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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Rally the troops
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentA sticking plaster for adult social care as winter approaches
To help social care services cope with covid-19 over winter, it needs more than just a plan, by Hugh Alderwick and Lucinda Allen
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HSJ PartnersISO 27001 certification offers a secure choice for NHS organisation
This is paid-for content from our commercial partners. Find out more The global pandemic caused by covid-19 has taught us many things about the way we live and work. For NHS Greater Manchester Shared Services, it put into practice months of hard work and demonstrated ...
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NewsStevens: 2021 legislation must give integrated care systems ‘a legal form’
NHS England is expecting new legislation ‘in the first half of 2021’ which will create a ‘legal form’ for integrated care systems, Sir Simon Stevens has told HSJ.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Skidmarks and superforecasters
Staggering TAT figures and government’s aspiration driven by superfactors, by Andy Cowper.
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HSJ LocalTrust becomes the first to record 1,000 covid-19 deaths
University Hospitals Birmingham FT has become the first trust to record more than 1,000 deaths from covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, new data has revealed.
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NewsNHS bosses told to consider scenario where covid occupies 35pc of beds
Health systems have been told to explain how they would cope with varying levels of demand from coronavirus over winter, including a scenario in which 35 per cent of hospital beds were occupied by covid patients.
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NewsExclusive: Stevens accuses drugs firm of ‘using cover of coronavirus to price-gouge taxpayers’
The NHS England chief executive has publicly accused a pharma company of ”using the cover of coronavirus to try and price-gouge British taxpayers” — a claim the firm has strongly denied.
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NewsInterim director general for adult social care appointed
A temporary director general for adult social care has been appointed after Rosamond Roughton stepped aside from the role earlier this year.
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NewsStevens: NHS is preparing second-wave ‘escalation plans’ but will enact them ‘as late as possible’
NHS leaders are preparing escalation plans for a potential “second wave” of coronavirus, but will continue seeking to restore non-covid care until “as late as possible”, Sir Simon Stevens told an HSJ event today.
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Expert Briefing‘Please hold, your spending review is important to us’
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, this week by correspondent Tom Norton.
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HSJ InteractiveWhat does a growing need for remote working mean for the NHS?
David Probert, the chief executive of Moorfields Eye Hospital Foundation Trust, was among the panellists for an HSJ webinar that explored what a growing need for remote working means for the NHS. James Reed, chief clinical information officer at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health FT, and Mark Davies, chief medical ...
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NewsHospital covid deaths triple since start of September
The running seven-day total of patients who have died with diagnosed or suspected covid-19 in English hospitals has risen from 41 on 3 September to 117 just over two weeks later.
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News‘Long covid’ clinics still not operating despite Hancock claim
The government and NHS England appear unable to identify units set up to treat ‘long covid’, contrary to a claim by Matt Hancock in Parliament that the NHS had ‘set up clinics and announced them in July’.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: What a second wave means for NHS staff
The pressure is rising again on the health service but keeping it running smoothly this winter will rely on its workforce. This week the HSJ Health Check podcast focuses on some of the biggest issues facing NHS staff right now.
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HSJ InteractiveHow can the NHS further accelerate advances in digital communication with patients?
Coronavirus has helped put digital communication with patients firmly on the agenda. But how can the NHS further accelerate those advances, perhaps shifting to a setup in which such communication becomes the default? An HSJ webinar, supported by Zesty, explored this key issue.
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NewsTwo consultancies won covid contracts worth at least £19m
Two consultancy firms won contracts worth at least £19m for work supporting the government’s covid response, new contract documents reveal.
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NewsGPs asked for further support to care providers
NHS England has been asked for a “clear plan and timescale” for development during covid of its controversial scheme which aims to provide extra support for care homes.
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NewsChief executive of NHSX to speak at HSJ virtual summit
NHSX chief executive Matthew Gould will speak about priorities for the digitisation of the NHS at the upcoming HSJ digital strategy virtual summit.
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NewsCovid NHS incident level remains at three despite government alert
NHS England has confirmed the NHS incident level remains at three, despite the UK’s covid-19 alert level moving from three to four.