All Health Service Journal articles in January 2022 – Page 2
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News
CQC to restart inspections from Tuesday
The Care Quality Commission will restart inspections from 1 February with a focus on the urgent and emergency care system, the regulator has announced. Regulator to restart inspections after pause in December It will inspect where there is a risk of harm or for better understanding of pressures ...
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Comment
NHS managers can have a profound impact on performance
Responding to a recent LSE study on the association between NHS managers and several outcomes, Ian Kirkpatrick, Gianluca Veronesi and Ali Altanler write that great caution is needed when interpreting the study’s findings, especially given the lack of statistical power
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HSJ Local
Acute trust hires 'outstanding' mental health CEO
The leader of one of England’s top community and mental health trusts has been appointed chief executive of a major acute provider.
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News
Leak reveals details of mortuary sex assaults inquiry
The inquiry into sex offences carried out in a hospital mortuary will consider whether the trust board ‘received sufficient assurance’ about the issues raised by the assaults, documents shared with HSJ show.
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Comment
Towards the Next New Normal
Integrated care systems are preparing to transform the way meetings are run. Julian Patterson has been taking minutes
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Daily Insight
HSJ Weekly Catch-up: Sluggish procurement, unjust care and distracting vaxes
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Podcast
HSJ podcast: The NHS England exodus
With three national NHS England directors announcing their departures in recent days, this week’s episode examines why this is significant and the impact it could have on future policy making.
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News
Daily Insight: Mending a broken culture
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ Local
Outstanding trust accused of ‘dismissive’ attitude to whistleblowers
The leadership of a prominent cancer trust acted in a ‘defensive and dismissive’ manner when serious concerns were raised about bullying behaviours and multiple failings in the handling of a major research contract, an external review has found.
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News
More than 1,000 ‘definitely unvaccinated’ staff at one trust
At least 1,000 staff at the country’s largest NHS trust are still unvaccinated with a week to go until the deadline, it can be revealed.
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News
GPs told to resume routine care amid lack of demand for booster jabs
GP practices and primary care networks are being asked to resume routine services that were paused due to omicron and the booster vaccination drive.
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News
NHS legal chief resigns with nine days’ notice
NHS Resolution chair Martin Thomas has quietly resigned, with no official press announcement, following allegations of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ in a previous role.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: ‘Parliament is being treated with absolute contempt by NHS England’
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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Comment
Stevens: government has shown ‘wilful blindness’ in its approach to workforce planning
Former NHS England chief executive Lord Stevens addressed the NHS’s workforce challenges during the House of Lords debate on the Health and Care Bill earlier this week. This is a, lightly, edited version of what he said.
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News
Growing number of trusts defy system leaders on FFP3 guidance
Over 30 trusts are now mandating FFP3 masks are used beyond settings stipulated in national rules, amid calls for system leaders to clarify the national position on the key staff and patient safety issue.
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News
Jab mandate a ‘massive task and distraction’, trust warns
Delivering the covid vaccine mandate has become a “massive task and distraction” for frontline managers and HR staff, a trust’s director of workforce has said.
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HSJ Local
‘Calm and determined’ CEO to retire
The chief executive who brought leadership stability to an historically troubled acute trust in the East of England has announced her retirement.
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News
New national body to take powers from scandal-hit watchdog
The health secretary has announced a new national body to carry out ‘independent’ and ‘family-focused’ investigations of maternity services.
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HSJ Partners
Tackling covid-related challenges in services for patients with respiratory conditions
The covid pandemic has created challenges for many NHS services, including those dealing with patients with respiratory conditions. Sponsored by A webinar, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, at HSJ’s virtual respiratory forum looked at the impact on services for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and how these could be ...
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News
Daily Insight: Is time up for the four-hour target?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.