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PodcastHSJ podcast: Another winter nightmare?
On the podcast this week, we look ahead to winter and ask whether NHS England’s 10-point accident and emergency action plan could prevent a crisis.
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NewsNHSE switches activity targets to reward ‘clock stops’
NHS England has lowered the elective activity target which trusts have to meet to win incentive payments from a £1bn fund.
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NewsTrusts must ‘stabilise’ waiting lists and eliminate two-year waiters by March
Trusts have been told to hold the line on elective performance, keeping year-plus waiters at current levels, and eliminate two-year waiters by the end of March.
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NewsTrust efficiency target lower than feared
Efficiency targets for the second half of the financial year will be lower than providers were told to plan for, NHS guidance published today reveals.
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NewsNHSE: Trusts must report performance by deprivation and ethnicity
All NHS trusts are now expected to include performance reporting by deprivation and ethnicity in papers to their boards, NHS England has said.
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CommentThe true cost of cancer nursing shortages
When the pandemic hit, an already short-staffed cancer workforce was depleted even further. The nursing workforce are struggling to cope with high vacancy rates and extreme workload pressures. By Steven McIntosh
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NewsTrust CEO to leave for Welsh health board
The chief executive of a South Eastern trust is leaving to run one of the largest NHS organisations in Wales.
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HSJ LocalICS sets ‘maturity’ test for its ‘places’ to access budgets
Nine areas within a large integrated care system are to be assessed in terms of their ‘maturity’ — with the most developed potentially taking on delegated budgets and decision-making from April next year.
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HSJ InteractiveImproving services through greater digital engagement with patients
Digital patient engagement has accelerated during the pandemic but sometimes in a piecemeal fashion. Now some organisations are introducing a more consolidated approach, hoping to further increase service efficiency and patient satisfaction as a result, reports Claire Read
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HSJ InteractiveMaking healthcare a digital self-service sector
By further enhancing digital engagement with patients, some hope it will be possible for healthcare to become as responsive as other digital-first sectors
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HSJ InteractiveHealthcare services now need to develop a uniform strategy for digital patient engagement
The pandemic has demonstrated the potential for digital care. To maximise the benefits of this style of service delivery, healthcare systems will need to unite a range of tools under one strategy. By Andrea Tait
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HSJ InteractiveIntegration of IT security measures at a hardware and software level
Board level awareness of the breadth of IT security issues is increasing. How can IT teams continue to support their colleagues’ knowledge development? Claire Read reports
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HSJ InteractiveOrganisations need to find ways of addressing cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is only going to become a more complex issue, and one which is ever more closely tied to patient safety. Organisations need to find ways to address this agenda accordingly, writes Jonathan Lee
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HSJ InteractiveShould cybersecurity be seen as a patient safety issue?
Increased use of technology and homeworking in light of the pandemic can present additional cybersecurity and patient safety challenges in the NHS. How can ‘cyber hygiene’ and collaboration mitigate the threat to patients? Claire Read reports
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CommentTackling health inequalities must be a fundamental priority for the NHS
A new report on health inequalities sets out how a supportive policy framework will help the NHS address longstanding injustice, says Saffron Cordery
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NewsConsultants pass no confidence motion in chief executive
Consultants at a specialist trust which is exploring a merger with its larger neighbour have passed a vote of no confidence in its chief executive – and the planned interim chair has had to step down on health grounds.
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NewsLong-standing chief executive announces retirement
A long-standing chief executive has announced her retirement after 20 years at the helm of NHS organisations.
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HSJ Local‘Bullying’ at world-renowned heart unit leads to removal of junior doctors
Junior doctors have been removed from a ‘world-renowned’ heart surgery unit after “bullying-type behaviours” were reported following an independent investigation.
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NewsTrust chief cleared by ‘fit and proper person review’
The chief executive of a major acute trust has been cleared by a fit and proper person review, HSJ has learned.