Dave West
Dave is HSJ’s deputy editor and leads our news and intelligence team. His own work focusses on NHS England, integration and primary care. He had won a number of journalism awards and was named one of the top 10 journalists on Twitter by the Press Gazette. Dave has expetise on areas including acute care, quality, and informatics.
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NewsDeaths at home up 40pc, as fewer die in hospital
The number of people dying at home compared to those ending their lives in hospitals or care homes has increased significantly in the wake of the covid pandemic’s peak in April and May.
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Local chief takes on national Test and Trace role
The joint chief executive of a council and clinical commissioning group has taken on a senior position in the national NHS Test and Trace programme.
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Will the public sector take back control of Test and Trace?
There is still an opportunity for the public sector to take back NHS Test and Trace.
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Trusts and unions make 'urgent' call on staffing
The main representative bodies for both healthcare staff and employers have, in a highly unusual move, declared “urgent” joint priorities for workforce.
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Former ICS leader joins firm supporting vulnerable patients
The former leader of one of the first integrated care systems has joined a firm which is using data and coaching to support vulnerable people during the covid-19 outbreak.
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Exclusive: Burnham proposes new ‘single system’ pilot to government
Andy Burnham has asked government to support Greater Manchester as a pilot for the next phase of joining up social care with NHS services, arguing there is a new imperative in the wake of coronavirus.
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Exclusive: Two hospitals see 60pc of new covid cases caught on the wards
More than 60 per cent of new covid cases diagnosed at two hospitals in the Midlands in recent days were caught at least two weeks after the patient was admitted — suggesting there may be particular problems with the virus spreading on their wards.
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Officials investigating ongoing coronavirus surge in hospitals
Officials are investigating ongoing pressure from covid-19 patients in hospitals in the East Midlands, while several other parts of England have seen high death rates persisting.
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Exclusive: Recovery concerns as most ICUs still well above normal capacity
Dozens of intensive care departments are still running well over their normal capacity – in some cases more than double – weeks after the peak of demand, figures seen by HSJ reveal.
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Exclusive: Virus persisting at higher rate in north of England
Coronavirus spread appears to be persisting at a higher rate in parts of the north of England – prompting warnings that the mortality gap between those more and less deprived will get bigger.
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Where the NHS restoration might start first — and last
Figures seen by HSJ highlight areas where NHS hospitals may have the most scope for reintroducing normal care — but those in the areas argue it will not be straightforward.
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The NHS’ recovery from covid will be complex, uncertain and controversial
Restarting “routine” care will be no simple task, as our analysis of yesterday’s letter from NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens shows.
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Hancock ‘very worried’ at signs of rare covid-linked condition in children
Matt Hancock is “very worried” about signs that a new coronavirus-linked syndrome may be emerging in children, which are being investigated “as a matter of urgency”, he has said.
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Exclusive: National alert as ‘coronavirus-related condition may be emerging in children’
A serious coronavirus-related syndrome may be emerging in the UK, according to an “urgent alert” issued to doctors, following a rise in cases in the last two to three weeks, HSJ has learned.
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ICS and CCG leader takes up national job
A former clinical commissioning group leader who led the development of integrated care systems is taking up a national job representing NHS organisations.
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Thousands of extra deaths outside hospital not attributed to covid-19
There were 7,500 more deaths than usual in care homes and in people’s own homes over the two weeks to 10 April – only 1,500 of which have covid-19 recorded as a cause – new figures show.
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Care home deaths substantially underestimated as Hancock moves to speed reporting
Deaths due to covid-19 in care homes have been substantially underestimated by official government figures, new analysis by HSJ has shown.
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Coronavirus deaths by STP
An animated chart showing the spread of covid-19 cases and deaths through different areas of England, taking account of the size of their population.
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Exclusive: Nightingale largely empty as ICUs handle surge
London’s Nightingale hospital has remained largely empty, with just 19 patients being treated at the facility over the Easter weekend, HSJ understands.
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NHS hospitals have four times more empty beds than normal
Tens of thousands of NHS hospital beds remain unoccupied amid the coronavirus crisis — about four times the normal number — due to huge ongoing efforts to free up space, and a slowdown in admissions from other causes.
