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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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NewsGovernment calls in ICS chair to plot next steps for social care
The chair of an integrated care system and former local authority director has been appointed as the lead of a new government covid-19 social care taskforce.
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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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NewsWebinar: Can consistent levels of digitisation and cybersecurity now be achieved across the NHS?
The chief information officer of University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust, one of the global digital exemplars, spoke at an HSJ webinar on how consistent levels of digitisation can now be achieved across the NHS.
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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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HSJ LocalNeighbour trusts set to extend ‘closer working’ scheme indefinitely
Two hospital trusts are set to extend their shared leadership indefinitely amid the expiry of a two-year collaboration contract.
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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.
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News‘Much higher’ risk of staff-to-staff covid infection behind decision to insist on masks in non-clinical areas
Hospital staff will be required to wear surgical masks at all times to prevent them infecting colleagues with covid-19, health secretary Matt Hancock has announced.
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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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NewsRespiratory patients still avoiding A&E
Emergency attendances for several conditions are still well below their normal levels, despite a steady increase in overall activity since the peak of the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsHarding: Tracing app is just ‘the cherry on the cake’
The launch of a second version of the NHS covid-19 contact tracing app is set to be announced imminently, HSJ understands.
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NewsMPs demand to see censored submissions to PHE inequalities review
The government has faced calls to release responses to a review of health inequalities after HSJ revealed they had been cut from the published version.
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NewsPatient restraint spikes as covid measures spark ‘frustration’
Several mental health trusts have reported spikes in incidents of physical restraint or seclusion on patients, driven by covid-19 restrictions, HSJ has learned.
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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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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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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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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.