All Health Service Journal articles in April 2020 – Page 3
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Known unknowns
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
‘Restoration’ of non-covid NHS services gets under way
The government has announced that the “restoration of other NHS services” will start tomorrow on a “hospital-by-hospital” basis.
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News
Hancock ‘very worried’ at signs of rare covid-linked condition in children
Matt Hancock is “very worried” about signs that a new coronavirus-linked syndrome may be emerging in children, which are being investigated “as a matter of urgency”, he has said.
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News
Insurance scheme to cover NHS staff who die from coronavirus
The families of frontline NHS and social care workers who have died from coronavirus could get a pay out of £60,000, the government has announced.
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News
Regulator approves long-running merger plans
Regulators have approved a merger between two foundation trusts after initially blocking the plans seven years ago.
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HSJ Partners
Thalamos offers its mental health software free to the NHS
Mental health platform Thalamos, which is working to digitise the Mental Health Act, has offered its software free to the NHS to support healthcare workers during covid-19. Written by Thalamos is the first tech company to digitise the UK’s Mental Health Act so doctors can quickly and safely ...
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News
Manufacturers not liable for faults in rush produced ventilators
NHS patients are being treated for covid-19 with ventilators for which the government has accepted legal liability from manufacturers over personal injury claims.
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News
Trust treating all BAME staff as ‘vulnerable and at risk’
A hospital trust is treating all its black, Asian and minority ethnic staff as “vulnerable and at risk” of coronavirus and is prioritising them for fitting of masks.
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Weekly Catch Up: Restoring services, extending visas and sharing with GCHQ
Your essential update on health for the week — this week focused on the coronavirus outbreak.
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News
Exclusive: National alert as ‘coronavirus-related condition may be emerging in children’
A serious coronavirus-related syndrome may be emerging in the UK, according to an “urgent alert” issued to doctors, following a rise in cases in the last two to three weeks, HSJ has learned.
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Comment
The political science of choices and consequences
Whether it is to develop an eventual exit strategy for lockdown or to prepare for handling acute care demands from a second wave of covid-19 infections, testing is essential, says Andy Cowper.
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News
Trusts told it is ‘paramout’ to free up stroke beds for covid patients
Stroke victims could be admitted to district general hospitals which do not normally provide such care if specialist units do not have the beds or staff as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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News
Network of army-operated mobile testing units launched
The government has launched a “network” of mobile coronavirus testing units to boost access to testing for essential workers and the most vulnerable in society.
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News
‘Systematic reviews’ to discover true cause of outbreak deaths
There should be detailed investigations to establish the different causes of deaths during the covid-19 pandemic, possibly in the autumn, pathologists have said.
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Comment
Learning disabilities should never be a reason for a Do Not Resuscitate order
People with learning disabilities or autism have the same rights as anyone else to be fully involved in decisions about their own lives, including in matters of life and death. By Julie Bass
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: In the spotlight
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
‘Unprecedented’ number of DNR orders for learning disabilities patients
A learning disability care provider said it has received an “unprecedented” number of do not resuscitate forms from doctors that it believes to be illegal.
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News
NHS England gearing up to restart routine care
NHS England will next week set out a plan for “releasing and redeploying some of the treatment capacity” created to deal with coronavirus, now the healthcare impact of the peak of the virus has passed.
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: Navigating the ‘Wild West’ of procurement
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, this week focussing on supplies of vital equipment.
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News
Widespread service suspensions will have ‘lasting impact’
The NHS has been warned of the “lasting impact” and worse outcomes likely to result from delaying cancer screening programmes amid the coronavirus pandemic.