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NewsOnline overtakes phone for GP booking
More people have reported contacting their GP practice online than by phone for the first time, and more of them found access “easy”, new figures show.
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CommentBetter clinical homecare is crucial to an effective neighbourhood health service
New data from a pharma-funded study shows clinical homecare keeps people out of hospitals and must be part of the new National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme, writes Stephen Cook
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CommentWomen’s health is better in Kazakhstan: A new strategy is needed
A refreshed Women’s Health Strategy is urgently needed to deliver lasting, equitable care and close the persistent gender health gap, says Ranee Thakar
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NewsIVF postcode lottery intensifies as ICBs cut costs
At least four more integrated care boards are planning to cut IVF services in a move that would further shrink access to NHS fertility treatment across the country.
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NewsThree-fold difference in app use by ICS revealed
The share of patients routinely contacting their GP practice using the NHS App is only 6 per cent, and varies more than three-fold between systems, new figures suggest.
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CommentThe patient voice is being silenced
Patients are being shut out of the NHS conversation, as lived experience and recovery support are increasingly ignored
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HSJ PartnersI was an inpatient on a mental health ward – here’s what needs to change
Inpatient mental health services in the UK are under intense scrutiny and increasing pressure. Staff shortages, patient safety concerns, and outdated environments are just some of the issues drawing media and political attention.
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CommentTrust and ICB leaders must resist the temptation to blame others for the NHS’s woes
As NHS leaders navigate the new planning guidance, they must balance urgent recovery efforts with long-term reform to ensure sustainable healthcare services, writes Kathy McLean
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CommentThe NHS needs to make it easier for patients to complain
A new report calls for improvements to the process of NHS complaints to help the NHS develop a stronger listening and learning culture, writes William Pett, head of policy and public affairs at Healthwatch England
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NewsTrust U-turns on axing service over funding cut
A hospital trust has agreed to keep running its sexual health service, despite a funding cut of nearly £500,000.
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NewsExclusive: Elective recovery scheme ‘wide open to gaming’
Plans to pay trusts to validate and sometimes remove patients from their waiting lists could be “wide open to gaming” and create a public perception problem, senior NHS figures have told HSJ.
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NewsGPs to be paid to seek consultant opinion before referring
New payments for GPs to incentivise a significant reduction in referrals are among a range of measures being announced by the prime minister in a “radical” new plan to slash the elective waiting list.
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HSJ PartnersCould the next evolution of SMS signal the end for traditional patient letters? Let’s talk about the potential of RCS
Rich Communication Services can transform the way healthcare providers engage with their patients. Kenny Bloxham, global CPaaS healthcare director at Cisco, asks: with this practical, interactive alternative, do we really need to send letters?
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HSJ PartnersTackling youth health inequality with remote patient monitoring
Many of the long-term health conditions that affect adults’ lives are developed in childhood.1 Inequality is one of the biggest causes of these conditions. But just how serious is this issue, and what can be done to address it?
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News£10m supplier ‘cancelled NHS contracts with six hours’ notice’
A patient transport firm serving two major teaching hospital groups gave its customers just six hours’ notice it was stopping services, the trusts said.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2024: Early-Stage Patient Safety Innovation of the Year
WINNER Cheshire & Wirral Partnership FT: Optimising Safety and Innovating Through Digitisation of MHA Administration
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2024: Patient Safety in Elective Recovery Award
WINNER Stockport FT: Improving Theatre Productivity to Ensure Our Patients Have Timely Access for Surgery
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CommentLabour promised an HIV plan by October, this is what it should contain
To achieve zero HIV transmissions by 2030, improving equity of access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis must be central to Labour’s action plan, writes Dr Vanessa Apea
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NewsThreefold ICS variation in GP phone access revealed
Patients trying to reach their GP are almost three times as likely to fail to get through in the worst-performing integrated care systems than the best, according to analysis of new annual figures.