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NewsExclusive: One in four critical care units got busier in past week
The number of patients in critical care grew at one in four English hospital trusts in the past week, despite overall covid-19 occupancy falling, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsDaily Insight: A snapshot in time
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsWhite paper final draft confirms far-reaching NHS legislation plans
A final version of the government’s health and care white paper, seen by HSJ, confirms it plans to press ahead with far-reaching legal reforms.
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NewsCCG vows action over ‘unequal opportunity’ and ‘inappropriate behaviours’
A clinical commissioning group has vowed to take action after a report found a ‘robust perception’ of unequal opportunity among staff from minority ethnic backgrounds, and ‘inappropriate language and behaviours’ from some managers.
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News‘Worrying’ gap in vaccination rates for over 80s with learning disabilities
Experts have warned that vulnerable groups risk getting ‘missed out’ after data has revealed a ‘worrying’ gap in vaccination rates for those with a learning disability and severe mental illness.
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NewsExclusive: More than 100,000 waiting for ‘urgent’ operations
More than 100,000 people were waiting for ‘urgent’ priority two operations in late January, as planned care rates plummeted amid the covid third wave, according to NHS data seen by HSJ.
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NewsNHS England faces ‘external review’ of private sector covid contracts
There will be an ‘external review’ into the national capacity contracts with the private sector during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a leaked NHS England document.
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NewsDaily Insight: An almighty legal battle
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News‘Suboptimal’ relationship between NHS and pharma needs ‘urgent’ attention, says ex-NICE chief
The relationship between the NHS and the pharmaceutical sector is ‘suboptimal’ because of the misalignment of ‘ambitions, constraints and risk appetites’, according to former National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Sir Andrew Dillon.
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NewsNHS England lead warns stroke improvements ‘stalled or deteriorated’
A key long-term plan commitment is expected to be missed, with the national clinical director warning many improvements in stroke patient care have stalled or slipped back.
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HSJ LocalTrust battles global firm in £100m court fight over ‘substantial defects’ at flagship NHS hospital
One of England’s top NHS trusts is suing a major construction firm for £100m in a bitter legal dispute after significant structural defects were identified in its ‘pioneering’ new hospital, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsDaily Insight: School of thought
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsThe 19 health systems with less than 5pc of beds available for non-covid patients
Nearly half of England’s health systems have scant space in general hospitals for non-covid patients as they juggle beds between covid and non-covid services while running at high occupancy rates, an HSJ analysis of NHS data shows.
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NewsHow many covid hospital patients will England have when schools return?
The government has signalled pupils may begin to return to English schools in exactly four weeks’ time on 8 March as the first step in lifting lockdown restrictions, and that the number of covid positive patients in hospitals will be a key factor in deciding whether to proceed.
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NewsConcerns over ‘local leadership’ helped drive doubling of whistleblowing in December
The NHS’ response to the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic saw the number of whistleblowing concerns raised with the Care Quality Commission almost double in December, with the strength of local leadership among the most frequent complaints.
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NewsLeading ICS’ governance seen as ‘repetitive, complex and burdensome’
A leading integrated care system’s governance was viewed as “repetitive, overly complex and burdensome,” an independent review has found.
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NewsIntegrated care systems could have two leadership boards
The government’s draft plans for new NHS legislation would create two leadership boards within an integrated care system, in a change to the proposals laid out by NHS England last year.
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NewsNew NHS bill could allow for professional regulation of senior managers
The government is planning new powers that could mean senior NHS managers are subject to professional regulation in the future, according to draft legislative proposals.
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NewsGovernment plans new powers over NHS reconfigurations and ALB functions
The Department of Health and Social Care is planning new powers to intervene in local NHS reconfigurations and to give itself greater flexibility over abolishing and transferring functions between national health bodies.
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NewsCovid pressures linked to increased fall rates and patient deaths
Two patients have died and at least seven more have come to harm in recent falls linked to covid-19 pressures at a small acute trust.