All Health Service Journal articles in February 2021 – Page 7
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News
Daily Insight: An almighty legal battle
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: How virtual care can help hospitals free up beds
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.
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Comment
We need a more productive and sustainable relationship between the NHS and the life sciences industry
The relationship between the life sciences industry and its health system partners is sub optimal because the ambitions, constraints and risk appetites of the organisations involved in it are not sufficiently aligned. Change is needed to ensure that innovative new technologies get to patients quickly, argue Andrew Dillon and colleagues
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‘Suboptimal’ relationship between NHS and pharma needs ‘urgent’ attention, says ex-NICE chief
The relationship between the NHS and the pharmaceutical sector is ‘suboptimal’ because of the misalignment of ‘ambitions, constraints and risk appetites’, according to former National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Sir Andrew Dillon.
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NHS England lead warns stroke improvements ‘stalled or deteriorated’
A key long-term plan commitment is expected to be missed, with the national clinical director warning many improvements in stroke patient care have stalled or slipped back.
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HSJ Local
Trust battles global firm in £100m court fight over ‘substantial defects’ at flagship NHS hospital
One of England’s top NHS trusts is suing a major construction firm for £100m in a bitter legal dispute after significant structural defects were identified in its ‘pioneering’ new hospital, HSJ can reveal.
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Daily Insight: School of thought
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Comment
Why government is ‘taking back control’ of the NHS
In light of the government’s plans to pass legislation to assume more powers over the NHS, Richard Sloggett looks at the reasons behind the move
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Comment
Taking back control? Not quite
The forthcoming white paper should be cautiously welcomed. While not perfect, these proposals to enhance political accountability are long overdue, writes Robert Ede.
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News
The 19 health systems with less than 5pc of beds available for non-covid patients
Nearly half of England’s health systems have scant space in general hospitals for non-covid patients as they juggle beds between covid and non-covid services while running at high occupancy rates, an HSJ analysis of NHS data shows.
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How many covid hospital patients will England have when schools return?
The government has signalled pupils may begin to return to English schools in exactly four weeks’ time on 8 March as the first step in lifting lockdown restrictions, and that the number of covid positive patients in hospitals will be a key factor in deciding whether to proceed.
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Comment
Are people falling through the gaps in cancer care?
Macmillan Cancer Support’s executive director of Advocacy & Communications, Steven McIntosh, discusses Macmillan’s new research into the importance of delivering personalised, integrated care for people living with cancer
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News
Concerns over ‘local leadership’ helped drive doubling of whistleblowing in December
The NHS’ response to the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic saw the number of whistleblowing concerns raised with the Care Quality Commission almost double in December, with the strength of local leadership among the most frequent complaints.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: The future isn’t what it used to be
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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News
Leading ICS’ governance seen as ‘repetitive, complex and burdensome’
A leading integrated care system’s governance was viewed as “repetitive, overly complex and burdensome,” an independent review has found.
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Comment
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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News
Integrated care systems could have two leadership boards
The government’s draft plans for new NHS legislation would create two leadership boards within an integrated care system, in a change to the proposals laid out by NHS England last year.
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New NHS bill could allow for professional regulation of senior managers
The government is planning new powers that could mean senior NHS managers are subject to professional regulation in the future, according to draft legislative proposals.
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Government plans new powers over NHS reconfigurations and ALB functions
The Department of Health and Social Care is planning new powers to intervene in local NHS reconfigurations and to give itself greater flexibility over abolishing and transferring functions between national health bodies.
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Covid pressures linked to increased fall rates and patient deaths
Two patients have died and at least seven more have come to harm in recent falls linked to covid-19 pressures at a small acute trust.