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NewsStubborn cancer backlog at record high
The number of people waiting more than two months to start cancer treatment remained over 30,000 – double the pre-covid level – for three months to the end of October, according to data published this morning.
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NewsStrep A rush sees half of 111 calls abandoned in some ICSs
Calls to NHS 111 soared last weekend following publicity about group A strep – causing the share of calls being abandoned to rise to to more than a third, and to half in some areas.
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CommentWhy cardiovascular disease must be a priority for NHS leaders
With CVD accounting for one-fifth of the life expectancy gap between most and least deprived communities. Veena Raleigh highlights the importance of why the NHS should prioritise cardiovascular disease.
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Expert BriefingThe battle over international recruitment
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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HSJ PartnersThe impact of digitisation on the frontline
In a letter to the NHS, Frank Hester OBE, founder and CEO of TPP, explains how digital can best support frontline workers
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HSJ PartnersRevolutionising the hospital IT market
With immense pressure on NHS staff, the need for digitisation has never been greater. However, widespread hospital digitisation across the NHS may seem as far away as ever given the dated incumbent systems
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NewsNHSE cuts £1bn from cancer, maternity and primary care funds
NHS England is raiding a national fund earmarked for improvements in cancer, maternity care and other priority services by up to £1bn this year, to pay for deficits elsewhere, and will cut it by a similar amount in 2023-24, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDoctors set up companies to avoid pension tax hit
More radiologists are setting up their own firms so they can do additional backlog work without risking larger pensions tax bills.
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CommentGovernment's hospital fabrication plan relaunched
In the latest (and only) development in the new hospitals saga, the government is blaming circumstances beyond its control for a small change of plan, writes Julian Patterson
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: The devo is in the detail
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalTrust boss ‘depressed’ by NHSE spending crackdown
The chair of an acute trust has criticised NHS England’s new spending curbs, saying they make her “depressed” and significantly hamper the organisation’s ability to take strategic decisions.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: The unsexy topic on Barclay’s radar (you’ve been warned)
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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CommentICSs hold the key to improving dementia diagnosis
The search for life-changing dementia treatments is beginning to yield tangible results. So, it’s imperative that integrated care systems support GPs to diagnose people at the earlier stages of dementia, writes Isolde Radford
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NewsNHSE has too much power over managers’ careers, warns ICS boss
An integrated care board chair has said NHS England has too much power over promotions for senior managers, claiming it creates a “real problem” in incentivising ICSs to have a long-term focus on health inequalities and prevention.
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HSJ InteractiveWhy has it been challenging for the NHS to universally implement electronic patient records?
An HSJ roundtable in association with HCI Group considered why universal EPR coverage has been an elusive goal for so long
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NewsRevealed: Members of government’s new ‘elective taskforce’
Ministers have set up a new taskforce to ‘focus on how the NHS can [better] utilise independent sector to cut the backlog’ and boost overall elective activity, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.
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CommentCan integrated care systems survive their birth?
Nicholas Timmins draws conclusions from the recent interviews held by King’s Fund, highlighting concerns of leading ICS chairs as well as their optimism on the progress that can be made
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Weekend of the Worried Well
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsCost of ‘40 new hospitals’ has ‘inflated’ beyond Treasury allocation, admits Barclay
Soaring inflation has driven the cost of the ‘40 new hospitals’ promised by government beyond the funds previously ‘signed off’ by the Treasury, health secretary Steve Barclay has admitted.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: ‘Am I in prison?’
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.