All HSJ Interactive articles – Page 5
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HSJ InteractiveRoundtable: How can the NHS best cope with respiratory viruses?
An HSJ roundtable, initiated and funded by Sanofi, discussed the impact of common respiratory viruses on system-wide pressures
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed how can ICSs be better supported to adopt proven new technologies?
in association with On demand recording now available As integrated care systems continue to take shape in England, challenges remain over how to implement value-based procurement that enables smooth adoption of proven new technologies. Although a number of national initiatives have sought to ...
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HSJ InteractiveWebinar: How to improve patient flow through supported discharge
Freeing up space in hospitals is a key consideration for all trusts as they try to increase the amount of elective patients they can admit, in line with the elective care recovery plan. Many hospitals have struggled to discharge patients who no longer need medical or nursing care but who ...
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed if ICSs are ready to take virtual wards system-wide
in association with On demand recording now available NHS England has asked integrated care systems to expand the number of “virtual wards” or hospital at home services to prevent hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge. The priority areas are frailty and acute respiratory ...
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed how ICSs can effectively use data to combat health inequalities
in association with On demand recording now available The early waves of the pandemic starkly illustrated the impact of social determinants on health, sometimes leading to an enhanced focus on providing equal access to healthcare. The question now is how the NHS might maintain that ...
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HSJ InteractiveRestoring eye care services to reduce avoidable sight loss
A recent HSJ webinar explores issues surrounding the huge backlogs for ophthalmology treatments, how to tackle them and the pandemic’s role in our response
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HSJ InteractiveTop CEOs roundtable 2022
HSJ brought together a panel of trust chief executives drawn from its annual list of the NHS’s Top 50 CEOs. Their discussion ranged across clarity of purpose for ICSs, the need for a coherent operating model and robust accountability
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HSJ InteractiveHow can the NHS most effectively build resilience to a major cyberattack?
Before the pandemic, the NHS faced a widespread emergency in the form of the WannaCry cyberattack. The verdict then was that another such attack was not a matter of if, but when. So how can the NHS build resilience and defences? Claire Read reports from a recent HSJ webinar
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HSJ InteractiveCan addressing the backlog be a means of addressing health inequalities?
An HSJ webinar brought together a panel of experts to consider how tackling the backlog might perhaps become synonymous with tackling inequality. Claire Read reports
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HSJ InteractiveRoundtable: How the NHS can boost perioperative care
An HSJ roundtable, supported by Edwards Lifesciences, looked at how trusts can find solutions to the complex challenges of improving patient safety in operating theatres and intensive care units
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed how can the NHS improve access to mental health interventions across the health and social care system?
in association with On demand recording now available One in four patients attending a GP appointment are asking for support with a mental health issue, and many would benefit from a “talking therapy”, but resources are scarce. Demand on ...
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed how improving patient flow can help tackle the elective backlog
in association with On demand recording now available Patient flow will be one of the big challenges for NHS managers over the coming year. Ensuring that patients move swiftly through a hospital is vital to avoid blockages at A&E – including ambulance handover ...
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HSJ InteractiveHow can the NHS move from waiting lists to preparation lists?
Shared decision making and regular communication throughout a patient’s surgery pathway would, a recent HSJ webinar argued, help the NHS move from the concept of waiting lists to one of preparation lists – and to a better way of dealing with the backlog. Claire Read reports
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed how can the NHS most effectively build resilience to a major cyberattack?
in association with On demand recording now available Before the pandemic, the NHS faced a widespread emergency in the form of the WannaCry attack. The sense then was that it was a matter of when and not if another ...
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HSJ InteractiveCould the NHS make greater use of remote testing?
A recent HSJ webinar, supported by Medichecks, considered whether it’s viable for more patients to collect more samples remotely for subsequent analysis in laboratories – and what impact such a move might have on patients and services. Claire Read reports
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HSJ InteractiveIs the NHS getting the most out of its staff banks?
Alison Moore reports from a recent HSJ webinar which looked at the best way to organise staff banks to ensure the maximum number of shifts are covered by the most appropriate staff
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HSJ InteractiveCan the NHS make virtual wards work at scale?
The national direction is clear – virtual wards are to become an increasingly important part of care delivery. But can the NHS successfully scale up such an approach? Claire Read reports from a recent HSJ webinar
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed could the NHS make greater use of remote testing?
in association with On demand recording now available At home PCR testing has highlighted the potential advantages of the NHS increasing remote collection of samples for laboratory-based tests. Benefits include greater convenience for patients – including vulnerable individuals who may not ...
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HSJ InteractiveHaving an EPR isn’t enough – trusts need to be ‘EPR ready’
The national goal for all trusts to have electronic patient records is a valuable one, says Declan Hadley, but many pre-requisites need to be in place if such systems are truly to make a difference
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HSJ InteractiveMore than a digital repository
While fundamentally an electronic patient record is a digital repository of information, such systems might also hold the promise of greater transformation – if the right conditions are in place