All Estates articles – Page 12
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NewsNational investigation launched after oxygen problems leave trust struggling to care for covid patients
A national investigation has been launched into the robustness of hospital oxygen supply systems after the need to care for a rapildy increasing number of covid-19 cases caused problems which saw one trust struggling to treat critically ill patients.
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NewsHospitals told to involve engineers in ‘clinical decisions’ about oxygen
Trusts have been told to involve specialist gas engineers in their clinical decisions amid “very high demands” for oxygen services.
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HSJ InteractiveWhat will the hospital of the future look like?
In two virtual roundtables, run by HSJ in association with IBM, trust leaders discussed the complex decisions and considerations in planning new hospitals.
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HSJ PartnersUnderstanding estate-enabled integrated care
Nicola Theron and Philippa Robinson discuss the community integration programme taking place in North Central London, the challenges faced and how CHP is helping to address them
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Escaping the gloom – what 2021 holds for the NHS
Four HSJ correspondents make their predictions for the NHS in 2021, from the vaccination programme and tech reorganisation, through to change at the top, staffing and mental health.
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NewsRevealed: 13 trusts facing ‘significant safety issues’
Thirteen trusts are facing billions of pounds of maintenance — in some cases, making it more cost-effective to rebuild the hospital — over ‘significant safety issues’ stemming from outdated construction methods.
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HSJ Partners‘There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about’
James Dunmore on the transformative power of community
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HSJ PartnersSmall Hospitals of the World: Be Bold and Assert Your Future Place in Health Care
Increasingly integrated care challenges the current role of small hospitals, but the pandemic has revealed a powerful new role for these traditional institutions, say Ben Horner, Laura Bergonzini, Stephen Sutherland and Robert Marshall
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NewsExclusive: NHS setting up dozens of mass covid vaccination centres and seeking 40,000 staff
The health service is setting up more than 40 mass vaccination centres, and working on recruiting tens of thousands of staff for the huge covid-19 vaccination effort, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCQC to inspect hospitals on food standards after patient deaths
Hospital food standards are set to be put on a statutory footing, with trusts held to account by the Care Quality Commission, according to the chair of a government-commissioned review.
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News‘Significant risk’ to GP practices over clinical waste firm’s capacity problems
GPs across six counties in southern England are being affected by a major supplier of clinical waste services’ capacity problems, with some practices warning it could cause them to close.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Is primary care ready for the second wave?
Recorded in the middle of another dramatic week for the NHS, the latest HSJ Health Check takes stock of whether primary care really has seen long-lasting innovation during the pandemic, and debates if a mood-measuring watch for GPs is the answer to burn-out.
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NewsNHS spend on tech, estates and workforce to be overseen by national procurement 'councils'
A major consolidation of NHS procurement has been outlined by NHS regulators which will include steps to address “gaps in our collective abilities” such as how to negotiate effectively with suppliers.
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NewsTrusts dismissive of ‘unsuitable’ Nightingales
Senior leaders have expressed concern that Nightingale hospitals in the North of England will not be suitable for patients during the covid-19 second wave, despite their remobilisation.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Bed constraints start to bite
HSJ’ s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Has covid changed the NHS forever?
To mark one year of the HSJ Health Check podcast we’re joined by special guest Nigel Edwards, chief executive of the Nuffield Trust, who shares his expert insight on the biggest operational, cultural and strategic changes the NHS has gone through during the pandemic.
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NewsGovernment launches ‘competition’ for eight new hospitals
Ministers will invite local leaders to bid for eight ‘new hospitals’, as part of the government’s NHS building plan.
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Expert Briefing‘Please hold, your spending review is important to us’
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, this week by correspondent Tom Norton.
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NewsBabylon claims unfair treatment after ‘unique’ funding bid rejected
Digital GP provider Babylon Health has hit out at what it says is unfair treatment and an NHS “system problem” which is blocking innovation, after commissioners rejected its latest bid for costs reimbursement.