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Expert BriefingThe Download: The rise of digital nurse leaders
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by senior correspondent Nicholas Carding. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsThousands seek partial retirement in just three months
More than 3,000 NHS staff have applied for partial retirement in the first three months of the rules on pension claims for staff doing so being changed, new data has revealed.
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NewsNHSE asks ministers to approve ‘unambitious’ A&E target
NHS England is trying to convince ministers to approve another “unambitious” goal of hitting the four-hour A&E target in 77 per cent of cases next year, according to sources.
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CommentWaiting times are not all that A&E patients care about
With a record number of patients stuck in A&E, Healthwatch England’s CEO Louise Ansari wants to see a longer-term plan to improve conditions in which people wait for life-saving care. This should include real-life monitoring and reporting on patient experience.
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NewsTrusts risk ‘Obama effect’ after diversifying boards
NHS organisations risk an “Obama effect” by improving Black, Asian and minority ethnic representation at top levels without tackling race discrimination affecting the rest of their staff, the authors of a new study have claimed.
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NewsTrusts set to merge despite ‘stability and accountability’ concern
An on-off merger between two hospital trusts is set to finally go ahead, board papers reveal.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Patient focused or politically motivated?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: A £2.5m bureaucratic nightmare
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsExclusive: Rise in ‘free births’ raised with government and regulators
National leaders have been alerted to the risks from growing numbers of women choosing to give birth without midwifery or medical input – known as “free birthing” – HSJ can reveal.
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News‘Inadequate’ action on cap-ex changes leading to ‘suboptimal’ decisions
Capital spending plans in some health systems are being adversely impacted by an accounting change that was not supposed to affect operational decisions.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts pressured to meet ‘political’ target by diverting staff to less sick patients
Hospitals are being pressured to shift their resources to treating patients with less serious conditions to meet a “politically motivated” target, according to multiple senior sources.
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HSJ PartnersGenerative AI, integrated care and virtual wards: The future of urgent care pathways
Embracing transformative AI solutions for ICSs helps maximise efficiency, reduce costs, and elevate patient care in the evolving landscape of healthcare delivery, writes Dr Reggie Sangha, medical director at Content Guru
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: An ill-disciplined NHS is to blame for the lack of capital spending
NHS England faces a productivity crisis due to chronic underinvestment in capital spending. Steve Black uncovers internal soft budget constraints as the root cause
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HSJ LocalCEO leaves trust criticised over suicide review
The chief executive of a trust recently pressured into commissioning an external review of dozens of suicides is leaving after under two years in post.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: ‘How much more proof do you actually need?’
HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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NewsRevealed: 300,000 more NHS staff missing out on flu jab
Some 300,000 fewer frontline NHS staff had the winter flu vaccine last year than in 2019 and 2020, with huge variation in uptake among trusts, HSJ analysis shows.
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News‘Horrifying’ failure to provide safety warnings for high-risk medicine
Concerns have been raised that patients may not be receiving “vital” safety information after HSJ discovered a high-risk medication was frequently not being dispensed as originally packaged.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Missed deadlines, streamlined CSUs and unwalked dogs
Your essential update on health for the week.
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CommentPatient heal thyself: an affordable online guide from the NHS
As government policy makes self-care inevitable, Dr David Rummage has teamed up with fellow online professionals to bring you the best health advice the internet has to offer. By HSJ clickbait correspondent Julian Patterson
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Two top trust CEOs tell us ‘hospital groups are here to stay’
Two successful NHS hospital chief executives join the HSJ Health Check podcast to talk about the sometimes contentious spread of the ‘group model’ and joint leadership of trusts – which, they argue, is here to stay.