All Health Service Journal articles in March 2020 – Page 2
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NewsNew drive-through testing centre opens at Ikea
A covid-19 test centre for NHS workers has opened at Ikea’s Wembley store.
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Expert BriefingBe prepared for the financial ‘reckoning’
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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News‘I’m losing the will to live, god help us all’: despair of NHS procurement chief
Gowns for front-line staff were not included in the national pandemic stockpile of personal protective equipment, procurement chiefs have been told.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: What hope sounds like
With increasing political populism seen at its apex in Brexit and amidst the consequence-free political lying, a round of applause is maybe what hope sounds like. Writes Andy Cowper.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Nightingales, PPE problems and local knowledge
Your essential update on health for the week — this week focused on the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsPublic health directors’ plea for 111 data to track coronavirus
Public health directors are urgently calling on NHS England to share detailed local coronavirus data collected by NHS 111 with councils.
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HSJ LocalPatient deaths linked to long-standing failings at trust’s maternity unit
A previously unpublished report has laid bare multiple failings in a remote trust’s maternity department.
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NewsTrusts will still be monitored on A&E targets during covid-19 crisis
Trusts’ performance against waiting time targets will continue to be monitored, NHS England and Improvement has confirmed.
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LeaderPlease stay home too: an open letter to NHS managers and other admin staff
This editorial is not meant as a criticism of the efforts being made by the centre or senior managers working at a local level. HSJ knows better than most how hard they are working and – in most cases – how effective they are being.
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NewsTrusts told to test staff who are in quarantine
Acute trusts have been told to set aside 15 per cent of their daily coronavirus tests for NHS key workers who are quarantining at home with others.
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NewsCovid-19 deaths by area: East of England fatalities growing faster than Italy
The growth of coronavirus deaths in the East of England continues to outstrip that seen in Italy, according to an exclusive HSJ analysis of NHS England data conducted today.
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NewsTrusts advise widespread use of PPE as staff ‘refuse to see patients’
Several major hospital trusts are telling staff to use personal protective equipment in a wider set of areas than recommended by current national guidance, amid staff concern and reports of doctors refusing work without it.
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NewsCoronavirus sparks ‘black swan moment’ for digital healthcare
Digital healthcare appointments have surged during the coronavirus outbreak, prompting the health tech industry to predict a “black swan moment” for the adoption of digital across the NHS.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: For some, calm before the storm
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsStevens: NHS will introduce staff testing for coronavirus next week
Coronavirus testing for NHS frontline staff will be rolled out from this weekend and expanded next week, the government and Sir Simon Stevens announced.
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NewsWorkforce chief ‘shocked’ by reports of agencies hiking rates
NHS workforce chiefs have expressed concern over reports of recruitment agencies increasing their rates for staff since the coronavirus outbreak, in what appears to be profiteering.
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NewsTech suppliers selected for pandemic digital appointments
A group of digital health suppliers have been selected by NHS England to provide digital primary care consultations as part of the health sector’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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News‘Immense concern’ over PPE continues despite assurances
NHS procurement chiefs have again called for urgent action to address continuing problems around the supply of personal protective equipment despite assurances from system leaders the issues were being resolved.
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NewsNational chiefs: Ventilators will follow ‘most immediate need’
National and regional NHS chiefs will seek to share out scarce ventilators to ”areas with the most immediate need, on a fair share basis relative to patient ventilation need, they have told hospital chiefs, who are increasingly concerned about what they will receive and when.
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NewsUpdated: Whitty self-isolating while Hancock tests positive for covid-19
England’s chief medical officer has revealed he is self-isolating with coronavirus symptoms, while the health secretary has tested positive for the illness.