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CommentDementia is a system challenge
Fiona Carragher, director of research and influencing at Alzheimer’s Society, discusses the findings of The King’s Fund’s research and how ICSs could achieve more in improving dementia diagnosis
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Takeover
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsTrusts face threat of legal action due to new quality standards
Trusts could be exposed to increased negligence claims as a result of new NHS England guidance for a rare spinal condition, a royal college has claimed.
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NewsNHSE looks to match Scotland on cancer tests
NHS England is piloting a scheme to lower the threshold for getting a bowel cancer scan after screening, which would bring it in line with standards in Scotland.
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HSJ PartnersThe role of AI in decreasing cognitive and workload burdens for NHS healthcare professionals
The transformative power of artificial intelligence will not only empower NHS healthcare professionals by reducing cognitive and workload burdens but will lead to better patient care and outcomes
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NewsNHS backlogs drive £20m boost for private cancer firm
A private cancer provider has grown its turnover by £20m – more than 20 per cent – in the past year on the back of the NHS cancer backlog, it reports.
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HSJ PartnersTransforming NHS patient care: The evidenced impact of 18 Week Support on reducing waiting times
Claire Dubowski, chief executive officer of 18 Week Support, highlights the impact of their collaboration with the North West Anglia FT in eliminating backlogs and enhancing patient care
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NewsTop trust warns GPs of 15-week wait for scans
England’s largest hospital trust has written to GPs warning their patients face 15-week waits for routine MRIs, ultrasound and CT scans.
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News‘We don’t want to be a DGH’ says smallest trust’s CEO
England’s smallest acute provider could have a bright future providing services for the community as well as delivering regional and national specialist services, its new chief executive has said.
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HSJ PartnersDigitally transforming diagnostic pathways as NHS ramps up GP Direct Access to CDC resources
The advent of community diagnostic centres is welcome. But without their integration into pathways, systems and patients will struggle to benefit. Innovative Scottish company Lenus Health has evidenced a better way, using its plug-in digital diagnostic pathways to coordinate and automate the patient diagnostic journey from referral to treatment plan
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Directors and their clout
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.
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HSJ InteractiveHow to cut time out of cancer pathways
An HSJ webinar explored the role of digital workers in releasing capacity and reducing waiting times in cancer pathways
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HSJ PartnersRedefining Psoriasis Care: A Collaborative Journey for Better Patient Outcomes
Unlocking the challenges in psoriasis care, Bristol Myers Squibb explores the impact beyond skin, addressing diagnosis hurdles, regional inequities, and collaborative solutions for enhanced patient outcomes.
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HSJ PartnersRight people, right time, right information - A blueprint for stronger multidisciplinary teams and efficient patient pathways
Discover how digital infrastructure can transform multidisciplinary teamwork, reduce referral times, and enhance staff experience
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed how to cut time out of cancer pathways
In association with An on-demand version of this webinar is available. Meeting cancer performance targets is a challenge for many trusts with waiting times for a diagnosis and treatment growing since the pandemic. But this is a worrying time for patients as well and they would ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2023: Patient Safety Award
Winner Hull University Teaching Hospitals Trust Improving The Diagnostic Detection Of Thoracic Aortic Dissection In Hull Royal Infirmary Emergency Department
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2023: Modernising Diagnostics Award
Winner Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust brainHealth Manchester
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The workforce plan is still unfunded and uncosted
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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CommentUnequal access to a dementia diagnosis must end
Fiona Carragher, Director of Research and Influencing at Alzheimer’s Society, discusses the importance of equal access to timely and accurate dementia diagnoses, and shares inspiring examples of effective system-wide collaborations that could level up dementia diagnoses for rural or deprived areas, as well as ethnic minority communities
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CommentWe must remember the lessons of the pandemic and prioritise lung health
A lack of funding for lung tests is leaving people with conditions like asthma and COPD at increased risk of being hospitalised this winter, a new report reveals. Sarah Woolnough, CEO of Asthma + Lung UK, says lung disease must be treated with the same urgency as other health conditions