All Health Service Journal articles in January 2020 – Page 3
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CommentTop GP: National diktats could shatter fragile PCNs
To ensure the success of primary care networks, policy makers must act swiftly to address early problems and ensure networks feel truly owned and co-designed by GPs, says RCGP chair Professor Martin Marshall
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: GPs say ‘no’, A&E medics say ‘not yet’, and London says ‘you’re hired’
Your essential update on health for the week.
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NewsCoroner raps trust for not realising woman was in ‘imminent danger’
A coroner has criticised an ambulance trust after it took nearly four hours to reach a woman who had taken an overdose.
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NewsClinical leaders appointed ahead of six-way CCG merger
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed clinical leaders ahead of the formal merger of six CCGs.
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Expert BriefingA different problem
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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HSJ LocalTrusts find workaround solution for failed NHS provider
The board of a failed NHS trust will be re-established because of complexities involved in formally transferring its assets — although the new directors will not be responsible for running services.
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NewsExclusive: Most NHS computers running decade-old version of Windows
The NHS has been given another 11 months of support for a decade-old version of Microsoft Windows, while about half of its computers are still running the softfware, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: It’s a ‘no’ from the GPs
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ InteractiveSupporting the prevention agenda in the NHS plan
A panel of experts discussed the role played by charities in helping the NHS drive prevention and how collective interventions result in wide ranging improvements to communities
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News‘Amazon-style’ procurement system launches after three-year delay
An “Amazon-like” procurement platform has launched in a handful of trusts after almost three years of delays.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Temporary fix
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England spends millions to send patients private over winter
NHS England and Improvement have allocated millions of pounds to outsource elective and diagnostic work to the independent sector, in an attempt to keep waiting lists down during the winter, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalTroubled trust’s rating upgraded but remains in special measures
A troubled mental health trust’s quality rating has been upgraded from “inadequate” to “requires improvement” but it remains in special measures, inspectors have announced.
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CommentFive resolutions to improve the care of young cancer patients
Sasha Daly outlines the top priorities that the new government should pursue to improve the lives of young people with cancer across the UK
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Junior doctors could lose travel expenses
A proposed national policy on travel expenses could leave some junior doctors more than £50 a week out of pocket, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsHancock backs controversial A&E downgrade
The health secretary has given the green light to a major overhaul of Dorset’s acute hospital services, including the long-planned downgrade of Poole’s A&E department.
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NewsMoving public health away from NHS a success, finds report
Public health can have the biggest “influence and impact” on decisions that affect the health of the population from within local government rather than the NHS, according to an independent review.
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NewsA&E medics tell Hancock: No evidence yet for replacing four-hour target
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has contradicted Matt Hancock’s suggestion that the four-hour target should be replaced, saying there was no evidence yet of a viable replacement.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: A marathon not a sprint
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News‘Critical decision-making’ at major cancer centre left to trainees
Trainee oncologists at a major cancer centre covered clinics and made “critical” decisions without senior supervision, including for cancers they were not trained for, HSJ can reveal.