All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 122
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Routine NHS care may have ‘adverse effect’ on Black and Asian babies
NHS equality experts have ordered a review of neonatal care over concerns that babies from Black and Asian backgrounds are ‘adversely affected’ by routine methods.
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Vaccine lead returns to NHS England months after joining No 10
Emily Lawson is returning to lead NHS England’s covid vaccine programme, just months after leaving the role to join 10 Downing Street.
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Covid admissions reach seven-month high
The number of patients being admitted to hospital with covid-19 has now surpassed this summer’s peak and is at the highest level in more than seven months.
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Trust chief leads ‘industrial’ drive to cut ‘pointless’ follow-up appointments
National leaders want to expand the use of patient-initiated follow-up appointments on an “industrial scale” – in a bid to reduce the number of “pointless reviews” and give patients more control over their care.
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New national tech chief targets ‘broken’ use of data amid pointless ‘duplication’
The way the NHS collects and uses data is ‘not logical’, with ongoing work by trusts, integrated care systems and national bodies ‘overlapping considerably’ – according to a new NHS tech chief.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: NHSE’s journey from cuddly to confrontation with GPs
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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Comment
Private providers must be an integral part of integrated care systems
Lot of independent providers are already working in an integrated way, which the new ICSs can learn from, and the ultimate goal for all healthcare providers is patient safety and good patient outcomes. By Lou Patten and David Hare
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Replacement of ‘woefully out of date’ national IT systems delayed
The replacement of a cervical cancer screening system which “failed” thousands of patients has been delayed.
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NHS leaders must give staff time to ‘access psychological support’
NHS trusts must give their workforce the time to access nationally funded psychological therapies, a leading doctor has warned, as the ‘tired’ health service prepares to face a difficult winter.
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HSJ Local
NHSE regional boss to step down
NHS England and Improvement East of England regional director Ann Radmore is stepping down and plans to retire, it was announced today.
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: 18 months in full PPE
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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‘Challenged’ primary care ‘must not’ deliver urgent teen jabs, says NHSE
GPs should only give 12 to 15 years olds the covid vaccine as a last resort,according to NHS England, under new plans to expand capacity across the age group while protecting the fragile primary care sector.
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HSJ Local
Trust chiefs fear ‘reduction’ in new hospital plans after NHSE rejects capital request
An acute trust has warned it may have to scale down its plans for a new hospital after NHS England refused to allow previously allocated funds to be spent on a much-needed elective care centre.
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Single rooms should be ‘default’ in hospitals, says Powis
Single rooms should be the ‘default’ for inpatients in English hospitals as they would improve infection control and patient flow, NHS England and Improvement’s national medical director has said.
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Ethnicity removed from covid vaccine system in ‘retrograde step’
NHS England has stopped the collection of ethnicity data when people receive a coronavirus vaccine, seven months after introducing it, HSJ has learned.
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Four integrated care systems fail to appoint chairs
NHS England has been unable to appoint chairs for the NHS boards of four integrated care systems.
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Huge increase in staff at DHSC and NHS England
The Department of Health and Social Care has more than doubled its staff over the past 18 months, alongside large increases at NHS England and Public Health England.
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NHS England boss stepping down
NHS England’s chair is standing down early next year, meaning government will appoint his replacement ahead of the organisation’s formal merger with NHS Improvement.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: The worst backlog for children
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Two acute trusts to share a chair after NHSE appointment
Two acute trusts in north London will share a chair following an appointment by NHS England.