All Health Service Journal articles in January 2023 – Page 5
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News‘Marked reduction in pressure’ leads ambulance trust to move from top alert level after 598 days
An ambulance trust is no longer operating under the highest alert level for the first time in 20 months, after the number of calls it receives each day halved and a crucial response time reduced by 95 per cent.
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NewsSenior managers among targets in NHSE redundancy drive
NHS England has published details of a voluntary redundancy scheme, which has been launched in an effort to cut its headcount by up to 40 per cent and help “minimise any need for compulsory redundancy”.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: The slightest of thaws
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalTrust names third CEO in four months
A hospital group has appointed its second interim chief executive since October, after the substantive CEO went on leave for health reasons.
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HSJ PartnersDigital hubs could release pressure on the health system this winter and beyond
Combining digital support for urgent care, primary care and mental health, Livi digital hubs offer a central bank of clinical capacity, bringing together everything we have to offer in a single package.
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HSJ PartnersHow a national robotics strategy will support future-proofing our NHS
Standardised business case guided by a national strategy can fast-track procurement of robotic systems within the NHS and drive meaningful change
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Ministers hold ICSs’ feet to the fire
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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HSJ LocalTrust merger ‘bedevilled with problems’, says key proponent
One of the key proponents of a major trust merger has told HSJ its implementation has been “bedevilled with problems”, and that leaders have so far failed to deliver its benefits.
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HSJ LocalPlanned deficit more than doubles at financially challenged ICS
One of England’s most financially challenged integrated care systems will increase its expected deficit this year by £30m.
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CommentAction needed as A&Es overflow with patients in severe dental distress
NHS England must encourage those with dental expertise to join local systems, including by assisting ICSs with recruitment, so that institutional commissioning knowledge and experience are not lost when commissioning responsibilities are transferred, writes Matthew Taylor.
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NewsNHSE hires hospital chief as digital director
NHS England has hired a hospital chief executive to work part time as its national director for digital channels.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Should I stay or should I go?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Inside NHS England's £500m data gamble
Bids are open for NHS England’s new £480m national data platform – will it make the NHS better connected and more efficient, or is it a national vanity project? We also discuss who the successful bidders might be.
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News‘Insufficient leadership’ as maternity unit drops two ratings to ‘inadequate’
A maternity service has been served a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission and downgraded from “good” to “inadequate”.
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News‘Landmark’ integrated trust faces axe
Health leaders in the Midlands are considering winding down or merging an NHS trust that was supposed to hold a ‘landmark’ integrated care contract worth £360m, according to trust papers.
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HSJ Partners
Importance of indoor air quality in healthcare settings
Dyson Technology aims to engage and educate people about air quality and develop new air purifiers that can further help improve air quality in homes and public spaces, including healthcare settings.
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CommentGetting integration to work: is it time to stop throwing policy at the problem?
Integration fails to succeed because working cultures in the NHS and social care haven’t changed to support collaboration, say Helen Buckingham and Sarah Reed.
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CommentNHS reform: 'how hard can it be?'
Three blokes in a pub are fixing the NHS. Julian Patterson is taking notes in the corner with a pint of mild
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NewsSix further ambulance strike dates announced
The union Unite has announced six days of strike action among its ambulance service staff, some of which coincide with action by GMB at the same trusts.
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NewsNigel Edwards to stand down as Nuffield Trust CEO
Nigel Edwards, one of the most influential voices on UK healthcare policy in the 21st century, is to leave his role as chief executive of the Nuffield Trust think tank later this year.