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NewsInquiry lead: Royal colleges should be more open on care reviews
The leader of the Morecambe Bay inquiry has spoken of his disappointment that some of the recommendations have not led to changes, and said royal colleges could inform regulators when they are commissioned to carry out care quality reviews.
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NewsPatients endangered by ‘hazardous’ use of PPE
The ‘hazardous’ use of personal protective equipment required because of covid-19 is contributing to the spread of secondary infections in intensive care units and other hospital settings, a leading expert has told HSJ.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: Contracts controversy
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: How covid turned NHS finances on their head
Finance became a dirty word in the NHS as it went into covid crisis mode, but reality is slowly returning. HSJ Health Check looks at the financial landscape now faced by the NHS.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Legislation back on the table
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by integration senior correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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NewsEx-Capita director appointed chief of NHS support company
An NHS efficiency company has appointed a new managing director.
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NewsEx-NHS Scotland chief joins mental health trust as advisor
A former NHS Scotland chief executive has joined a mental health trust’s board as an advisor.
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NewsExclusive: PPE spend to hit £14bn by the end of the year
The Treasury is preparing for spending on personal protective equipment for the health system to hit up to £14bn this financial year, HSJ understands — representing more than 10 per cent of the pre-covid NHS budget.
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NewsCovid contributing little to areas with highest excess death rates
Death rates across England dipped below the five-year average in the middle of June, for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
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NewsExclusive: People with rare conditions 'deprioritised' by trusts during pandemic
People with rare conditions have been “deprioritised” during the coronavirus pandemic, a report has shown, with one in five patients claiming the interruption to their care has been “life threatening”.
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NewsTrust CEO slams 'cruel and ineffective' government policy
The chief executive of a London trust has criticised the government over the reinstatement of its “cruel and ineffective” benefits policy.
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Expert BriefingThe truce is over between GPs and hospitals
HSJ’s new expert briefing on primary care, by correspondent Jack Serle.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: The protection price-tag
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentWest Midlands seeks to mainstream public health
We want people to think and talk more about wider determinants of health, upstream interventions and preventive approaches – only then will we fully embrace all the pillars of public health, write David Kidney and Lisa McNally
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News‘Urgent’ reviews launched by NHSE as death rates double
NHS England and NHS Improvement have ordered urgent reviews into the deaths of people with a learning disability and autism during the pandemic, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust blames ‘second peak’ as it records 8pc of all covid deaths
A single trust had 8 per cent of all hospital deaths from covid in England in one week – and is blaming a “second peak”.
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NewsPolice investigating death of teenager at acute hospital
Police in Bristol have launched investigations into the circumstances that led to the death of a teenager with autism and learning disabilities, HSJ can confirm.
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CommentEnough empty words: four actions the NHS must take to tackle racism
Professor Partha Kar urges the NHS to make fundamental changes to their approach towards promoting racial equality within care systems.
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NewsWebinar: How ICSs can harness the power of tech
Making use of digital technology will offer huge benefits to integrated care systems – but how can they ensure they realise these? That was the question answered in a free HSJ webinar.
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CommentCovid-19 has rewritten the rulebook for how the NHS operates
Dr Richard Vautrey highlights how the pandemic has wrought solutions in general practices, with rapid responses to the needs of patients.