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NewsTeaching trust’s top nurse leaves after 15 years
A major teaching hospital trust’s chief nurse has stepped down after 15 years.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: New year’s eve in July
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalRevealed: The 10-fold price hikes on PPE paid by ‘desperate’ trusts
Spending data from a large NHS trust has revealed huge mark-ups in the prices it paid for personal protective equipment at the height of the covid pandemic – with key items routinely costing up to 10 times the normal price.
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NewsExclusive: CQC in 'urgent discussions' over trust’s future
The Care Quality Commission has revealed it is holding “urgent discussions” over the future of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsPolice launch investigation into maternity scandal trust
Police have launched a criminal investigation into maternity services at a scandal-hit trust in the West Midlands.
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NewsNHSE launches pilots to shake-up A&E model
NHS trusts are piloting a new model under which walk-in patients “call first” if they want to be seen in an emergency department.
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NewsA&Es told: prepare for 4 July like it’s New Year’s Eve
Hospitals are planning for surges in A&E “similar to that of new year’s eve” on the night of 4 July, when pubs and restaurants are due to reopen after the coronavirus lockdown, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ PartnersNHS staff online booking for covid-19 antibody tests
There is a growing need from hospital trusts and community providers to deploy a fast, secure, online booking solution enabling all staff to book a covid-19 antibody test. By Lloyd Price
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NewsExclusive: Almost half ICS leaders want full legal powers
Nearly half of ICS and STP leaders now want systems to become “statutory integrated authorities”, while the vast majority want regulation to be rolled back, according to new poll results shared with HSJ.
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Expert BriefingDaily Insight: No time to retender
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsUPDATED: Government confirms £1.5bn uplift for capital budget
The government will increase the capital budget by £1.5bn this year, to pay for hospital maintenance and eradicating dormitory-style wards in the mental health sector, the prime minister has announced.
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NewsExclusive: Mass expansion of rehab beds for covid planned
The NHS in the North West has been asked to prepare plans for up to 900 community-based beds for patients recovering from coronavirus and respiratory illnesses – as the “unsuitable” Nightingale Hospital has been mothballed.
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NewsTrusts could get public kite mark for race equality, says NHSE
A new “race equality mark” which would be given to trusts demonstrating they are furthering the careers of ethnic minority staff is being contemplated by NHS England officials.
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NewsParents who lost babies join Kirkup panel
Two parents who have lost babies are to act as specialist advisers to an investigation into maternity and neonatal services in East Kent, which is beginning its work.
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CommentThe impact of coronavirus on young people with cancer
Coronavirus has hit the whole country hard, but for young people with cancer, the impact has been unimaginable. In this piece, Teenage Cancer Trust’s Director of Services, Dr Louise Soanes, talks about its psychological impact and how the vital support provided by the charity, must be preserved to protect the ...
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CommentThere should be a public inquiry into BME staff wellbeing in the NHS
A virus of racism would appear to be endemic in the NHS. In the eyes of many, racial bias, at an institutional level and at an individual level, is prevalent, and operates both consciously and unconsciously. An often-overlooked area is the impact on BME staff wellbeing. Simple reforms could bring ...
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NHS services face new tenders amid covid cost pressure
Ministers have been warned that councils are tendering NHS service contracts — meaning nurses could be put out of work in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic — in a letter seen by HSJ.
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HSJ InteractiveAn integrated approach
Experts argue a slicker pathway for patients with severe heart valve disease will yield multiple benefits – but require collaboration from all parts of the system
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HSJ InteractiveComplications need to be thought about as part of the TAVI pathway
If the pathway for patients with severe heart valve disease is to be improved, potential complications of treatment need to be considered
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NewsWebinar: how covid sparked unprecedented collaboration between the NHS and industry
The need to respond at scale and pace to the coronavirus pandemic has created unprecedented collaboration between the NHS and the pharmaceutical and medical devices sector.