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CommentThe hidden threat posed by fake medics
Real doctors are up in arms as physician associates threaten to replace them on social media, reports Julian Patterson
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Barclay’s war on the ‘woke’ NHS
This week we’re joined by Roger Kline, academic and workforce culture consultant, to discuss Steve Barclay’s latest edict ordering the NHS to stop recruiting to equality, diversity and inclusion roles. Was the letter just red meat for the Daily Mail or could it do real damage?
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CommentStop scaling and start investing in local ideas
Social investment can make the biggest difference in helping to fund innovative, customised solutions for healthcare, writes Katy Saunders
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NewsManager called colleague a ‘megabitch’ in alleged ‘campaign of bullying’, review finds
An external review has found that two managers at a mental health trust should answer allegations they bullied and victimised a colleague.
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NewsICB chiefs urged to join campaign to build confidence in £480m data platform
The growing campaign to build support for NHS England’s controversial Federated Data Platform ahead of the announcement of which supplier has secured the £480m operating contract is attempting to win the support of integrated care board chief executives, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Performance of vital demand management service collapses
The performance of one of the NHS’s flagship strategies to reduce demand on over-stretched hospitals has collapsed, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentNHS tech needs to be about solving problems, not shiny solutions
We live in a fast-paced, digital age, and it is important that the NHS keeps up. Greater and improved use of technology can benefit the service by enabling the delivery of better quality and faster care to patients, as well as relieving pressures on leaders and their staff. Whilst there ...
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NewsThird of largest trusts do not know their carbon footprint
More than a third of the largest NHS trusts are still unable to state the size of their full carbon footprint, despite it being three years since the national plan for ‘net zero’ was established.
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed providing mental health support to NHS staff
In association with An on-demand version of this webinar is available. The covid pandemic has left many NHS staff with long-lasting psychological scars. These, along with the pressures of working in a healthcare system under strain, has created increased demand for mental health support. Until ...
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CommentAre you a victim of data bias?
Investing in professional analytics teams is vital to eliminate data bias in healthcare and address health inequalities, ensuring better decision-making and patient care, write co-authors Ruth Holland and Emma Wright
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NewsLack of ownership within NHSE for struggling service is ‘complete failure of leadership’
No senior NHS England director is prepared to take responsibility for ADHD services – which are facing waits of up to a decade and severe medication shortages – HSJ has discovered.
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CommentUnequal access to a dementia diagnosis must end
Fiona Carragher, Director of Research and Influencing at Alzheimer’s Society, discusses the importance of equal access to timely and accurate dementia diagnoses, and shares inspiring examples of effective system-wide collaborations that could level up dementia diagnoses for rural or deprived areas, as well as ethnic minority communities
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NewsRevealed: Four trusts report quarter of all ‘critical incidents’
More than a quarter of ‘critical incidents’ have been declared by just four trusts since the start of the crisis in urgent and emergency care.
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HSJ Local‘Incapable managers’ and ‘socialist NHS’ to blame for delay to £300m project, claims MP
A Conservative MP has attacked the management of his local trust and NHS bureaucracy for failing to deliver improvements to two hospitals in his constituency, despite the government allocating the schemes over £300m six years ago.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The capital’s most challenged service
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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CommentHow to radically reduce your MSK waiting list in two days
Innovative ‘Community Appointment Days’ are transforming MSK services in Sussex, offering hope for reducing waiting lists, improving patient care, and supporting NHS staff, writes Sara Hazzard
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HSJ LocalTrust names US firm as preferred bidder for new EPR
An East Anglian trust has reportedly chosen American company Epic as its new electronic patient record provider.
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NewsConfirm there is no plan to ‘replace doctors’, NHSE told
The medical regulator has told NHS England to ‘directly tackle’ a perception there is a plan to replace doctors with physician associates amid an ‘intense’ debate about their future.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: More questions (and no answers)
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed how ICSs can navigate the EPR landscape for improved information flow, and what part convergence plays in this
In association with An on-demand version of this webinar is available. NHS England has called on integrated care systems to support the “convergence” of electronic patient records in order to allow better flow of information between organisations. But what does this look like in a landscape ...