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NewsUndiagnosed covid suspected of causing 'staggering' increase in dementia deaths
The number of deaths from dementia and Alzheimer’s increased by more than 50 per cent during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, new stats have shown.
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News‘Primary’ PPE portal relegated to ‘emergency top-up route’
A government portal to supply personal protective equipment to primary and social care providers has now been branded as “emergency only” - despite originally being intended to fill “the bulk” of demand.
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NewsConfed chief to step down
The chief executive of NHS Confederation has announced he will be stepping down after nearly four years in the role.
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NewsCommissioners pull the plug on £240m contract
A commissioner and county council have pulled the plug on a £240m community services contract, meaning hundreds of staff face being transferred to another organisation mid-pandemic.
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NewsDischarges to care homes increased year-on-year during ‘critical period’
For a critical period leading up to the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of patients discharged from hospitals to care homes was higher than in the previous year.
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NewsVideo GP provider reveals plans to partner with 111
A digital GP service has revealed plans to partner with NHS 111 and provide callers with the option of having a remote appointment.
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NewsTrust to ‘temporarily’ downgrade A&E amid concerns of permanent move
A trust will temporarily downgrade one of its A&E departments ahead of a potential second spike of covid-19 cases – but there are fears the move could become permanent.
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NewsTrust leaders urge ‘rapid return’ to local decision making
Trust leaders are keen to regain control over more decisions as NHS England prepares to set out the next steps on managing the covid-19 response, the chief executive of NHS Providers has said.
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NewsMajor trust’s workforce chief to leave after four years
King’s College Hospital FT’s chief people officer to leave after four years Dawn Brodrick joined the trust from the Department for Communities and Local Government A major teaching trust’s workforce chief is set to leave her role after four years in the post, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Government censored BAME covid-risk review
The government removed a key section from Public Health England’s review of the relative risk of covid-19 to specific groups, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsWatchdog rebukes Hancock over ‘inadequate’ covid-19 test statistics
Covid-19 test data published by the government is “inadequate” and falls “well short” of the code of practice for statistics, according to a watchdog.
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NewsCQC: Threefold increase in learning disability deaths
Deaths among those receiving learning disabilities services in England have tripled during the coronavirus outbreak, new data published by the Care Quality Commission suggests.
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NewsExclusive: NHSE set to require ‘named coordinator’ for 2m people shielding
New guidance leaked to HSJ indicates that the two-million-plus people shielding from covid-19 may be given a named care coordinator, while some NHS staff will upskill so they can provide a mixture of checks and advice on a single visit.
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NewsExclusive: NHS looking to block-book private hospitals for another two months
Health chiefs in London are hoping to extend the block-booking of private hospitals for NHS patients for a further two months, HSJ understands, with some pushing for even longer.
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NewsHealthcare assistants hit by high covid-19 death rates
Nursing auxiliaries and associates are one of just three job groups which have seen significantly higher covid-19 death rates, according to new analysis from Public Health England.
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NewsCity Hall challenge for NHS London service shakeup plan
A London Assembly member has written to Sadiq Khan expressing concern about the lack of consultation about Sir David Sloman’s ‘fundamental’ overhaul of the NHS in the capital.
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NewsExclusive: Huge drop in overseas nurses
The number of overseas nurses who joined the UK nursing and midwifery register on a permanent basis fell dramatically in April — but a large number signed up to work during the covid-19 crisis under special rules.
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NewsNHS England ‘knew nothing’ of change to shielding guidance
The primary care director of NHS England was kept in the dark about the relaxation of the shielding guidance, HSJ has learnt, despite the changes having a significant impact on GP workload and the advice offered to patients.
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NewsExclusive: PPE demand set to balloon as lockdown relaxed
Demand for personal protective equipment in London is expected to increase dramatically as the coronavirus lockdown is eased, according to internal modelling.
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NewsHospitals blocked from ordering more than 150 critical care products directly
Hospitals have been blocked from ordering dozens of critical care products through normal channels because of an “exceptional increase in national demand.”