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NewsHospitals told to involve engineers in ‘clinical decisions’ about oxygen
Trusts have been told to involve specialist gas engineers in their clinical decisions amid “very high demands” for oxygen services.
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NewsAmbulance crews running out of oxygen amid supply problems
Ambulance crews in parts of the country hard hit by covid-19 have run very low on oxygen — or out of it entirely — on several occasions in the last month, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsNHS England pushes for more private capacity and cancels planning round
NHS England has told local leaders to outline plans to use up to 100 per cent of their private sector capacity from next week.
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NewsLong ambulance handovers reach highest level for three years
The number of ambulances waiting more than an hour to hand over patients hit a new high last week as pressure from coronavirus increased — even though the number of people being taken to hospital has dropped.
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NewsLondon and the East lag North East on covid vaccination
The East and London — two regions under huge pressure from covid’s third wave — are lagging behind in vaccinating over 80s for covid-19, according to new figures published by NHS England.
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NewsThousands of London’s 999 calls answered by other regions
Thousands of calls have been redirected from London’s ambulance trust to providers in other regions in “unprecedented” levels of sustained support, leaked data has revealed.
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NewsOne in 10 hospital nurses now off work with covid absences still rising
More than one in 10 hospital nurses are now off work in areas hard-hit by covid, according to internal data leaked to HSJ.
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NewsHard-hit region has more than twice as many critical care patients as last winter
One NHS region now has double the number of critical care patients it did last winter — and all areas are more full than last year — HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsNHS leaders offered psychological support and army mentoring amid covid pressures
Senior NHS leaders are being offered one-to-one psychological support, as well as army mentorship, as the third wave of covid-19 activity reaches new heights.
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NewsNHS England: Hospitals must ‘surge’ ICU so other regions don’t have to ration care
NHS England has asked hospitals across the country to open hundreds more intensive care beds so they can take in patients from the hardest hit areas, to prevent those patches having to ration access.
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NewsNHS England told to cancel ‘tone-deaf’ fines on elective performance
NHS England has been criticised for its ‘tone-deaf’ attempts to maintain financial incentives on elective care, even as the service deals with extreme pressures from coronavirus.
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NewsMilitary on standby as GPs told to vaccinate all care home residents by next week
GP surgeries have been told to make sure all care home residents have received their first covid-19 vaccine dose by the end of next week, with the military on standby to support the effort.
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NewsPrivate sector ‘pushing back’ on NHS request to take more patients, says top trust
Private hospitals are ‘pushing back’ on requests from trusts to send them more NHS patients, following a change to the national contract with the independent sector, and amid high pressure from covid-19.
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NewsRevealed: Tests on staff to track how well covid vaccines are working
Vaccinated health and care staff who are asymptomatic will continue to be routinely tested for covid-19 under plans to measure vaccine effectiveness, HSJ has learned.
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NewsJunior doctor rotations in London paused due to ‘extraordinary pressures’
Junior doctors working in London will not rotate to new jobs as planned in February because of the “extraordinary” pressures on the NHS.
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NewsExclusive: More than 1,000 patients in one region awaiting urgent cancer surgery
More than 1,000 people needing urgent cancer surgery in London have no date for their treatment, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsThird of region’s ICUs exceed ‘maximum safe capacity’
More than a third of critical care units in the East of England are either at or have exceeded their maximum surge capacity, information leaked to HSJ reveals, and all but one are above their normal capacity.
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NewsFacebook closes ‘empty hospitals’ video group
A Facebook group hosting videos of empty hospitals has been closed down by the social network.
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NewsNHSE orders further dilution of staffing ratios to help double ICU capacity
NHS England has told hospitals in the Midlands to further dilute their staffing ratios so critical care capacity can be doubled, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Ministers keeping UK vaccine supply secret to avoid ‘diversion’ to other nations
The UK must not shout ‘from the rooftops’ about the covid vaccine supplies it has secured as this could potentially lead to manufacturers diverting supplies away from the country, NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens and deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van Tam told NHS leaders last night.