All Health Service Journal articles in January 2021 – Page 3
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NewsJunior doctor rotations in London paused due to ‘extraordinary pressures’
Junior doctors working in London will not rotate to new jobs as planned in February because of the “extraordinary” pressures on the NHS.
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NewsRevealed: Tests on staff to track how well covid vaccines are working
Vaccinated health and care staff who are asymptomatic will continue to be routinely tested for covid-19 under plans to measure vaccine effectiveness, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Not yet the worst week for ICU?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsMilitary on standby as GPs told to vaccinate all care home residents by next week
GP surgeries have been told to make sure all care home residents have received their first covid-19 vaccine dose by the end of next week, with the military on standby to support the effort.
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NewsNHS England told to cancel ‘tone-deaf’ fines on elective performance
NHS England has been criticised for its ‘tone-deaf’ attempts to maintain financial incentives on elective care, even as the service deals with extreme pressures from coronavirus.
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CommentThe pandemic has broken the promise of universal healthcare
The promise of universal healthcare from the NHS has been broken, as it is not “coping” with covid-19, and will be hard to reinstate without being honest, writes Charlotte Augst
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NewsNHS England: Hospitals must ‘surge’ ICU so other regions don’t have to ration care
NHS England has asked hospitals across the country to open hundreds more intensive care beds so they can take in patients from the hardest hit areas, to prevent those patches having to ration access.
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HSJ PartnersIs the future here already, but just not evenly distributed?
With a drive for health and social care integration ever more pressing, Markus Bolton and David Grigsby explore the vital role that sharing of data and information can play in transforming care services
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NewsHard-hit region has more than twice as many critical care patients as last winter
One NHS region now has double the number of critical care patients it did last winter — and all areas are more full than last year — HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsOne in 10 hospital nurses now off work with covid absences still rising
More than one in 10 hospital nurses are now off work in areas hard-hit by covid, according to internal data leaked to HSJ.
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NewsThousands of London’s 999 calls answered by other regions
Thousands of calls have been redirected from London’s ambulance trust to providers in other regions in “unprecedented” levels of sustained support, leaked data has revealed.
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NewsLondon and the East lag North East on covid vaccination
The East and London — two regions under huge pressure from covid’s third wave — are lagging behind in vaccinating over 80s for covid-19, according to new figures published by NHS England.
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NewsLong ambulance handovers reach highest level for three years
The number of ambulances waiting more than an hour to hand over patients hit a new high last week as pressure from coronavirus increased — even though the number of people being taken to hospital has dropped.
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NewsNHS leaders offered psychological support and army mentoring amid covid pressures
Senior NHS leaders are being offered one-to-one psychological support, as well as army mentorship, as the third wave of covid-19 activity reaches new heights.
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HSJ LocalUrgent cancer cases cancelled at North West trust
Some urgent cancer treatments have been cancelled in Cheshire due to the rising covid pressures, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS England pushes for more private capacity and cancels planning round
NHS England has told local leaders to outline plans to use up to 100 per cent of their private sector capacity from next week.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The covid tidal wave heads North once more
Hospitals in the Midlands are being primed to take covid patients from London and the South East, but with the tidal wave of covid admissions sweeping north this seems like a very short-term fix.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Covid Catch-Up: A winning gamble, disrupted surgery and blanket cancellations
A digest of this week’s daily updates of what our sources have been telling us about the progress of the pandemic.
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NewsExclusive: Leaked data reveals nearly quarter of a million year-plus waiters
Nearly a quarter of a million people have been waiting more than a year for operations and other hospital procedures, HSJ has learned.
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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.