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Expert BriefingMajor concerns over funding and staffing of new ‘long covid’ clinics
There are serious concerns over the funding and staffing numbers available for new “long-covid” clinics, while patient groups “remain in the dark” over their locations.
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Comment
Why we created a ‘financial hardship fund’ as part of our covid response
Consistently delivering the physiological needs are what most of our colleagues require this winter and beyond, writes Richard Mitchell
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News
New trust’s ‘inexperienced’ leadership criticised as CQC serves warning
The Care Quality Commission has criticised a new trust’s leadership after issuing it with a warning notice to improve care in its two emergency departments.
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News
Kirkup: ‘Significant reluctance’ in health system to review ‘historic’ cases
One of England’s top authorities on patient safety has warned there is ‘significant reluctance’ in the health service to investigate cases considered ‘historic’, after he published a report today detailing a ‘20-year cover-up’ over the death of a baby girl.
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HSJ Knowledge
Building resilient services through people, assets and infrastructure
Nicola Mortali on the need of a shared vision, close communication, clear delineation of roles with shared risk to deal with the challenges ahead
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News
Exclusive: 111 First to go live imminently amid ‘vehement’ opposition in some EDs
Emergency care leaders are warning it will take up to six more months to determine whether pilots of a radical change to accident and emergency are working, even though it is due to go live nationally next week, HSJ has learned.
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News
CCG finds multiple concerns with problematic procurement
A clinical commissioning group has admitted there were problems with the handling of a dermatology contract which needed to be suspended because of patient safety concerns after little more than a year.
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News
Patients eight times more likely to die following major surgery at outlier hospitals
Death rates for a major emergency abdominal surgery are almost eight times higher at some outlier hospitals compared with top performers, a national report has found.
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News
Exclusive: NHS setting up dozens of mass covid vaccination centres and seeking 40,000 staff
The health service is setting up more than 40 mass vaccination centres, and working on recruiting tens of thousands of staff for the huge covid-19 vaccination effort, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Maternity unit rated ‘inadequate’ as trust faces scrutiny over horrific stillbirth
An Essex maternity department has been served with further warnings by the Care Quality Commission and again rated “inadequate”.
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News
Confusion over hospital’s ‘critical incident’
A hospital trust struggling under an influx of covid patients has denied it declared a critical incident after confusion about how it had responded to extreme pressure over the last few days.
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: The desperate need for a major settlement
HSJ’ s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence .
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News
CQC to inspect hospitals on food standards after patient deaths
Hospital food standards are set to be put on a statutory footing, with trusts held to account by the Care Quality Commission, according to the chair of a government-commissioned review.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Patients harmed amid ‘internecine squabbles’ and cover-up claims
Several patients were harmed after acute trust leaders failed to act on multiple concerns being raised about a surgeon, documents obtained by HSJ suggest.
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News
Exclusive: Major delays for new NHS England covid service
A key expansion of services for patients recovering from coronavirus has been delayed by several months, HSJ has learned.
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News
Leaked government review plans new law to push data sharing
An official review carried out for the health secretary, leaked to HSJ, reveals plans to bolster the law to require greater sharing of patient data, saying it would help improve safety for those wrongly prescribed drugs.
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Comment
Blame or denial will not stop patients catching covid in hospitals
David Oliver shares his insights on hospital-acquired covid-19, how it is reported, why it might happen and realistic approaches to reducing rather than abolishing it.
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HSJ Knowledge
Webinar: Can digital technology help embed a strong patient safety culture?
Monday, 7 December 2020, 4pm-4.45pm
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News
Exclusive: Thousands still being denied PPE for procedures with ‘high covid risk’
Thousands of frontline workers delivering treatments where the risk of transmitting coronavirus is heightened are still being denied personal protective equipment, according to multiple unions and professional bodies.
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News
Hospital trust tightens covid measures and sounds alarm over growing pressure
A hospital trust has warned it is facing ‘huge pressure’ as it must convert more wards to covid-only, and has more than 100 ‘medically fit’ patients who have not been discharged.
