NHSE director: 50% cut to ICB costs ‘may well not be right number’
NHS England’s deputy chair has questioned the basis of its demand of 50 per cent cuts to integrated care boards and trusts’ corporate costs, saying they may be ’too much’
Harnessing innovation to transform Afib treatment
Boston Scientific’s Racho Strauven explains how pulsed field ablation (PFA) is a cost-saving alternative for treating atrial fibrillation (AF). He highlights a study published in BMJ Open that suggests PFA could save the NHS an average of £343 per patient, paving the way for improved patient outcomes and healthcare efficiency.
Early cancer detection and the pandemic
The NHS has committed to getting the number of cancers diagnosed in stages I and II up from 54 per cent to 75 per cent by 2028, but GP referrals tumbled and screening programmes came to a virtual halt as the service was hit by covid-19.
Why outpatients are a mountain of risk and a land of opportunity during the pandemic
The UK’s most well-regarded waiting list expert Rob Findlay joins HSJ’s performance lead James Illman to tackle one of the NHS’ most pressing challenges: the colossal outpatient backlog.
Improving the pathway for people with severe heart valve disease
With growing numbers of people experiencing aortic stenosis, it’s argued value and quality of care could be improved by smoothing the current pathway
As the first covid-19 peak ends, elective care demand and capacity modelling must take a new form
Amid an array of new complications, historic models for elective care will need to be reimagined and patient safety remain a guiding principle, argues Karina Malhotra
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
Telemedicine – clinical negligence considerations
Clinical negligence claims are often built upon a lack of adequate documentation of what was said and allegations that patients have not been properly counselled about risks and alternatives. Elizabeth Thomas explores what this means for the increasingly significant role of telemedicine and the steps which can go a long ...
Advance 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
Using covid crisis recovery to transform the NHS
The covid-19 crisis has brought with it disruptive transformation. Dr Ben Horner, Stephen Sutherland and John Gooch explore ways to ensure that the positive transformative changes are not lost, and ways in which the NHS can take steps to lock-in these improvements
Our NHS people, Ramadan and covid-19
Dr Habib Naqvi urges Muslim NHS staff to adapt usual religious and cultural practices during Ramadan and follow social distancing to save lives
Will covid-19 close the integrated care gap or widen it?
It is time to rapidly shift our focus onto the primary, community and social care frontline to make our vision for integrated care a reality, writes Conor Burke
The new dawn of hospital groups: unlocking value
As hospitals look beyond their own institutions and partner with other organisations and alliances, Ben Horner, Stephen Sutherland and Jonathan Scott explore the benefits and how leaders can develop the right combination strategies
Roundtable: Facilitating choice in haemodialysis
An HSJ roundtable, sponsored by NxStage, looked at the advantages and deterrents to adoption of home haemodialysis in the NHS and ways to overcome them
CCGs should embrace a multiplatform approach to enhancing care
Instead of opting for a single solution to digital first primary care, CCGs must provide a range of solutions to meet the needs of both patients and healthcare professionals, says Dr Martin Godfrey
Building resilience through a whole system approach
Nicola Mortali explores the concept of resilient organisations and how they work to reduce instability and variability across their wider health ecosystems
Interoperability – the vital ingredient
Healthcare providers are increasingly realising the vital importance and benefits of enabling patient care systems to speak to one another
Acting on the insights of population health
To reap the potential benefits of patient data, ICS leadership should take measures to identify programmes of work and make population health mainstream, suggests Brian Waters
The NHS would be unsustainable without technology
Paul Meredith on the need to ensure that technology benefits the patient experience
Brexit and the NHS workforce: A guide for healthcare leaders
An HSJ and GRI report looks at the possible workforce implications of Brexit