All Health Service Journal articles in July 2020 – Page 5
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HSJ Local
NHS should ‘never return’ to tariff system, says top trust CEO
A leading chief executive in Greater Manchester says the block contracting arrangements introduced in March should remain in place beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: A question of motive
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Nearly 2,000 cases unearthed by inquiry into maternity scandal at trust
The independent inquiry into poor maternity care at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has closed to new cases as the numbers reached more than 1,800.
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Comment
Improving end-of-life care outcomes in North East Essex
Dr Karen Chumbley, Mark Jarman-Howe, Dr Tim Wilson and Erica Isonpart describe their journey of implementing a population-health approach to end-of-life care in North East Essex
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News
Doctors to get 2.8pc pay rise
NHS doctors in England are to receive a back-dated pay rise which will add up to £3,000 to a consultant’s salary.
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News
NHS England launches data validation programme to ‘improve’ size of waiting list
NHS England is carrying out a natonal data validation exercise to “improve” the size of the elective care waiting list by removing patients who should not be included on them.
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News
‘Almost half of healthcare workers had covid-19’ at some hospitals
Almost half of healthcare workers at some hospitals were infected with covid-19 during the height of the first wave, the director of a biomedical research centre has told MPs.
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HSJ Partners
How a culture of improvement powered health systems’ response to covid-19
A culture of continuous improvement underpins two health systems, which has enabled them to unlock capacity and energise their workforce in the face of a pandemic
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News
Unit put into special measures after ‘inadequate’ rating
A low secure unit for people with learning disabilities and autism has been put into special measures after inspectors found the use of restraint and segregation affected the quality of life for some patients.
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HSJ Local
FT ‘must do better’ as none of its 35-strong senior team declare as BAME
None of the 35-strong ‘very senior manager’ team at one of England’s largest NHS trusts are declared as black, Asian or minority ethnic.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Social care out in the cold
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Chief nurse: Thousands of nurses ready to come to England despite covid
NHS England’s overseas nursing recruitment will gather pace ‘very rapidly’ despite the ongoing global covid-19 pandemic, its chief nursing officer has said.
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: Why new plan for A&E could increase stigma
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Contact me in confidence.
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Comment
Proof that virtual clinics can reduce waiting lists
A pilot project demonstrates that investment in proactive specialist referral management and virtual clinics can significantly reduce waiting lists, write Rama Vancheeswaran and others
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News
National NHS chiefs plan end to ‘messy’ covid tech deal
The NHS does not intend to renew a national contract with its main video platform provider Attend Anywhere and will instead aim to develop a more pluralistic market, HSJ can reveal.
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News
CCGs’ investigation into racist graffiti continues six months after incident
Clinical commissioning group leaders are investigating racist graffiti which was scrawled inside one of their premises — an incident which happened six months ago.
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HSJ Local
Top trust wins £14m court battle with HMRC
Judges have thrown out an appeal by HMRC over £14m claimed by the NHS in a case described as “highly unusual”.
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News
Trust to test all 9,000 staff for covid within five days
A trust with a very high covid-19 death rate is to test all of its staff over the next five days in an attempt to identify those who have the disease but don’t know it.
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News
Teaching hospital ‘totally wrong’ on equality job search
A major teaching trust’s recruitment of a new equality, diversity and inclusion director role has been criticised after external candidates were given just 10 days to apply for a temporary role.