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News‘Online hospital’ to open in 2027, says PM
Plans for a new NHS “online hospital” service to deliver millions of appointments each year by “digitally connecting patients to specialist clinicians” are set to be unveiled by the prime minister today.
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NewsClinicians’ concerns have held up outpatient reform, says Mackey
NHS England’s outpatients recovery efforts have been stymied by a lack of funding and because “we’ve struggled to get the clinical community uniformly behind it”, Sir Jim Mackey has told MPs.
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NewsICBs told to get tighter grip on GP referrals
Integrated care boards have been told to significantly strengthen the drive to ensure that potential GP referrals are first scrutinised by hospital consultants.
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CommentWait list and wait times worsened again in May
A worsening situation in the penultimate waiting times data for the outgoing Conservative government
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NewsICB plans to ‘decommission outpatient clinics’
An integrated care board is planning to decommission secondary care outpatient clinics and replace them with primary and community care services.
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CommentPIFU can work, but not if we focus on a meaningless target
Navigating the complexities of outpatient care in the digital age requires a balanced approach, integrating technology with clinical expertise to optimise patient outcomes
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HSJ LocalMore than 100 appointments cancelled due to faulty lifts at acute site
More than 100 appointments have been cancelled in a month due to problems with lifts at an acute hospital site, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: NHSE targeting 50% cut to waiting list
NHS England is floating proposals to cut the elective waiting list by nearly 50 per cent to under 4 million over the next five years, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRevealed: The ICSs ‘diverting’ the most GP referrals through controversial model
There is huge regional variation in the rate at which health systems are preventing patients joining the elective waiting list through “advice and guidance” to GPs, according to analysis by HSJ.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: The priorities for NHSE’s new elective recovery plan
Recovering services from the covid crisis is a big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by bureau chief James Illman.
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NewsTrusts’ performance on key recovery target revealed
Ten trusts have just 1 per cent or fewer of their outpatients on “patient initiated follow-up” pathways, against a target of 5 per cent, official data suggests.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: The trusts going Further, Faster
Recovering services from the covid crisis is a big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by bureau chief James Illman.
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HSJ PartnersTransforming NHS patient care: The evidenced impact of 18 Week Support on reducing waiting times
Claire Dubowski, chief executive officer of 18 Week Support, highlights the impact of their collaboration with the North West Anglia FT in eliminating backlogs and enhancing patient care
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NewsNHSE looks to scrap ‘follow ups’ target
NHS England is looking to ditch a key elective target that aimed to deliver large reductions in follow-up appointments, HSJ has learned.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The reality behind NHSE’s flagship outpatient programme
This week for the first time a study has revealed the number of patients on PIFU pathways has not translated into a significant reduction in follow-up appointments.
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NewsNHSE drive on follow-ups only delivers marginal reduction
NHS England’s drive to encourage patient-initiated appointments is only having a marginal impact on reducing overall outpatient follow-ups, a major study suggests.
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NewsTrusts fall short of new outpatient target but are praised for progress
Trusts remain short of NHS England’s target for 5 per cent of outpatient follow-ups to be on patient-initiated follow-up pathways, although significant progress towards the benchmark has been made, according to an internal review.
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HSJ LocalTrust reviewing 100,000 patients put ‘on hold’
A trust is reviewing more than 100,000 patients on its outpatient lists, after concerns emerged that some had ‘been lost whilst on hold’ for follow-up appointments.
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NewsExclusive: Performance of vital demand management service collapses
The performance of one of the NHS’s flagship strategies to reduce demand on over-stretched hospitals has collapsed, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentAn idiot with a laptop's solution to follow up appointments
Patient initiated follow up and remote clinical reviews show promise in alleviating capacity issues and ensuring timely care, with positive patient feedback and early intervention benefits