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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Systems expecting instructions on exec roles
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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CommentThe covid vaccine approach could cut other race inequalities in health
If we can take the lessons from covid and apply them with the discipline and energy of the vaccination campaign, we can make rapid improvements in life expectancy and rapidly reduce inequalities, says Shahed Ahmad
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HSJ Local‘40 new hospitals’ trust puts new IT system ahead of building
An acute and community trust, which has been allocated money as part of the “40 new hospitals” programme, is prioritising buying a new electronic patient record ahead of rebuilding its estate.
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NewsEx-director wins £70k payout over trust’s ‘inappropriate’ interview panel
A trust must pay out nearly £70,000 to its former director of medical education after an employment tribunal ruled she had been constructively dismissed.
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CommentProvider collaboratives can be ‘engine room of transformation’ in ICS
Saffron Cordery shares her insights on the importance of provider collaboration and its benefits to patients, as NHS Providers launches a new project on them.
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News‘Secretive’ safety findings set to be revealed direct to CQC
The Care Quality Commission may in future be notified when ‘secretive’ external reviews have looked at patient safety issues within trusts.
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NewsDaily Insight: Feeling of futility
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingRegion plans to ‘eradicate 18-month waits’
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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CommentDon’t forget the people behind the waiting list stats
Norman McKinley highlights the impact of long waiting times on patients and the toll it will take on their health, if not dealt with.
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News‘Zero progress’ made on covid tests for visually impaired people
Charities have said rapid covid tests remain ‘completely inaccessible’ to blind people, despite the government claiming it has made efforts — including collaborating with charities — to improve access.
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HSJ LocalCCG awards £1.6bn ‘integrated care partnership’ contract
An acute trust plans to create an integrated care partnership with a not-for-profit company after winning a £1.6bn contract for community, mental health and social care services.
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HSJ InteractiveThe use of data post-covid
Andrew Thompson – chief technology officer and acting digital health lead at Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System – discussed how the ICS is seeking to make data more easily accessible and actionable across the region. Meanwhile David Seymour, alliance executive director at Health Data Research UK, gave a ...
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NewsStaff warn collaboration and flexibility waning after covid
Staff have warned the collaboration and flexible working achieved during covid risk being lost, in a huge and unprecedented feedback exercise for NHS England.
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HSJ LocalMajor trust faces bullying concerns from hundreds of senior doctors
Concerns over bullying and discrimination have been raised in a survey of hundreds of doctors at a major hospital trust, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsDaily Insight: From the pandemic to the personal
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrust buys private hospital at ‘critical time of recovery’
An acute trust has bought a local private hospital for an undisclosed sum, saying it will safeguard its NHS work and continue to serve the private market.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Why tech hasn’t improved access to care
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by digital services correspondent Jasmine Rapson.
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NewsNHS manager admits defrauding trust out of £800,000
A former senior IT manager has admitted to defrauding an NHS trust out of more than £800,000 and will face sentencing later this month.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: “Tens of thousands of people died who didn’t need to die”
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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HSJ LocalBolton sees slight decline in covid patients
The number of covid inpatients at Royal Bolton Hospital has declined slightly over the weekend.