All articles by Lawrence Dunhill – Page 17
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HSJ Local
Fifty people each day catching covid in region’s hospitals
The North West region is now seeing around 50 new cases of coronavirus per day that are likely to have been caught in hospital by patients being treated for other conditions.
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Revealed: Full picture of how covid is hitting hospitals in the north
The most comprehensive picture so far of how covid’s second wave has hit the NHS in the north of England is revealed in new figures obtained by HSJ.
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Revealed: South East sees ‘striking’ levels of excess deaths at home
Parts of the South East saw ‘striking’ levels of excess deaths occurring in people’s homes between July and October.
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Exclusive: New surge in Manchester covid patients amid lockdown row
Greater Manchester’s hospitals have seen a new surge in beds occupied by patients with coronavirus in the last 24 hours, HSJ understands.
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Trusts dismissive of ‘unsuitable’ Nightingales
Senior leaders have expressed concern that Nightingale hospitals in the North of England will not be suitable for patients during the covid-19 second wave, despite their remobilisation.
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Revealed: The private hospitals handed the largest covid-19 contracts
Circle Health and Spire Healthcare were handed the largest contracts to provide extra staff and capacity to the NHS at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NHS seeks £10bn covid deal with private hospitals
Private providers have been asked to apply to a new procurement framework worth up to £10bn, from which NHS organisations will purchase additional capacity for up to four years.
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Exclusive: NHS England at loggerheads with Test and Trace over staff testing
The introduction of weekly covid tests for NHS staff in ‘high risk areas’ will mean other groups missing out or waiting longer, well-placed sources have told HSJ.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: ‘Covid critical’ Liverpool abandons its restoration
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Covid-hit trust scales back electives and prepares staff for redeployment
Liverpool’s hospitals have begun scaling back their elective activity and preparing non-specialist staff to be redeployed to critical care teams, according to a memo seen by HSJ.
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HSJ Local
Region’s hospitals set for 850 covid deaths by mid-November, says leaked modelling
Hospitals in the North West are forecast to see around 850 coronavirus deaths within the next five weeks, according to a modelling document seen by HSJ.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Covid-struck city to hold talks today on cancelling ops
Urgent talks will be held this afternoon over the extent to which hospitals in Liverpool can scale back their elective care due to rising covid admissions, HSJ understands.
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HSJ Local
Number of covid hospital patients in north west likely to equal April peak by end of month
Public health officials believe it is ‘extremely likely’ the North West region will have around 3,000 covid patients in hospital by the end of October – matching the numbers seen during the first peak of coronavirus.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Surge in covid admissions centres on Liverpool
The city of Liverpool is at the centre of a dramatic rise in patients admitted to North West hospitals with coronavirus.
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Trusts told: Bid for cash to boost overseas recruitment by 41pc
Provider chiefs have been told to submit their plans to boost international recruitment, with a greater share of funding available to those which produce the most ambitious proposals.
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HSJ Local
Covid hospital deaths climb steeply in the North West, but plateau elsewhere
The number of coronavirus deaths in North West hospitals has started to climb steeply, following weeks of high infection rates in the community.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Rally the troops
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Stevens: 2021 legislation must give integrated care systems ‘a legal form’
NHS England is expecting new legislation ‘in the first half of 2021’ which will create a ‘legal form’ for integrated care systems, Sir Simon Stevens has told HSJ.
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NHS bosses told to consider scenario where covid occupies 35pc of beds
Health systems have been told to explain how they would cope with varying levels of demand from coronavirus over winter, including a scenario in which 35 per cent of hospital beds were occupied by covid patients.
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Stevens: NHS is preparing second-wave ‘escalation plans’ but will enact them ‘as late as possible’
NHS leaders are preparing escalation plans for a potential “second wave” of coronavirus, but will continue seeking to restore non-covid care until “as late as possible”, Sir Simon Stevens told an HSJ event today.