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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: ‘No urgency, no plan’ for long covid
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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NewsTrust forecasts June surge in covid patients will be on a par with April 2020 peak
A trust in the South East is forecasting it will be treating as many covid patients in June as it was at the peak of the first wave of the pandemic last April.
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NewsPHE staff to be split between DHSC and new health security agency
The government today said Public Health England’s health improvement functions will be folded into the Department of Health and Social Care while the health protection elements form part of a new government agency.
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NewsPrivate providers fear unfair treatment under new NHS financial regime
Private providers have warned they face unfair treatment under new financial rules unless the NHS distributes additional funding for covid in an ‘equitable and transparent’ way.
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NewsCQC to expand inspection programme from April
More Care Quality Commission inspections will take place from next month as pressures from covid-19 continue to ease.
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CommentThe six steps the NHS needs to take to win the covid 'peace'
Claire Fuller gives six themes the NHS needs to focus on during these challenging times to transform services, relationships and outcomes
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NewsChief to leave trust at centre of winter covid surge
The chief executive of one of the NHS’ most troubled trusts is to leave shortly — a few weeks after a critical Care Quality Commission report into its emergency department services.
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NewsGender no longer needed to book covid vaccine
Booking a coronavirus vaccine using the national system no longer requires a person to specify their gender, to help boost access among transgender and non-binary communities.
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HSJ PartnersData will drive the recovery from covid-19
Boards need to build on the value the NHS has created from data over the past year and use this to invest in a solid foundation of technology moving forwards, writes Jenny Lewis
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NewsMega-merger trust tells NHSE it cannot eliminate year-long waiters by next year
A large East of England trust has told NHS England it cannot eliminate its 52-week waiting list backlog in 2021-22 as it had previously promised.
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HSJ PartnersAs hospital waiting lists surge, now is the time to utilise digital treatments
Asif Dewan on the way technology has helped treat conditions such as osteoarthritis more effectively than routine care
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HSJ PartnersPatients, partnership and creativity are the key to the digital transformation of the NHS
Uday Bose shares his insights into the digital transformation of the NHS following a discussion he hosted at an HSJ event. He was joined by a diverse group of participants from NHSX, several CCGs, third sector and MPs with an interest in tackling the digital divide
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PodcastHSJ podcast: How three top trust chiefs fell out of favour
For the first time ever the leader of a mental health trust has been named HSJ’s top chief executive, and in a surprising turn of events, three former top-table leaders have departed our top 50 altogether. Why the fall from grace?
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NewsLondon boroughs struggle with care home staff vaccine uptake
London boroughs dominate the list of areas with the lowest covid-19 vaccine uptake among care home staff, HSJ analysis of new NHS figures shows.
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NewsFunding negotiations end with extra £6.6bn for NHS England
Matt Hancock has said the NHS will get an additional £6.6bn on top of the funding envelope set out in the Budget earlier this month.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: How WRES leaders see its future
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night - and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce. This week by employment ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2020: Primary Care Innovation of the Year
WINNER: Sevenhills + Primary Care Network - Covid-19 Vulnerable Patient Visiting Service
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2020: Workforce Initiative of the Year
WINNER: King’s College Hospital FT – Covid-19 Staff Support and Wellbeing Programme
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2020: Health and Local Government Partnership Award
WINNER: Healthy London Partnership and Greater London Authority – The London Homeless Health Response to Covid-19
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NewsVaccine centres must suspend new appointments amid ‘significant reduction in supply’
Mass covid vaccination centres and pharmacies must stop booking new first doses for April due to a ‘significant reduction’ in supplies, NHS England has announced.