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NewsAll acutes across swathe of south east set to see at least 33pc covid occupancy
At least a third of beds are set to be filled with covid patients by new year’s eve, at all the acute trusts across three connected health systems.
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News
London critical care patients could be sent to Yorkshire as capital’s ICUs top 100pc occupancy
Requests have been made to transfer patients in need of intensive care from London to hospitals in Yorkshire, HSJ has learned, as leaked figures reveal that critical care is running at 100 per cent-plus capacity across the south east and east of England.
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Teaching trust’s staff ‘utterly rinsed and completely wiped out’ by elective targets
A major London trust’s critical care staff have urged leaders to review elective work targets amid serious concerns over workload, safe staffing and burnout, HSJ has learned.
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News
Hour-plus ambulance to A&E transfers double in a week
The number of ambulance handovers taking longer than an hour have almost doubled in just one week, the latest figures have revealed.
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Comment
Community health services can only absorb so much pressure
Not only do community services need recognition for their contribution, but they also need immediate support for their staff and the resources, writes Andrew Ridley
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Cancer waiting list has almost doubled, leak reveals
The waiting list for cancer patients has almost doubled over the last seven months, according to internal NHS data which has never been made public.
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HSJ Awards
Finalists of the 2021 HSJ Partnership Awards announced
HSJ today reveals which organisations have made the final of its partnership awards, following a year in which team effort has never been more essential in delivering the best care to NHS patients.
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A&E trolley waits double despite many fewer patients
Long waits for admission from emergency departments in November were nearly double last year’s figure, despite many fewer patients, as covid-19 hampered flow through hospitals.
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: Get health checks back on track
HSJ’ s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence .
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow!
Andy Cowper shares his insights on Brexit British exceptionalism, slight improvement on TAT performance and 12 days of covid.
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News
Mental health demand could rise by 40pc warns NHSE research
Demand for adult mental health services could rise by 40 per cent according to research commissioned by NHS England and seen by HSJ .
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Exclusive: Trusts warned they are being ‘complacent’ on A&E over-crowding
Emergency medics are writing to hospital chief executives warning them that some trusts are being ‘complacent’ about crowding in A E, they have told HSJ.
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Leaks reveal two-thirds of private hospital capacity went unused by NHS
Two-thirds of the private sector capacity that was block-purchased by the NHS — costing hundreds of millions of pounds — went unused by the service over the summer, despite rocketing long waits for operations, according to internal documents leaked to HSJ .
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: For the birds
Andy Cowper on the impact of covid on economy, the £350m lie and blame game in the national political narrative.
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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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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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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: Greasing palms and squandering trust
Andy Cowper on big funding announcements, a heroic set of planning assumptions for rolling out vaccines and the accuracy of covid testing tech.
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Expert Briefing
Recovery Watch: Trusts must not penalise staff during long-covid recovery
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The new Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ senior correspondents Annabelle Collins and Sharon Brennan.
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News
NHS going into winter with 5,500 fewer beds than last year
The NHS is going into this winter with 5,500 fewer general acute beds than last year, NHS England data has revealed.
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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 .
