All Policy articles – Page 40
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NewsNHS England sets new covid-19 spending rules
Spending on staff, testing, high-risk patients and aftercare is set to increase across the health service — but covid-19 capital funding will now require national sign off — according to new NHS England spending rules.
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NewsStaff urged to share covid-19 test results with their trust
NHS staff are being encouraged to share their covid-19 test results with their employers, which do not receive them automatically because of privacy rules, sparking concern among some leaders.
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NewsPatients must isolate for two weeks before an NHS operation
Patients will be told to self-isolate along with their household for two weeks before being admitted to hospital even if they have no covid-19 symptoms under NHS England’s new guidance for re-starting elective care.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: How the NHS performed during the peak
This week’s HSJ Health Check podcast digs into the latest NHS performance data, revealing how coronavirus affected normal services – taking the weight off emergency departments, but lengthening the waiting list for planned care.
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NewsExclusive: Test data from commercial labs going into ‘black hole’
Data on the outcome of tens of thousands of tests carried out outside the NHS is ‘disappearing into a data black hole’, making it harder for local organisations to respond to the spread of coronavirus in their area.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The Emperor’s New PPE
Andy Cowper gives a lowdown on the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic right from making difficult choices to its political communications
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PodcastHSJ Health Check: Testing, tracing and mortality rates
This HSJ Health Check podcast special explores the issues around testing, tracing and mortality rates.
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NewsCQC ‘breaking law’ by suspending inspections
The Care Quality Commission is breaking human rights and equalities laws by deciding not to carry out routine inspections of care homes and hospitals, older people’s and disabled groups have argued.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The People’s Chat Show Host
Andy Cowper on government’s attempts to rebut media stories and a blatant attempt at numerical chicanery.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: A possible covid-linked syndrome in children
On this week’s HSJ Health Check podcast we discuss warnings over a possible covid-linked condition in children, and Sir Simon Steven’s new guidance on the next phase of the response for the NHS.
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NewsNHSE issues plan to restart urgent non-covid care
NHS England has set out a six-week action plan and priority areas for the health service as it seeks to restart a raft of non-coronavirus services.
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NewsA&E overcrowding ‘unconscionable’ as services restart
Major transformation is required to stop the return of “unacceptable and unconscionable” corridor waits and overcrowding in emergency departments as the NHS gears up to re-open services, a senior figure has warned.
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News‘Restoration’ of non-covid NHS services gets under way
The government has announced that the “restoration of other NHS services” will start tomorrow on a “hospital-by-hospital” basis.
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NewsExclusive: Hospital chiefs keen to restart operations as covid peak passes
Several acute trust chief executives have told HSJ they are keen to resume more planned operations, as the peak of new coronavirus cases has passed and many hospital beds remain empty.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: After the peak — recovery, restoration, reform
For much of the country, coronavirus has peaked. This week’s HSJ Health Check debates the next steps.
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Expert BriefingWhy data modelling is key to unlocking the lockdown
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Nicholas Carding in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: SHAs would have helped with coronavirus
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior integration correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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CommentThe NHS' relationship with private providers ‘has changed before our eyes’
David Hare shares his insights on how the agreement between the NHS and independent hospitals has worked out after a month and the long-term ramifications on the relationship between the two sectors.
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PodcastHSJ Health Check special: The NHS’ legal risk over covid-19
This HSJ Health Check podcast special explores the legal rules and risks for the NHS as it tackles coronavirus.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Empty beds, death numbers, and non-covid care
This week’s HSJ Health Check podcast examines the latest in the NHS’ response to the coronavirus pandemic.