All Health Service Journal articles in June 2020 – Page 4
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News
CCG chief seconded to NHS England
The chief officer of the clinical commissioning group at the heart of a first-wave integrated care system is leaving to work for NHS England and Improvement.
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News
NHS planning for second covid peak more than double the size
Health services in at least one of the NHS’s seven regions are preparing to cope with a second peak of coronavirus demand more than twice the size as the first.
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HSJ Interactive
Discrimination and inequality cost lives – it’s time to replace virtue signalling with action
Ifti Majid and Danielle Oum explain why clarity of vision is vital as we strive for a healthcare system where ethnicity becomes irrelevant to patient experience and outcomes, as well as staff experience and career prospects
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News
Officials put £5bn estimate on coronavirus testing cost
The government is estimating it will spend £5bn on testing for covid-19, according to a Public Health England notice.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Cough up for the costly coping mechanism
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Decision to end shielding for 2 million at ‘high risk’ confirmed
The government has confirmed the “shielding” programme for 2 million people at high risk from coronavirus will finish at the end of July, as revealed by HSJ last week.
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: Watch out for that trend
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Contact me in confidence.
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HSJ Local
STP chiefs push for extension of private hospital contract
System leaders in Devon say they need the nationally-agreed contract with private healthcare providers to remain in place until the end of this financial year amid efforts to restore elective services.
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HSJ Partners
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut : Ha-Ha, or human shielding with an NHS Kiss
SCENE: INTERIOR, 10 DOWNING STREET, THURSDAY 18 JUNE 2020. A DISHEVELLED, BALD FIGURE (THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM) SWEEPS IMPERIOUSLY FROM THE ROOM, LEAVING OUR HERO AND HEROINE, MATT HANCOCK AND DIDO HARDING, ALONE TOGETHER. MATT HANCOCK: Yeah, thanks Dominic! DIDO HARDING: Thanks Dom, best to Mary! MH: ...
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News
Incoming HEE chief: ‘White leaders under pressure’ to prove black lives matter
The NHS must directly confront the issue of “white privilege”, take responsibility for the fact that some from a minority ethnic background believe the service contains “racist” organisations, and stop looking for reasons not to tackle discrimination, leading NHS figures have told HSJ.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Solidarity is the key
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
The Royal Mint joins growing list of PPE suppliers
The Department of Health and Social Care spent at least £488.8m buying personal protective equipment in April and May, newly published documents reveal.
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Weekly Catch-up: Big changes to social care, shielding and London’s covid stats
Your essential update on health for the week.
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HSJ Local
Covid risks prompt single health and care workforce bank
A rural health economy is establishing a single staff bank which all NHS and care home organisations in its patch can access.
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HSJ Local
Medics demand better terms for 'less valued colleagues'
A third of the doctors employed by Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust have written to management calling on them to rethink a controversial outsourcing deal.
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News
Exclusive: NHS England considers ‘mandated’ system-level waiting lists
NHS trusts could be asked to create shared waiting lists for elective care under plans being considered by national leaders.
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Expert Briefing
Daily Insight: Covid turnaround for London
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Podcast
HSJ podcast: ICS' role in the covid recovery
The week’s podcast explores whether system integration will become central to how the NHS recovers and resets after covid.
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News
Ocado boss hired to get contact tracing app back on track
The government has recruited an Ocado boss to help get the covid-19 contact tracing app ‘back on track’ as it abandons its original operating model.