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NewsExclusive: National database giving trusts false picture of unvaccinated staff
The national IT systems responsible for recording whether NHS staff have been vaccinated against coronavirus are ‘inaccurate’ and forcing trusts to resort to ‘labour intensive methods’ to work out which employees have not been immunised, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsNHSE warns trusts not to use costly clinical locums
NHS England has ‘strongly discouraged’ trusts from using insourcing solutions which involve paying locum clinical staff ‘escalated rates’.
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HSJ LocalICS told to increase help for trust that treated patients on the floor
A troubled integrated care system has been told it must provide more help to a severely under-pressure acute trust where patients were treated on the floor and in a storeroom.
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NewsNHS England director to step down
One of NHS England’s longest-serving senior figures is to leave their role with the national body.
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NewsMortuary abuse report delayed until ‘middle of next year’
The final report into how a maintenance supervisor managed to abuse scores of women’s bodies in two hospital mortuaries has been delayed until next year.
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NewsStroke patients waiting nearly an hour longer to get to hospital
Some stroke patients are waiting nearly an hour longer to get to hospital than before the pandemic, risking their lives and chances of recovering without severe disability, HSJ has found.
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NewsOmicron wave peaks in hospitals
The number of covid positive patients in English hospitals has fallen week on week for the first time since the beginning of the omicron wave.
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NewsDaily Insight: Vax to the future
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsDon’t ‘rush out’ incomplete elective plan, ministers warned
Ministers have been urged not to ‘rush out’ their elective recovery plan this week by NHS Providers because the full impact of omicron on the service has not been established.
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NewsNHS staff isolation cut to six days with tests
NHS staff who test positive for coronavirus can leave isolation and return to work, if they test negative on days five and six, in line with national changes to guidance, it has been confirmed.
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NewsExclusive: Pfizer extends shelf life after revelation NHS could waste ‘millions’ of vaccines
The expiry date on some covid vaccine supplies has been extended by two weeks, following concerns that large quantities would be wasted.
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NewsIncreasing management spend does not improve hospital performance, research concludes
There is no significant relationship between the number of managers or the amount spent on management and the quality of NHS hospital services, research has concluded.
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NewsThe Primer: Councils squirm over NHS ‘power grab’
The Primer provides a rapid guide to the most interesting comment and analysis on the English health and care sector that has not (usually) appeared in HSJ.
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News‘Millions of covid vaccines’ set to expire within two weeks, leaked memo warns
Large supplies of covid vaccine delivered to local centres before Christmas have not been used and are set to reach their expiry date within two weeks, a leaked memo suggests.
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NewsNo payments for unvaccinated staff, trusts told as NHS prepares for dismissals
17 Jan 10:40 Please can you kindly provide any links 17 Jan 10:40 Please can you kindly provide any links NHS organisations have been told to prepare for redeploying or dismissing thousands of unvaccinated staff without an exit payment, and to raise the alarm about services which may be rendered ...
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NewsRegion’s hospitals expect covid pressure to rise for another two weeks
Another two weeks of rising covid admissions have been forecast for one of the country’s hardest-hit regions for hospital cases, with senior sources telling HSJ they expect staff absences ‘to get worse before they get better’ and culminate in an end-of-January peak.
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NewsNHSE tells staff: Consider legal action against patients who refuse to leave beds
NHS England has encouraged trusts to consider taking legal action against patients who refuse to leave hospital beds when step-down care is made available.
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NewsDaily Insight: FT’s unexpected next move
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Exclusive: NHSE orders health check blitz to stop mortality gap growing
NHS England is urging health systems to ramp up physical health checks for people with severe mental illnesses to address a widening life expectancy gap caused by covid, according to a letter seen by HSJ.
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NewsDaily Insight: A chink of light?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.