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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NewsICS restructure will be ‘simple, local and evolutionary’, says Stevens
The restructure featured in a government Health Bill due this year should be “simple, local [and] evolutionary”, Sir Simon Stevens has said.
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Elective recovery requires ‘very radical’ service change, says Stevens
The NHS must think “very radically” about how it redesigns its elective pathways following the coronavirus pandemic, Sir Simon Stevens has told HSJ.
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Revealed: New team of health advisers in number 10
Former hospital chief and NHS England director Samantha Jones has been appointed as Boris Johnson’s health adviser, HSJ can reveal, while a former NHS Improvement boss is also now advising on health in Number 10.
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Hancock clarifies powers to appoint local leaders after criticism from ex-NHSE chief
The immediate past chief executive of the NHS has criticised the health secretary’s intention to take a ‘joint’ role in some senior local NHS appointments.
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Covid patients now fill fewer than 10pc of general hospital beds in every system
All of England’s health systems now have fewer than 10 per cent of general hospital beds occupied by covid-positive patients, and half are at 5 per cent or below, according to HSJ analysis.
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Ambulance and community staff grew more positive about their trusts in 2020
Most ambulance, community and specialist trusts saw an increase in the proportion of their staff recommending the organisation as a place to work during 2020.
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Only two mental health trusts see fall in key staff survey score
Just 4 per cent of mental health trusts have had a reduction in the proportion of staff recommending their organisation as a place to work.
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Revealed: which acute trusts performed best and worst in 2020 staff survey
HSJ analysis has revealed which acute trusts have returned the strongest and weakest performance in the annual NHS staff survey — and which have seen the greatest change.
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Big cities and staff lag on vaccine uptake
Major urban areas are trailing in the vaccine rollout, with health systems covering London, Birmingham and Manchester reporting lower uptake than the rest of England, new NHS data reveals.
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Five trusts still have a fifth of beds filled by covid patients
Five hospital trusts still have at least a fifth of their general and acute beds occupied by covid patients, HSJ analysis suggests.
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Hancock will face difficult questions over his power grab to stop ‘NHSE games’
The NHS bill due to land in Parliament before the summer break will be the first for nearly 10 years, so will address various overdue changes and is certain to be significant.
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Record ethnicity of those getting covid vaccine to fight stigma, NHSE told
NHS England has been urged to introduce routine recording of race and ethnicity data when people are given their covid vaccination.
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Trusts to subcontract care homes in bid to fix covid discharge problems
NHS trusts will subcontract care homes to provide residential support for covid patients who are ready to leave hospital, in a policy workaround for care providers’ inability to get insurance.
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Exclusive: Leading region’s vaccine supply to be halved so others can catch up
The North East and Yorkshire region has been told its covid-19 vaccine supply via primary care will be halved next week, largely because it is ahead of other areas in vaccinating its eligible population, HSJ has learned.
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NHSE orders further dilution of staffing ratios to help double ICU capacity
NHS England has told hospitals in the Midlands to further dilute their staffing ratios so critical care capacity can be doubled, HSJ has learned.
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Revealed: the nine hospital trusts where covid patients fill at least half the beds
Nine English NHS trusts now have at least half their adult acute beds occupied by covid-positive patients, with admissions still growing in every case.
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PM sets target for NHS to vaccinate up to 11m in six weeks
The prime minister has said the NHS will offer a first dose of covid-19 vaccine to top priority groups covering just over 12 million people in England by mid-February.
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Exclusive: Leaks reveal record waits for emergency care due to covid pressures
Very long waits for emergency hospital care have surged in London since mid December, due to a rapid rise in covid-19 admissions combined with limited capacity, according to figures leaked to HSJ.
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Exclusive: new data reveals the 23 trusts with over a third of beds occupied by covid patients
Twenty-three hospital trusts had more than a third of their core bedbase occupied by covid-19 patients on Tuesday, and occupancy is still rising at all but one.
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All acutes across swathe of south east set to see at least 33pc covid occupancy
At least a third of beds are set to be filled with covid patients by new year’s eve, at all the acute trusts across three connected health systems.
