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CommentThe full health and care data strategy must address its shortcomings
Focussing on building trust, addressing health inequalities, and improving social care data are critical if the NHSX data strategy is to address public concerns about privacy and unlock the potential of health and social care data, writes Josh Keith
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HSJ LocalHospital to restart service three years after outsourcing it
An acute trust wants to restart an elective service at its facilities, three years after outsourcing much of that work to a private provider.
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NewsRapid fall in covid admissions suggests early peak for summer wave
The weekly total of covid positive patients admitted to English hospitals fell by 10 per cent in the five days between 27 July and 1 August.
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NewsShielding staff say they were forced back to work without a risk assessment
Significant numbers of ‘extremely vulnerable’ clinicians said they were forced back to work despite not having a risk assessment in line with official guidance.
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HSJ InteractiveLiving With and Beyond Cancer – A discussion on improving cancer treatment pathways and enabling equitable access of care
One of the latest HSJ webinars explored the opportunity to reimagine cancer treatment pathways and embed a co-designed standard of care without bias or inequality
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CommentPCNs need right support to manage local population health
A new report looks back at the successes in the last two years and challenges ahead for primary care networks, writes Kat Dalby-Welsh.
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NewsHospitals forced to close one in 10 beds due to staff absences
A major acute trust has reported its highest number of beds closures ‘for many years’ due to staffing pressures caused by coronavirus.
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NewsExclusive: NHS faces shortage of blood collection tubes amid ‘UK border challenges’
Disruptions to the supply of tubes for collecting blood used in diagnostic tests across the NHS, including for a complication of covid, may mean trust stocks run short, HSJ understands.
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CommentSimon Stevens’ mental health legacy - and the task for Amanda Pritchard
Paul Farmer on Simon Stevens’ role in bridging the gap between physical and mental health in the NHS.
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NewsGPs given power to switch off online consulations as practices reach ‘breaking point’
GPs have been given the ability to stop patients contacting them through the online eConsult system as their professional body warns that primary care is reaching ‘breaking point’.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The NHS is getting less democratic
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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HSJ Partners10 ideas to reduce hospital waiting lists and minimise staff burn out using human-first design
Sid Singh and Alex Barclay discuss the critical challenges at hand, and show how a rapid approach to innovation involving a multidisciplinary team can lead to high-quality solutions
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NewsUpdated: England’s 1,900 covid vaccination sites
HSJ has mapped the more than 1,900 locations across England which are delivering the covid vaccination, according to NHS England.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Tech chiefs miss chance to sell data-sharing scheme
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.
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NewsExclusive: Eight trusts now have one in 10 beds filled by covid patients
Eight hospital trusts have hit the point where one in 10 of their beds is occupied by a patient with coronavirus, figures seen by HSJ reveal, and several more are approaching it.
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HSJ PartnersPatient data-driven insights can help reduce health inequalities
A new approach to population health planning and collaboration in health systems is required to tackle health inequalities – and data is the key vehicle for social change, says David Sharp
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CommentSwifter diagnosis should be the first step to meet elective recovery challenge
The starting point for elective recovery must begin with patients who are still awaiting a decision from a specialist, write Sir Bruce Keogh and Robert Ede
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NewsHospitals dilute ICU nurse ratios as staff absences soar
Hospitals in covid hotspots have been forced to start diluting their nurse-to-patient ratios in critical care units, after seeing staff absence levels soar in recent weeks.
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CommentPrimary care must be helped to work with hospitals in driving the NHS recovery
Central to meeting the challenge facing the NHS will be transforming the relationship between patients, their GPs and their hospitals and linked community services. By Chris Hopson and Vincent Sai
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Hospitals face ‘most difficult period’ since start of pandemic, NHSE warns
NHS England has told hospitals they may be entering the “most difficult period” of the pandemic for more than a year — and said high rates of admissions are ”closely linked” to low vaccine uptake.