NHS chiefs in standoff with Treasury over emergency £10bn
The Observer reports that negotiations over extra money for the NHS have hit an impasse, with both sides nowhere near … Read more
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Unions draw up blueprint to enable NHS to return to more normal
Steps to safeguard the health of the many Black and Minority Ethnic staff in the NHS are central to a “Blueprint … Read more
Will “temporary” closures and cuts ever be reversed?
With tens of thousands of NHS beds still closed (NHS Improvement has refused to reveal an updated figure since the … Read more
More than 150 critical care products removed from normal order channels
The HSJ reports that hospitals can no longer order around 150 of critical care products through normal channels because of … Read more
STP chair says care home residents paid ‘huge price’ for emptying of acute beds
HSJ reports that at a webinar on health and social care Patricia Hewitt, the chair of Norfolk and Waveney STP … Read more
Questions raised over wisdom of “Nightingale” hospitals
In the late 18th century Russian prince Grigori Potemkin is alleged in popular myth to have built impressive fake villages along … Read more
Healthcare workers scared of working through the pandemic
Nursing Notes reports on the nearly 100 emails it has received over past days from staff worried about their families, … Read more
Pressure to provide equipment grows after two UK doctors die
Pressure is intensifying on ministers to accelerate the supply of protective equipment, according to the Guardian, following the deaths of … Read more
Trusts concerned over long waits for covid-19 test results
Several NHS trusts have waited up to a week to find out if their patients have covid-19, according to a … Read more
HSJ reports Frantic action to stop London ‘running out of beds in four days’
The Health Service Journal reports that details of a massive increase in intensive care beds have been circulated to NHS … Read more