All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 179
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NewsNHS England reinstates central control powers as covid risk rating is increased
The NHS has been returned to the highest level of risk on its emergency preparedness framework, a move which allows national leaders tighter control over local resources and decision making.
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NewsSenior medics urge trusts to protect electives by boosting post-op care
Senior medics urge trusts to protect electives by boosting post-op careospitals are being urged to set up enhanced post-operative care services to free up critical care beds and protect electives in the face of a covid winter surge.
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NewsExclusive: Nearly 40,000 wrongly told to get a flu jab
The NHS has erroneously written to thousands of patients who have had glandular fever in the past asking them to get a flu jab from their GP.
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NewsICSs should have ‘accountability’ for public health, says new national lead
Responsibility for some public health services should sit with ‘integrated care systems’ once they are given a statutory basis, says the new chief executive of NHS Clinical Commissioners.
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals 70pc more full than April
There are 70 per cent more people in hospital now as when England was approaching its spring covid-19 peak, and twice as many non-covid patients, according to official figures leaked to HSJ.
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CommentStrengthening ICSs must not undermine local collaboration
As the NHS and its partners push forward with change, especially structural change, it’s important to not lose sight of the purpose of integration, writes Richard Murray.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Trusts defy Hancock’s tech vision
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent, Nick Carding.
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NewsMcKinsey review of national structure to cost nearly £1m
Consultants McKinsey have had their contract to help review national leadership of technology in the NHS extended, with the total cost approaching £1m, HSJ has learned.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Hospitals are still neglecting mental health
Acute hospitals are still not taking mental health patients seriously enough, argues HSJ’s Rebecca Thomas in this week’s Health Check podcast. We also get an update on covid pressures on the health system.
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NewsNHS doubles covid test ‘capacity’ in three days as T&T looks set to hit 500k target
Test and Trace looks likely to hit its 500,000 daily covid testing target, after declaring huge leaps in NHS labs capacity over three days.
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NewsLiverpool admissions flatten as covid accelerates in Manchester, Yorkshire and Notts
Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire are now seeing the highest numbers of new coronavirus cases in hospital, while Liverpool Cheshire and Merseyside – hit early in the second wave — has seen a drop in new cases in recent days.
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NewsPrivate children’s unit shut down after CQC safety concerns
A privately run child and adolescent mental health unit has been closed permanently, with its residents moved elsewhere, after concerns were raised about their safety.
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HSJ LocalNHS England launches investigation into staff concerns at leading trust
NHS England has commissioned an independent investigation into allegations raised by staff at a leading cancer trust.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Acute bosses must recognise the impact on their A&Es
HSJ’ s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Military levels of discipline
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentCovid made the NHS realise the value of HR departments
In many ways the critical link between the health and wellbeing of NHS staff and patient care has been brought into sharp focus by the pandemic, highlighting the importance of HR in protecting and promoting positive relationships at work, writes Richard Saundry.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The circular firing squad
As the news over covid-19 hospitalisations and deaths inevitably ramps up during the coming months, the fear factor will drive the blame game to ever less adequate and rational behaviour, writes Andy Cowper.
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NewsRevealed: Full picture of how covid is hitting hospitals in the north
The most comprehensive picture so far of how covid’s second wave has hit the NHS in the north of England is revealed in new figures obtained by HSJ.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The North reaches boiling point
On the podcast this week, we try to get to the bottom of this week’s political furore in the North West, the confusion that ensued and the impact the continued rise in covid admissions could have on normal NHS work. We also discover quite how long it takes to heat ...
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NewsExclusive: NHS faces winter with ‘2,000 less’ beds than last year
The NHS has ‘significantly less’ beds now than last winter and parts of the system ‘don’t have enough’, a NHS England and Improvement director has admitted.