rapid rise of remote GP consultations
GPs moved swiftly to change their practice model in the face of covid-19 as part of the grand NHS reorganisation for covid-19, according to NHS Digital’s appointments data.
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News‘Restarting services more complicated than stopping them,’ say hospital bosses
A drive to restart elective procedures will be hampered by a lack of rapid testing and tracking of covid-19 positive patients, senior hospital leaders have warned.
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HSJ LocalCQC recommends ‘inadequate’ trust goes into special measures
The Care Quality Commission has recommended Sheffield Health and Social Care Foundation Trust be placed in special measures.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Access granted
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The NHS shuffles its workforce pack for covid phase 2
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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NewsFormer trust chief to chair STP
The former chief executive of a London acute trust is to chair the sustainability and transformation partnership in Kent and Medway.
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CommentReduced attendances and admissions: lessons from the covid crisis
Several factors have contributed to reduced emergency attendances and admissions during the coronavirus pandemic, writes Ben Owens
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Comment‘Let’s not get back to normal’
Phil Hope argues that healthcare devolution may carry the answers to four burning questions about how to battle the covid-19 crisis.
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CommentSurgeons face “uncomfortable” decisions and a “mammoth” catch-up task
The surgical workforce has a key role to play in the current crisis which requires adaptation and cooperation, write Emily A.H. Duggan, Alex C.G. Armstrong, Justin C.R. Wormald and Mark M. Mikhail
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Starting again
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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HSJ InteractiveMeeting the healthcare needs of armed forces veterans
Taking a partnership approach to identifying and providing tailored services for veterans, Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group won the Military and Civilian Health Partnership category in the 2019 HSJ Awards