All Podcast articles – Page 7
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HSJ podcast: Chained naked outside the Department of Health
We discuss Sajid Javid’s first Tory conference as health secretary and try to pin down the ‘fundamental and far-reaching reforms’ he pledged to make.
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HSJ podcast: Another winter nightmare?
On the podcast this week, we look ahead to winter and ask whether NHS England’s 10-point accident and emergency action plan could prevent a crisis.
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HSJ podcast: Why NHS services are collapsing
On this week’s podcast, we discuss the knock-on impact covid has had on staffing and services, after medical consultants at a major acute trust warned its leadership that specialist staff shortages are causing services to become unsafe.
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HSJ podcast: Why £15.6bn extra spells cuts for the NHS
The government has announced £16bn more for the NHS — but NHS England is having to curb its ‘long-term plan’ ambitions and considering which of its budgets to shave. This week’s HSJ Health Check podcast explores why.
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HSJ podcast: Is it ‘unfair’ to blame GPs for remote consultations risk?
This week’s HSJ Health Check podcast discusses the warnings made by a Greater Manchester coroner over the risks of remote GP appointments, following the deaths of five people. Is it fair to blame general practice for the safety concerns?
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HSJ podcast: The ‘new hospital’ playbook lie
This week’s HSJ Health Check podcast discusses the government comms “playbook” which, as revealed by HSJ, told trusts they should describe new wings, units and refurbishments as “new hospitals” — which they are not.
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HSJ podcast: The rocky road ahead for integrated care systems
With seven months to go, we discuss what ICSs have to do before they become statutory on 1 April, amid brewing rows over who might sit on the board.
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HSJ podcast: Are covid visiting restrictions damaging patient safety?
An HSJ investigation revealed this week that coroners have raised multiple concerns pandemic hospital visiting restrictions may have had a damaging effect on patient care.
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HSJ podcast: Why ambulance and A&E waits have hit record highs
Waits in accident and emergency departments have risen to an all-time high, according to the latest national data, while there has been a surge in the number of people calling ambulances for the most serious types of incidents.
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HSJ podcast: Summer, salaries, systems and shielding
This week’s NHS Health Check podcast is dedicated to all matters staffing: The Agenda for Change pay deal, how much integrated care system chiefs should get paid, and shielding staff not getting risk assessments.
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HSJ podcast: How the government is trying to build back cheaper
A letter obtained by HSJ’s Nick Carding revealed the government has told eight of the most advanced “40 new hospitals” trusts to put produce plans to build much more cheaply — he discusses what it means on the HSJ Health Check podcast.
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HSJ podcast: Why the NHS needs fewer chairs and chiefs than ever
The sharp increase in shared NHS trust chairs and CEOs has been notable in recent months, with more key appointments made in London and the North West just this week.
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HSJ podcast: A nasty surprise for trusts – and preparing for 19 July and beyond
Trusts received an unpleasant surprise last Friday when they were told they must do more elective procedures to receive money from the national £1bn ‘elective recovery fund’.
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HSJ podcast: The health bill has landed
The Health and Care Bill has finally been published. We discuss the most eye-catching measures and the controversies surrounding what was supposed to be straightforward legislation.
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HSJ podcast: The unknown unknowns of Sajid Javid
With a new health secretary appointed days before the health bill was due to be published, we discuss what’s next for the legislation.
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HSJ podcast: A deep dive into Hancock’s data dream
Harnessing an opportunity to use the ‘full power of data’ to improve patient care, or a worrying ‘data grab’?
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HSJ podcast: Picking the next NHS England chief executive - a conversation with Jeremy Hunt
Monday marked the deadline for applicants wanting to be the next NHS England CEO to throw their hat in the ring.
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HSJ podcast: How an Afghan refugee became a telemedicine pioneer
Dr Waheed Arian escaped from Afghanistan and came to the UK as a child refugee in 1999. Since then, he has become an A&E doctor and founded global telemedicine charity ‘Arian Teleheal’.
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HSJ podcast: How NHS England (quietly) axed the A&E target
Under the cover of Cummings’ headline-grabbing testimony last week, NHS England gave the green light to plans to scrap the landmark four-hour accident and emergency target.
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HSJ podcast: Dominic Cummings’ fire and brimstone
Dominic Cummings set the Commons health committee on fire with his serious allegations about Matt Hancock’s handling of the pandemic earlier this week.