All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 79
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News‘Mountain’ waiting list will need five-year plan, says royal college
The NHS will need a five-year strategy to deal with a “mountain” of an elective waiting list following the coronavirus outbreak, the Royal College of Surgeons has said.
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NewsGovernment has misled public over UK deaths being lower than France
The government’s daily coronavirus briefings have repeatedly and incorrectly indicated that the UK has fewer coronavirus deaths than France, based on the numbers of deaths in hospitals, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS property company takes multimillion pound contract in-house
The NHS’ property company has taken the maintenance of many community hospitals and GP surgeries in-house, after years of the services being delivered by a private company.
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NHS to receive £6.6bn covid-19 funding
The NHS will receive £6.6bn from the Government’s coronavirus emergency fund, the Treasury has said.
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NewsUpdated: Hancock setting a bad example on social distancing, say NHS leaders
Senior NHS leaders have expressed alarm that Matt Hancock is providing a bad example by holding regular video calls in his office surrounded by many colleagues.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts to ‘run out of gowns this weekend’
London trusts have been warned not to expect deliveries of gowns from the national supply chain for at least the next few days, HSJ understands.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Going back to normal?
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NewsCovid-19 hospital admissions ‘flattening’
Growth in the number of hospitalised coronavirus patients is “definitely getting slower” the government’s deputy chief scientific adviser has said.
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NewsTrusts running out of body bags amid covid-19 crisis
Several trusts are experiencing serious shortages of body bags as the death toll from covid-19 grows, procurement leads have told HSJ.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The two NHS cultures
The scientist and novelist C P Snow’s famous 1959 lecture and book describes The Two Cultures of the sciences and the humanities as having become polarised.
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NewsExclusive: Non-acute services to receive 30 million PPE products
Adult social care services are to receive millions of personal protective equipment products following a national audit of PPE, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS needs a third fewer ventilators than forecast, says Hancock
Matt Hancock has revealed the NHS is now aiming to have 18,000 ventilators to meet a “worst case scenario” - a reduction of more than a third from previous estimates.
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NewsCovid-19 crisis causes delay for ‘40 new hospitals’ framework
Health chiefs have delayed the implementation of a new construction framework linked to the government’s “40 new hospitals” programme, while they focus on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Government 'writes off' £13bn debts and pledges to review annual charges
The government has announced a “write-off” of £13.4bn of historic debt across the NHS, in what amounts to an expansion of a policy which has been planned for months.
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NewsUnions push for enhanced death in service cover
Several trade unions have urged the government to enhance death in service cover for all NHS staff who are tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
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Expert BriefingSilver linings in the pandemic cloud
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Nicholas Carding in confidence here.
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NewsNew boss for NHS property company
NHS Property Services has announced a new interim chief executive.
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NewsExclusive: Retail logistics firm put in charge of crisis-hit PPE deliveries
The firm Clipper Logistics will manage a new supply channel to deliver personal protective equipment to NHS trusts and community healthcare partners, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCovid-19 admissions predicted to rise by 1,000-a-day
Coronavirus hospital admissions are expected to remain at around roughly 1,000-a-day for the next two to three weeks before “stabilising”, according to the government’s chief scientific adviser.
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Expert BriefingBe prepared for the financial ‘reckoning’
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