All articles by Dave West – Page 15
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: NHSE’s journey from cuddly to confrontation with GPs
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsHSJ100: Government is back
The prime minister has insisted his government is now all about delivery, but the HSJ100 disagrees.
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NewsHuge increase in staff at DHSC and NHS England
The Department of Health and Social Care has more than doubled its staff over the past 18 months, alongside large increases at NHS England and Public Health England.
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NewsOne in four now waiting more than four hours in A&E, leaked data reveals
Waiting time performance in London’s accident and emergency departments has fallen further since August, which was an all-time low, leaked data indicates.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The Saj spotlights ‘disparities’
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsHealth secretary to act on racial bias in effectiveness of medical devices
Sajid Javid has said medical device manufacturers should check their products work well for people of all ethnic backgrounds, citing problems that those with dark skin have experienced when using pulse oximeters.
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NewsPoor leadership to blame for some trusts being ‘in trouble all the time’, says Javid
The health secretary has said quality of leadership is the reason some NHS trusts are in “trouble all the time”, while peer organisations with the same challenges perform well.
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News‘Stupid’ and ‘wrong’ for NHS to compete for overseas nurses, claims health minister
A new health minister has said NHS efforts to compete to attract overseas nurses are ‘stupid’, despite the approach being government policy.
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NewsJavid promises ‘fundamental and far-reaching reforms’
Health and social care secretary Sajid Javid wants 2022 to be a ‘year of reform’ for the NHS and social care.
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NewsNHSE staff raise concerns over ‘conduct of senior leaders’
The behaviour of senior leaders and unfair recruitment practices were the most common concerns expressed by NHS England and Improvement staff who raised issues with the organisation’s freedom to speak up guardians.
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NewsJavid may drop power to block unpopular service change
Sajid Javid is considering scrapping or watering down plans to give him power over local service changes, in response to concerns from the service, but is expected to plough on with other controversial proposals in the Health and Care Bill, HSJ has learned.
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News‘Everything up for grabs’ as NHS reviews ‘long-term plan’ goals
NHS England is reviewing the commitments to improve services made in its long-term plan, with senior officials believing many of them cannot be met under last week’s funding settlement and after the damage of the pandemic, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNearly half of hospital trusts hit ‘unsafe’ occupancy levels
The number of acute trusts running at very high bed occupancy hit a new peak last week, with nearly half of acute trusts over NHS England’s 92 per cent benchmark, analysis shows.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The cost of a system leader
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsNHSE hires trust chief as national director
NHS England has hired a retiring trust chief as national director for learning disability and autism.
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NewsDHSC ‘playbook’ orders trusts to describe big building projects as ‘new hospitals’
A communications ‘playbook’ for the government’s NHS building programme tells trusts that major refurbishments and new wings/units which are part of the scheme ‘must always be referred to as a new hospital’.
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NewsCovid hospital occupancy hits new high for summer wave
The number of covid patients in English hospitals has hit a new high in this summer’s wave, leaping sharply over the weekend.
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NewsBig surge in the most serious ambulance calls
There has been a big surge since spring in the number of immediately life-threatening incidents ambulance services have responded to, along with large numbers attending emergency departments.
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NewsSustained rise in long-stay patients stuck in hospital, leaked figures reveal
The number of hospital bed days occupied by people who are medically ready to be discharged has been growing steadily since the spring and is now higher than in the winter, according to data seen by HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: Dido Harding steps down from remaining NHS role
Baroness Dido Harding will step down from her remaining NHS role in October, she has informed the government.