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NewsExclusive: Government delay could see people miss out on vaccines
Pharmacies are warning people are at risk of not getting the flu jab unless an urgent decision is made over the winter vaccination programme.
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NewsReferrals for treatment fell by nearly two thirds during covid
Referrals for treatment have dropped by almost two thirds year-on-year despite efforts made by the NHS to plug the gap during covid, new figures have shown.
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NewsRevealed: Complaints about ‘manner’ of CQC chief before short-lived resignation
Senior mental health leaders complained about the ‘manner’ in which a senior Care Quality Commission inspector had talked about challenges facing the sector – one week before he announced his resignation to staff, it has emerged.
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CommentElective waits topped 34 weeks in May
An enormous and invisible backlog is building up during covid, as referrals are delayed. By Rob Findlay
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Why the Cumberlege review is being buried
A government-commissioned review — into why mesh implants and other treatments were allowed to harm hundreds of women — said the failings were “caused and compounded by failings in the health system itself”. This week’s HSJ Health Check podcast considers why it is being buried by government.
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NewsDwindling satisfaction with GP access for patients pre-covid
Patient satisfaction with access to general practice continued to slide just before the sector was transformed by the NHS’ response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a major annual survey.
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NewsOverseas nurse recruitment soars, but regulator warns of ‘stormy waters ahead’
Over 60 per cent more overseas professionals from non-EU countries joined the nursing and midwifery register in England during 2019-20, than in the previous three years, an HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsNHS coronavirus spend hits £32bn
The Treasury has revealed the NHS has been given over £30bn to fight covid19.
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NewsRevealed: the first 11 healthcare systems to be judged on collaboration
The Care Quality Commission has launched rapid reviews of how well local health systems are collaborating.
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NewsGovernment lukewarm on NHS plan to cut covid death risk
Health leaders have called for the routine recording of ethnicity and faith during the registration of deaths to help fight covid-19 – but the government appears to have rejected the idea.
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NewsPM’s hospital closed to emergency patients after staff covid outbreak
A London hospital in the prime minister’s constituency has closed to emergency ambulances and admissions following a coronavirus outbreak among staff.
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News‘Key element’ of NHS Test and Trace opposed by industry
A “key element” of the NHS covid-19 test and trace regime is at risk of being undermined by resistance from the hospitality sector, it has emerged.
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Comment'A slave master situation': the lived experiences of NHS BAME staff
Tackling race inequalities will require commitment for the long haul, with locally engaged leadership and staff, including stronger allyship from white leaders and staff. By Shilpa Ross
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NewsNHS England reintroduces performance management regime
NHS England has restored parts of its performance management regime by bringing back key reporting tasks suspended since March.
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Comment'Sometimes you need a jolt': how covid made going digital urgent
Samantha Allen and Beth Lawton outline how placing digital at the centre of Sussex Partnership’s response to the pandemic has helped it transform services and deliver real benefits to patients and staff
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CommentNHS must play its part in the economic recovery too
Michael Wood shares NHS Confederation’ five-point plan for every system - offering leadership, guidance and practical support.
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NewsNew firm to be brought in to ‘harden’ covid testing system
A new external provider is being sought to “harden” the management of covid-19 home testing, to make it “fully resilient, scalable and automated”, in a £7m national deal.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: When in doubt, ignore
Andy Cowper gives the lowdown on the government’s bungled handling of the covid-19 pandemic
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NewsNHSE: Hospitals should ‘repurpose’ half non-clinical space for ‘surge capacity’
The NHS should halve its non-clinical space to free up extra capacity ahead of winter and further potential waves of covid-19, according to NHS England/Improvement’s estates chief.
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NewsStevens: NHS must gear up for huge vaccination programmes
The health service needs to prepare for its largest-ever flu immunisation season, and potentially to run a covid-19 vaccination programme in the autumn/winter, Sir Simon Stevens has said.