All HealthWatch articles – Page 2
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: The NHS remains an organisation with amnesia
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Asking good questions and getting organised
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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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: ‘Martha’s Rule will mean that she didn’t die completely in vain’
HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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NewsAtkins told to ‘grasp nettle’ as dental contract set for £400m underspend
A refusal by many health systems to fund more dental appointments comes as the national dentistry contract is again projected to be underspent by more than £400m, HSJ has learned.
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CommentHow Healthwatch helps the NHS engage with communities
As 2024 begins, Louise Ansari, CEO at Healthwatch England, highlights some of the projects that made a difference for patients last year while showing the vital role of local action. We need to hear more of such examples in the new year.
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CommentImproving patient experience needn’t cost the earth
Access to care continues to be the biggest concern reported by the public to Healthwatch. Still, William Pett, head of policy, Public Affairs and Research at Healthwatch England, argues that getting the small things right could make a big difference
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2023: Place-Based Partnership & Integrated Care Award
Winner Walsall Together Walsall Together – Collaborating for Happier Communities
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Expert BriefingImPatient: It’s all about power – and we don’t have any
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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CommentThe cost of living crisis means ICSs need to rethink inequality plans
Amidst the cost of living crisis, more than 7,000 people shared how rising expenses affected their well-being. The resulting report by Healthwatch Hertfordshire reveals critical challenges for healthcare services across the nation, writes Neil Tester.
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CommentThe cost of living has become a barrier to accessing good healthcare in England
The cost of living can have a detrimental impact on people’s decisions about their healthcare. If you are disabled, on means-tested benefits or aged 18-24, you are more likely to avoid vital health services due to the fear of extra costs. Louise Ansari, chief executive of Healthwatch England, warns that the cost of living can be a serious barrier to care and calls on leaders to take immediate action
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NewsNAO alerted over impact of Barclay’s delay in signing off CQC board appointments
The Care Quality Commission has been unable to appoint any new non-executive directors for months because of delays in ministerial sign-off, leading to the regulator flagging its concerns about the potential impact on its governance with the National Audit Office.
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NewsNHSE set for £400m dentistry underspend despite ‘access crisis’
The national dentistry budget is set to be underspent by a record £400m this year, due to a shortage of dentists willing to take on NHS work, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalTrust accused of highlighting long NHS waits to promote its private hospital
An NHS trust has been accused of promoting its private hospital by highlighting the long NHS waiting times which it is supposed to be addressing.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Patients removed from waiting list under divisive new rules
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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NewsTrusts ‘rationing’ crisis support as only seven ICSs achieve service expansion
Only a handful of integrated care systems have so far managed to implement a key expansion in their support for patients in mental health crisis.
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News‘Gross’ care delays could become ‘new normal’, says CQC report
The Care Quality Commission today urged system leaders to move away from “quick fixes” to the “enormous gap in resources and capacity” in urgent and emergency care.
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NewsCovid redeployment ‘wrong’ and ‘will never be repeated’
Redeployment of community staff to other services – meaning visits for babies and parents were missed – was the “wrong decision” and would “never be repeated”, a provider has stated.
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News‘Deeply disappointing’ ICS strategy criticised by council
An integrated care board’s plans to work with the public and patients have been attacked as ‘deeply disappointing’ and ‘box ticking’ by the chair of a local authority oversight committee.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: 80pc of the elective challenge
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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NewsPatient watchdog chair quits and tells Javid funding cuts are endangering ‘its vital role’
Sir Robert Francis has announced he is to step down as chair of Healthwatch England 20 months early, claiming funding cuts mean the patient watchdog could soon struggle “to fulfil its vital role”.