All Health Service Journal articles in November 2021 – Page 3
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HSJ LocalTwo more directors go amid heavy criticism of trust’s management
Two more directors have announced they are stepping down from their roles at a troubled acute provider, following heavy criticism of the trust’s management and some key services.
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NewsTrust CEO predicts ‘unprecedented’ pressure will last a year
An acute trust CEO has predicted her organisation will be under extreme pressure for 12 months due to ‘relentless and stressful’ demand on services.
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NewsCovid admissions start to decline after month-long rise
Admissions of covid positive patients to English hospitals have started to decline for the first time in a month.
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NewsVictim’s family questions why mortuary sex abuser was not detected earlier
The sister of one of David Fuller’s hospital mortuary victims has questioned why his crimes were not uncovered earlier.
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CommentLetter from Scotland: social care reform proves challenging
The NHS proposals of the Scottish government has angered GPs and left managing bodies of community healthcare services grumbling, writes Henry Anderson
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NewsNHS now getting ‘slaps not claps’, warns national elective chief
The NHS has gone from getting clapped by the public to ‘getting slaps’ because patients’ tolerance of long waits for health services has deteriorated, NHS England’s elective chief has warned.
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NewsCompulsory jabs may drive out 73k NHS staff, government admits
The government has estimated 73,000 NHS staff will no longer be eligible to work with patients face to face and may leave their jobs, as a result of it making covid-19 vaccination compulsory.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: ‘From claps to slaps’
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsLeak reveals ‘40 new hospitals’ cash must cover rising costs of existing schemes
Spiralling costs at delayed NHS construction projects will reduce available funding for new “hospitals” promised by the government, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCQC restricts provider’s admissions after staff ‘fell asleep’ during patient observations
Adult wards at a major independent mental health provider where it was claimed staff fell asleep during work have been described as unsafe, prompting an urgent move to restrict admissions.
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NewsLong-term plan target 'set to be missed by several years’
The NHS is set to miss the long-term plan’s target for improving stroke care by several years, a leading doctor has said.
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CommentThe Health and Care Bill must require action on health inequalities
Richard Murray calls for amending the Health and Care Bill to focus on health inequalities in its Triple Aim
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: ‘Hoping for six feet of snow to keep everyone at home’
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance trust’s comms system knocked out by system failure
An ambulance trust today suffered a system failure severing the communications link between control room and crews, raising fundamental concerns about staff and patient safety, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Counting the cost
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNHS expecting covid negligence claims totalling over £800m
The NHS is expecting to receive compensation claims totalling over £800m over its handling of covid-19, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ InteractiveWhat has covid revealed about the redesigning of care services?
An HSJ webinar explored how the pandemic has presented the NHS with the challenge to transform services - improving patient outcomes and experience. A panel of experts discussed what this means for the traditional model of inpatient care. Jennifer Trueland reports
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HSJ InteractiveUsing technology to support people in their own homes
The panellists explored the changes needed for systems to continue to work in a joined up way in a post-acute covid period
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NewsFirst three ICS chief executives announced
Designate chief executives have been announced for three NHS integrated care boards, the first to be named ahead of integrated care systems being put on a statutory footing next year.
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NewsTwo-year waiters rise by over 3,000 in a month
The number of patients breaching the two-year mark on the waiting list rose 28 per cent from 9,754 to a record 12,491 between August and September, according to the latest NHS England data.