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NewsNHSE sets trusts ‘100-day challenge’ to reduce delayed discharges
NHS England has set trusts and systems a ‘100-day challenge’ to discharge more patients from hospital and free up beds before winter.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts where at least one in 20 suspected cancer patients have waited three months
More than 5 per cent of patients with suspected cancer have been waiting more than 104 days at 14 trusts, data leaked to HSJ reveals.
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NewsExclusive: Three-month cancer waits top 10,000
More than 10,000 people are waiting three months or longer following a referral for suspected cancer, internal NHS data seen by HSJ reveals.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Falling short
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsExclusive: High covid rates spark blood supply ‘crisis’
The organisation which supplies blood to hospitals is in ‘crisis mode’ due to its stock falling to severely low levels, HSJ has learned.
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NewsICSs are an ‘NHS steamroller’, says ‘disrespected’ council leader
The establishment of integrated care systems has been compared to an ‘NHS steamroller coming down on us with a heavy hand’ by the leader of a Conservative council.
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NewsTrust delays opening of Carillion-hit hospital again
A major new NHS hospital has been delayed again after local chiefs announced a revised opening date
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NewsMajor trust appoints hospital CEO
A major trust has appointed a permanent chief executive to one of its largest hospitals.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The software upgrade that sparked huge IT failure
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentWe want to help doctors stand up against bullying and discrimination
In May Louella Vaughan took exception to the updated standards for Good Medical Practice issued by the General Medical Council. In this article, Pali Hungin from the regulator discusses why the new standards are key to addressing wider cultural challenges facing the NHS, and could help retain workforces
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LeaderThe stubbornness of covid leaves the NHS with brutal choices to make
In the last six months of 2021, just over 5,000 people who tested positive for covid were admitted to English hospitals each week on average.
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NewsExclusive: Drive to reduce hospital waiting lists endangered as trusts struggle to raise activity
Elective activity levels are still significantly below those achieved before the pandemic, despite the high profile and government-led drive to recover services.
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Daily InsightThe Primer: An impossible dream?
The Primer provides a rapid guide to the most interesting comment and analysis on the English health and care sector that has not (usually) appeared in HSJ.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: When NEDS go too far
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsCovid hospital patients double in a month
The number of covid positive patients in English hospitals more than doubled in June.
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NewsNon-executive directors took over aspects of running struggling trust, review finds
A trust’s executive and non-executive roles were ‘confused’ and board members behaved in a way which was ‘not aligned” with trust values, an external review has found.
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Comment'Congratulations. You just solved the workforce crisis'
This week, Martin Plackard, head of strategic communications at NHS Blithering, answers some frequently asked questions about strategy and shares his top tips with Julian Patterson
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed how can the NHS improve access to mental health interventions across the health and social care system?
in association with On demand recording now available One in four patients attending a GP appointment are asking for support with a mental health issue, and many would benefit from a “talking therapy”, but resources are scarce. Demand on ...
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The hardest job in the NHS
The NHS is facing a major reorganisation this year, including within NHS England itself.
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NewsTrust boards instructed to ‘scrutinise’ sepsis data by NHSE
Trust boards should start scrutinising performance against new indicators set out by NHS England this month as part of a national push to iron out unwarranted variation in performance on key sepsis blood tests, according to an NHSE report