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NewsAmbulance crews taking fewer patients to hospital
Ambulance staff are treating tens of thousands more people without taking them to hospital during the covid pandemic.
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NewsNew shortage of protective masks as supply 'goes off a cliff'
Approximately a third of acute trusts are running low on crucial protective masks going into the weekend, sources have told HSJ.
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NewsUrgent cancer treatment down 60 per cent in April
The number of patients receiving urgent cancer treatment fell by 60 per cent in April, as hospitals struggled to provide services while grappling with covid-19.
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NewsExclusive: Two hospitals see 60pc of new covid cases caught on the wards
More than 60 per cent of new covid cases diagnosed at two hospitals in the Midlands in recent days were caught at least two weeks after the patient was admitted — suggesting there may be particular problems with the virus spreading on their wards.
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NewsContact tracing app ‘will not be ready until autumn’
The coronavirus contact-tracing app will not be ready for national rollout until the autumn, according to a London Assembly member.
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NewsSerious covid-linked condition in children ‘now in decline’
A serious coronavirus-linked illness which put up to 100 children in intensive care now appears to be in decline as the number of covid-19 cases also falls, HSJ has been told.
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NewsPatients received ‘derogatory’ treatment at women’s unit
Inspectors have placed a women’s mental health service into special measures after patients were said to have been subjected to “inappropriate” and “derogatory” treatment by staff.
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Covid aftercare piles pressure on ‘understaffed’ community services
The aftercare of covid-19 patients will have significant financial implications for ‘understaffed’ community services, NHS England has been warned.
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NewsUpdated: College advises many children can come off shielded patient list
Many children on the shielded patient list can be told they no longer need to be isolated, according to new guidance for clinicians issued by the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health.
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NewsRevealed: Government spent more than £200m on Nightingale hospitals
The government has spent more than £200m on setting up and running England’s Nightingale temporary hospitals, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsLarge GP network at risk of collapsing over ‘private conversation’ row
A primary care network with 80,000 patients is at risk of collapsing following a dispute over resources.
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NewsStevens and local NHS chiefs join Black Lives Matter calls
NHS England chief Sir Simon Stevens has said the Black Lives Matter movement and covid-19 have brought ‘stark and urgent’ focus to the problems black, Asian and minority ethnic people face.
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NewsNHS seeks another huge increase in testing capacity
The NHS has been told to increase its covid-19 swab testing capacity again by at least double, HSJ has learned, including via efforts to expand rapid-turnaround tests.
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NewsNHS’ workforce race equality lead to retire this year
NHS England’s workforce race equality director is to lead plans to support black, Asian and minority ethnic staff across London during the covid-19 pandemic, before retiring later this year.
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NewsExclusive: Senior doctors warned of service failings before 12 deaths
Senior doctors repeatedly raised concerns over safety and staffing problems at a mental health trust before a cluster of 12 deaths, an HSJ investigation has found.
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NewsNHS must rethink its reliance on overseas recruitment, says regulator
The NHS must think “long and carefully” about its reliance on overseas recruitment, as it will be “difficult” following the covid-19 pandemic, the chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council has warned.
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NewsTrusts handed new rules to ‘minimise’ contacts between staff
NHS organisations have been told to ‘minimise’ close contacts between staff – including restricting the number of staff on ward rounds – to lessen covid-19 infections in healthcare settings.
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NewsDetails revealed of NHS covid contracts with major tech firms
The government has released details of NHS covid-19 data sharing deals with major tech giants — including Amazon and Google — revealing “unprecedented transfer of personal health information”.
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NewsTrust chief: I have been ‘culpable’ and ‘complicit’ on BAME issues
A trust chief has told staff she has been “culpable” and “complicit” when it comes to understanding the inequality and discrimination faced by black, Asian and minority ethnic people.
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NewsRevealed: online covid tests refused to those not on credit check database
Disadvantaged groups may be excluded from the government’s online coronavirus test and trace system because it requires a credit reference database check to decide whether to deliver a home test, HSJ can reveal.