All Health Service Journal articles in August 2021 – Page 4
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NewsThe Primer: UK losing its vaccine edge
The Primer provides a rapid guide to the most interesting comment and analysis on the English health and care sector that has not (usually) appeared in HSJ.
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NewsPatient deaths spark multiple warnings about visiting restrictions
Coroners have raised multiple concerns that hospital visiting restrictions, brought in to stop the spread of covid, are having a damaging effect on patient care and wellbeing, an HSJ investigation shows.
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NewsFamilies: How visiting bans led to poor care
Families of patients admitted to hospital during the coronavirus pandemic have told how visiting restrictions contributed to poor care for their loved ones.
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CommentNobody should be denied a second chance of life because of their ethnicity
Henny Braund addresses the inequalities patients face during stem cell transplants, urging the NHS make sure care is culturally appropriate
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CommentNHSI could not have had a better chair than Dido Harding
Narinder Kapur, Chris Harkensee and Terry Skitmore praise Dido Harding’s work on introducing fairer procedures for NHS staff which, they say, have contributed to workforce wellbeing, and patient safety.
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NewsCovid hospital occupancy hits new high for summer wave
The number of covid patients in English hospitals has hit a new high in this summer’s wave, leaping sharply over the weekend.
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NewsDaily Insight: No visitors allowed
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrusts fear ‘fragmentation’ of specialised services under Health Bill reforms
Providers fear a ‘fragmentation’ of services when NHS England begins delegating specialised services budgets to integrated care systems under reform plans.
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HSJ LocalLong-serving CEO of ‘outstanding’ trust announces retirement
The chief executive of a major acute trust which has twice been rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission is retiring after more than 30 years in the NHS.
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HSJ LocalCCG to centralise acute service in long-awaited reconfiguration
Stroke services in Bristol and the surrounding area are set to be centralised at a major provider after commissioners published long-awaited reconfiguration plans.
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NewsDaily Insight: A proud legacy
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsFour ICSs and four trusts placed in new ‘special measures’ regime
Four health systems have been put into NHS England’s replacement for the special measures regime, as well as four more acute trusts.
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NewsNHSE to appoint first national lead for ‘neglected’ service
NHS England is set to appoint its first director of rehabilitation care, who will oversee a small team dedicated to running these services.
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CommentA permanent department for pandemics
Andrew Sturdy writes on the possibility of having a permanent government department for pandemics which can deploy latest technology and skills for testing and vaccinations
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NewsTrusts recruit extra midwives as baby boom hits
Trusts in the South East are recruiting additional midwives as this year’s birth rates soar, with an increase of more than 20 per cent in women booking to give birth at one trust.
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NewsNHS England draws up first national inventory of medical staffing gaps
NHS England is analysing medical staffing gaps in all acute services across England, in what appears to be the first exercise of its kind, amid concerns staffing is holding back elective services recovery.
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HSJ InteractiveTackling Scope 3 Emissions: HSJ Sustainability Virtual Series
What are the first steps in quantifying the scale of work needed to address those emissions not directly controlled by the NHS in order to successfully meet the 2045 net zero target? A recent HSJ webinar hosted discussions on collaborating across the system to address indirect carbon footprint contributors
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NewsTrust served with CQC warning notice over ‘culture’ and governance concerns
A large acute trust in the Midlands, which is grappling with concerns over several key issues, has been served a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission, requiring it to ensure a ‘more positive culture’.
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NewsTrust reviewing harm to 175 patients after referrals breakdown
An acute trust has apologised after nearly 1,000 patients, almost 200 of which were urgent cases, faced delays due to a breakdown of referral systems.