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NewsOfficials sound alarm on ambulance stroke response times
National NHS officials have called for ambulance response times for stroke cases to be “urgently reviewed”.
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed could the NHS make greater use of remote testing?
in association with On demand recording now available At home PCR testing has highlighted the potential advantages of the NHS increasing remote collection of samples for laboratory-based tests. Benefits include greater convenience for patients – including vulnerable individuals who may not ...
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HSJ PartnersEPRs are in the spotlight (again) – but ICSs will bring new opportunities to the table
EPRs that are custom designed for ICSs and the NHS are vital for collaborative, data driven, preventive and supportive care. By Dr Jonathan Bloor
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NewsMajority of ICSs admit purchasing plans still work in progress two months before launch
Most integrated care systems have not appointed a procurement lead despite NHS England directing the new local bodies to have a dedicated director in place by April, an HSJ analysis suggests.
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NewsReplacement chosen for NHS’s most respected trust CEO
A mental health trust has appointed an acting chief executive, after its highly regarded CEO left to run an acute provider.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Meetings in private on matters of public interest
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsPatient watchdog chair quits and tells Javid funding cuts are endangering ‘its vital role’
Sir Robert Francis has announced he is to step down as chair of Healthwatch England 20 months early, claiming funding cuts mean the patient watchdog could soon struggle “to fulfil its vital role”.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: NHSE's latest controversial data project explained
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.
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HSJ LocalPolice drop inquiries into alleged manipulation of waiting list
Police have dropped a case against a Midlands trust which was accused of manipulating its waiting lists.
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HSJ LocalTrusts pause private plan for joint leadership
The three acute trusts in the Norfolk and Waveney integrated care system have admitted the existence of private plans to merge their leadership, but say the proposals are now on hold, HSJ has learned.
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NewsFew staff using wellbeing hubs despite rise in sick days
Only 53,500 staff have used a flagship NHS staff wellbeing initiative in its first year of operation, HSJ can reveal, while separate analysis finds mental health sick days have soared in the last five years.
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NewsTrusts failing on waiting list ask told to ‘get act together’
Trusts have been told to ‘get their act together’ on health inequalities, after HSJ research suggested only a small minority have so far published data on disparities in waiting times between different patient groups.
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Daily InsightThe Primer: Shattering the socialist 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: You recycle or we retire
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News‘40,000 put at risk last month’ while waiting in ambulance
More than 38,000 patients were put at risk of harm during March – more than 4,000 of them seriously – while they waited in an ambulance outside hospital, according to estimates shared with HSJ.
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CommentThink twice about talking to patients, doctors told
The language used by doctors is disempowering and patronising for patients, who may not be clever enough to understand what’s going on, writes Julian Patterson
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HSJ InteractiveSeeing digitisation as part of a bigger picture
At Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, further digitisation is a key part of plans – including those for a new hospital. But the organisation’s leaders are clear that truly making digitisation works requires a cross-cutting strategy. Claire Read reports
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HSJ InteractiveMore than a digital repository
While fundamentally an electronic patient record is a digital repository of information, such systems might also hold the promise of greater transformation – if the right conditions are in place
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HSJ InteractiveHaving an EPR isn’t enough – trusts need to be ‘EPR ready’
The national goal for all trusts to have electronic patient records is a valuable one, says Declan Hadley, but many pre-requisites need to be in place if such systems are truly to make a difference
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Patients go missing, staff go ‘off framework’ and CEO goes by car
Your essential update on health for the week.