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NewsNew Hospitals Programme now ‘feasible’ if ‘significant issues’ tackled, says regulator
The government’s infrastructure watchdog has upgraded its rating for the progress being made by the New Hospitals Programme from ‘red’ to ‘amber’, HSJ has learned.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: HSJ’s predictions for 2022
In the final episode of the year, we make our predictions for what 2022 could hold for the health service, including staff vaccination woes, spades in the ground for some ‘new hospitals’ and further delays for ICSs.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Virtual is the new reality
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsGovernment hires banker to lead NHS England
The government has selected a senior banker and non-executive director of the Treasury to chair NHS England.
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NewsDeath threats against senior health officials prompt DHSC action
An artificial intelligence company has been hired by the government to monitor online death threats against “high profile individuals” working on the covid-19 vaccination programme.
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HSJ LocalTrust to sue insurance giant, accusing it of 'immoral behaviour'
An acute trust is set to take legal action against a private healthcare insurance giant, accusing the company of failing to fully reimburse the NHS for treating its members, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The Great Isolation
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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CommentJulian Patterson: Last-minute gifts for those you love
Don’t let lack of funding, staff shortages or new variants ruin another Christmas. It’s never too late to show them how much you spent, writes Julian Patterson
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CommentNHS London’s plans for virtual wards create unnecessary risk
NHS London’s plan for dealing with the omicron wave needs to take a more multidisciplinary approach and be more evidence-based if it is to not build unwarranted variation into services, write Elaine Maxwell and Alison Leary
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CommentAct now to deliver the stroke priorities in the long-term plan
After this difficult winter is behind us, we must see a renewed focus on commissioning the right evidence-based interventions to deliver better acute and post-stroke care, writes Juliet Bouverie
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NewsNHS set target to care for 15pc of covid patients at home by end of month
A minimum of 15 per cent of hospital patients who are covid positive should be treated in virtual wards, urgent new guidance issued by NHS England has stated.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Nightingale’s song falls on deaf ears
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News2,000 more NHS staff in London absent due to covid in last two days
The number of NHS staff absent for reasons linked to covid has risen by 50 per cent in two days and now stands at 6,799.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: How are hospital bosses feeling? Surprisingly upbeat
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsExclusive: NHS plans ‘lots of little Nightingales’ to cope with omicron surge
NHS leaders have been told to make plans for temporary ‘field hospitals’ in hospital car parks and to review the capacity of their mortuaries in readiness for the expected surge of covid patients over the next five weeks, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ PartnersThe missing cancer patients of the pandemic – what can we do to fix the problem?
The toll of pandemic-related delays on cancer patients has highlighted the need for solutions such as C the Signs, an evidence-based AI system helping to fast-track patients to the most appropriate direct access diagnostic or two-week-wait cancer referral.
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CommentOmicron will turn the cancer crisis into a catastrophe
The national effort against COVID-19 is essential, but so too is a resolute focus on cancer, writes Michelle Mitchell.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Prescription for a telling off
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ Local‘Witch hunt’ trust chair stands down
The chair of the trust slammed in a scathing review for its ‘intimidating… flawed and not fit for purpose’ hunt for a whistleblower has stood down.
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NewsICS launch delayed until July
The move to put integrated care systems on a statutory footing and close clinical commissioning groups has been delayed by three months, HSJ understands.