Jasmine Rapson
Jasmine covers digital services and primary care.
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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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Military 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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Hospices and community hospitals can ease covid discharge pressure, says NHSE
NHS England has told local NHS leaders to “strengthen leadership and oversight” of hospital discharge, and to make full use of funded capacity in hospices and NHS community hospitals for covid patients.
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Covid hotspot trusts to get first vaccine deliveries
Several NHS trusts in covid hotspot areas will start receiving batches of the vaccine for the first time, according to NHS England.
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GPs say rule change makes covid vaccine programme ‘unfeasibly challenging’
Coronavirus vaccinations at GP practices will now take ‘twice as long’ after regulators announced new rules just days before the jabs are rolled out across primary care.
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NHSE: Ethnicity and co-morbidities ‘could’ be considered for covid vaccine priority
NHS England has advised GP groups they “could consider” prioritising based on co-morbidities and ethnicity if they have more people who are over 80 than they can cover with their first batch of covid vaccine.
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Exclusive: New guidance means few NHS staff now likely to get covid vaccine before Xmas
NHS staff are no longer the top priority for receiving the first covid-19 vaccine, and most are now unlikely to get the jab before Christmas, HSJ has learned.
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Revealed: which NHS staff will get covid vaccine first
The first to be vaccinated after this morning’s approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech covid vaccine are likely to be NHS staff who are at risk of greater harm from covid-19, have greater exposure to it, or are likely to infect vulnerable people.
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Gov warned IT problems will make ‘dog’s breakfast’ of covid vaccine delivery
There is a risk of IT problems making a “dog’s breakfast” out of the covid-19 vaccine programme, amid uncertainty over the balance between national and local booking systems, prominent GPs have warned.
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NHS England reveals community pharmacies’ role in covid vax effort
Selected community pharmacies will provide up to 1,000 coronavirus vaccines each week, in addition to those provided by general practice and mass centres, according to an NHS England letter.
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CQC finds ‘no evidence’ GP changes are driving A&E attendances
The Care Quality Commission says it can find no evidence changes to GP access during the covid pandemic are leading to more emergency department attendances, after examining the issue.
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The Download: Grin and share it
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by digital services correspondent Jasmine Rapson.
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Exclusive: Government review proposes third tech unit alongside NHSX and Digital
A major review of national NHS IT leadership proposes a new “NHS transformation taskforce” to drive digital change across the health service, in addition to NHSX and NHS Digital, HSJ has learned.
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Exclusive: NHS planning to start covid vaccination of under 50s by end of January
The NHS’ current plan for the covid vaccine rollout — dependent on the arrival of supplies — would see the whole adult population able to begin receiving it before the end of January, according to leaked documents seen by HSJ.
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Leaked government review plans new law to push data sharing
An official review carried out for the health secretary, leaked to HSJ, reveals plans to bolster the law to require greater sharing of patient data, saying it would help improve safety for those wrongly prescribed drugs.
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£150m extra for new list of covid asks from GP practices
NHS England has announced £150m additional primary care funding, earmarked for a range of covid-related service improvements.
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Confusion and tensions over PCNs despite their ‘early operational success’
Major system challenges have been uncovered during primary care networks’ first year of operation, according to a study for the National Institute for Health Research.
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Government placing delivery of £8bn tech improvements ‘at risk’
The govenment’s ‘confused’ management of the NHS’ technology needs is placing the ‘successful delivery’ of badly needed improvements ‘at risk’, a powerful group of MPs have claimed.
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GPs given wearable ‘mood monitoring’ devices in wellbeing drive
Wearable devices will monitor the mood of all 70 staff at a large GP practice, in a trial aimed at improving employee health and wellbeing.
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Urgent need for new law to free up NHS data sharing, says top official
There is an urgent need for new patient information sharing laws following the pandemic, NHS Digital’s boss told HSJ.
