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News12-hour A&E waits soar to new record as waiting list hits 7m
Long waits in emergency departments spiralled to a new record high as the elective waiting list continued to grow, NHS England’s monthly performance data published today revealed.
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HSJ PartnersHow improved management of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in infants can reduce burden on the NHS
This piece was fully funded, initiated and written by Sanofi. Respiratory Syncytial Virus is a leading cause of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections such as bronchiolitis and pneumonia.[1] RSV impacts nearly all infants, with 90 per cent contracting the virus before the age of two.[2] While most infections are ...
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Elective recovery in a challenged rural area
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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HSJ Local‘Relationship breakdown’ between councils and NHS trust
Relationships are said to have broken down between councils and a trust which has just come out of critical incident status amid extreme pressures.
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NewsTrust lacks ‘grip and control’ over spending
An acute trust facing a worsening financial position has been warned it lacks ‘sufficient grip and control’ on spending.
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NewsExclusive: Test & Trace boss joins consultancy which earned over £300m from programme
A senior civil servant who oversaw the £37bn Test and Trace budget has moved to a consultancy firm that received millions of pounds from the government for its work on the programme.
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NewsEmergency pension rules extended for some staff
Emergency measures that relaxed pensions rules for some retired NHS staff who returned during the pandemic are being extended for another two and a half years, the government has announced.
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NewsCovid positive hospital patients double in a fortnight
The number of covid positive patients in English hospitals has increased by 4,745 over the last two weeks as the fourth wave of 2022 continues to surge.
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HSJ PartnersUnderstanding the burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in infants on the NHS and families
This piece was fully funded, initiated and written by Sanofi. Respiratory viruses have significant impact for the NHS in primary and secondary care, especially during the winter months when pressure on the system typically heightens. Building resilience within the health service to try and mitigate the burden of ...
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NewsGrowth in covid hospital admissions equalling January surge
The growth in the number of hospital patients who test positive for covid is rising as steeply as during the January wave.
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NewsCovid test firm founder made health minister
A former Department for Work and Pensions non-executive, homelessness charity founder and co-founder of a covid-19 testing firm has been appointed a junior health minister.
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NewsCoffey accused of leaving NHS ‘in limbo’ on A&E target
The four-hour emergency care target is ‘not the right answer’ long term, but services have been left ‘in limbo’ by Therese Coffey’s promise that it will no longer be scrapped, the president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has said.
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NewsFourth covid wave of 2022 picks up speed
The number of people admitted to hospital who test positive for covid is rising once more in every English region after two months of decline.
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NewsNew lead for DHSC’s MedTech directorate
The procurement lead from a major London acute will lead the Department of Health and Social Care’s new medical technology directorate, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCovid admissions rise sharply in the South West
The number of covid positive patients admitted to hospitals in the South and East of England has stopped falling and, in some areas, is rising steeply.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The NHS’s £18bn rainy day fund
NHS trusts have more than £18bn in covid cash reserves, but how helpful is this extra money?
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NewsUpdated: Rollout of omicron vaccine threatened by ‘flimsy needles’
NHS staff have warned that needles supplied with a covid vaccine which targets the omicron strain are “not fit for purpose” and could place vaccinators and members of the public at risk.
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NewsBillions in covid cash reserves used to balance trusts' books
NHS trusts will draw on billions of pounds of cash reserves built up during the pandemic to help fund their costs this year, while using aggressive accounting treatments to stop the spending hitting the bottom line.
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NewsExclusive: Government extends pension tax bills deadline
The government is extending the deadline for NHS staff to apply for their pension tax bills to be taken out of their pension fund as opposed to paying it upfront, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ PartnersVirtual wards have sparked a new era for remote care – what happens next?
Adrian Flowerday discusses how expansion of initiatives like virtual wards is needed to reduce health inequalities and ensure that thousands of people have access to the benefits of remote monitoring over the coming years