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HSJ PartnersA prevention policy without a delivery plan is a promise the NHS cannot keep
Across the NHS, clinicians have been calling for progress on osteoporosis for years. Yet nearly two years on from a clear national commitment, there is still no plan for delivery – and no progress.
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NewsNHS ‘a cat’s whisker’ from hitting headline targets
The NHS was within touching distance of its headline urgent and emergency care targets in March – falling just short of the key asks in A&E and ambulance wait times.
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CommentNational targets protect low-profile services
Devolution without accountability risks worsening NHS inequalities, leaving osteoporosis patients underserved, and the need for national mandates to ensure equitable care
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NewsExclusive: NHSE chair leading mental health services review
NHS England’s chair is leading a national review of mental health services and productivity, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingMackey: ‘Contentious’ model can drive ‘hockey stick’ recovery
Elective recovery and returning the NHS to meeting the 18-week standard by 2029 is the government’s main performance priority. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress against this goal. By bureau chief James Illman.
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CommentEPR promise risks fading without national action
EPRs can improve productivity and care, but poor usability, fragmented systems and inadequate training risk undermining the NHS’s digital transformation ambitions
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NewsMackey: Iran war threatens ‘huge shock’ for NHS finances
The NHS will need extra funding from government if the Iran war drives large price increases, which could amount to a “huge shock”, Sir Jim Mackey has warned.
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CommentSaving money is possible for the NHS but only under six conditions
There are few opportunities for quick savings in the NHS, but there is strong evidence that longer-term gains can translate into real financial headroom if structural barriers are fixed
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NewsMore than half of staff say EPRs make their job harder
More than half of NHS staff using an electronic patient record system say it made their job harder and they lacked necessary training, a survey has found.
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HSJ PartnersHow can AI-powered rostering transform our NHS workforce?
Rostering has always been complicated. Rotas need to accommodate a huge range of specialties, grades and skills, as well as factor in clinician preferences and align with service plans. It’s a major time sink for trusts and rarely leaves all parties satisfied.
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CommentEnglish hospitals are outperforming those in Scotland and Wales
Despite ongoing pressures, England’s NHS is recovering faster than Wales and Scotland, with shorter waits and higher activity, despite similar funding increases
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CommentChanging the economics of outpatient care through technology
NHS productivity has stalled, not because digital investment failed, but because it was layered onto old ways of working. Ambient technology offers a chance to finally redesign them
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HSJ PartnersImplementing the Rare Diseases Action Plan: learnings from amyloidosis care
Networked models of care have the potential to provide better access to specialist care for rare diseases in the NHS. The government committed to establishing an innovative networked model of care for amyloidosis in the England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2024.1 Successful roll-out could address inequities in care for amyloidosis ...
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HSJ PartnersFrom long-term vision to in-year savings: digital solutions for today’s NHS
Digitally enabling solutions must deliver (in-year) cost savings as well as show demonstrable value in driving up productivity across the NHS
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CommentData must be used to better inform decisions, not simply justify them
In a data-rich NHS, the question is no longer how much information is collected, but why so little of it is translated into meaningful improvement
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CommentWhen safety does not sell
Despite decades of inquiries and warnings, the NHS continues to tolerate predictable medication harm, revealing a system better at analysing failure than preventing it
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NewsMental health trusts top new productivity metric
Mental health trusts have seen the largest surge in productivity so far this year in comparison to last year, according to new official data.
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NewsNHSE names hospitals boosting productivity fastest
NHS England has named the acute trusts with the largest productivity growth – and falls – in the first six months of the financial year, according to new calculations.
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NewsA&Es to open dedicated areas for ‘extended stay’ patients
“Extended emergency medicine” areas will be opened in hospitals for A&E patients whose care can’t be turned around within the four-hour target, according to new national guidance.
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NewsMinisters overclaimed impact of ‘crack’ elective teams
Elective activity has “barely increased” at the hospitals targeted with “crack teams” to cut waiting lists – contrary to ministers’ claims that the work has “turbocharged activity” – analysis reveals.