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HSJ InteractiveAdvance care planning – a difficult path to tread?
Advance care planning which is patient specific will not only ensure it acts as a protector of patients’ rights and wishes, but will also be a shield for clinicians against complaint or claim and is an essential tool for providers in ensuring a comprehensive service. Helen Claridge explains
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NewsExclusive: ‘Fundamental’ changes to London’s NHS in wake of covid-19
The NHS in London is planning to “fundamentally shift the way we deliver health and care” in the wake of coronavirus, according to documents obtained by HSJ.
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NewsDeaths of detained mental health patients double due to covid-19
Deaths of patients detained under the Mental Health Act are running at twice the rate of 2019, with half of the fatalities down to covid-19, new data has revealed.
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CommentA public inquiry into the UK’s response to coronavirus must begin now
Former Department of Health permanent secretary Una O’Brien says work on a covid-19 inquiry must start now and will need innovation on a previously unimaginable scale
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NewsCQC ‘breaking law’ by suspending inspections
The Care Quality Commission is breaking human rights and equalities laws by deciding not to carry out routine inspections of care homes and hospitals, older people’s and disabled groups have argued.
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NewsGovernment cyber security chiefs warn NHS after hacking attacks
Healthcare organisations have been attacked by cyber criminals seeking to exploit the covid-19 pandemic, according to hacking experts in the UK and USA.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Starting again
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsTrust loses appeal against tribunal which strongly criticised CEO’s evidence
A major teaching trust has lost an appeal against an employment tribunal which had been highly critical of evidence given by its chief executive, in the unfair dismissal of a whistleblowing surgeon.
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NewsHancock grants GCHQ powers over NHS IT systems
The NHS must hand over information from its IT systems to the UK’s intelligence and security authority during the covid-19 pandemic after the agency was granted extra powers by Matt Hancock, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsManufacturers not liable for faults in rush produced ventilators
NHS patients are being treated for covid-19 with ventilators for which the government has accepted legal liability from manufacturers over personal injury claims.
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CommentLearning disabilities should never be a reason for a Do Not Resuscitate order
People with learning disabilities or autism have the same rights as anyone else to be fully involved in decisions about their own lives, including in matters of life and death. By Julie Bass
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: SHAs would have helped with coronavirus
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior integration correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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NewsUPDATE: Govt alerts trusts over ‘critical’ shortage of dialysis kit for covid patients
The availability of dialysis equipment used to treat more than a quarter of ventilated covid-19 patients has reached “critical” levels, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS told to expect ‘huge number’ of legal challenges after pandemic
The NHS should expect a “huge number” of legal challenges relating to decisions made during the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare lawyers have warned.
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PodcastHSJ Health Check special: The NHS’ legal risk over covid-19
This HSJ Health Check podcast special explores the legal rules and risks for the NHS as it tackles coronavirus.
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HSJ PartnersBond Solon launches an online course on the new coronavirus law
The new course by Bond Solon is designed to help health and social care professionals understand the Coronavirus Act 2020
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NewsScandal-hit trust rated ‘inadequate’ again
A scandal-hit hospital trust has been rated “inadequate” for the second time in a row, after inspectors found serious patient safety concerns at its two emergency departments.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The capital’s toughest week yet?
fEssential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: No more heroes
Andy Cowper explains how individual heroism by front-line colleagues is not going to aid in this time of crisis where covid19 is going to alter the NHS significantly and enduringly.
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NewsNHS England takes over CCG powers
NHS England is taking on extensive powers — normally held by clinical commissioning groups — to buy services from the private sector and to support the coronavirus effort as [it] “deems appropriate”.