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About NHS Confederation


The NHS Confederation, formerly the National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts, is a membership body for organisations that commission and provide National Health Service services founded in 1990. The predecessor organisation was called The National Association of Health Authorities in England & Wales.

Doctor paid £3,000 for shift as new strike begins

Doctor paid £3,000 for shift as new strike begins
Sep 20,2023 6:01 am

... Matthew Taylor, head of the Nhs Confederation, which represents hospitals, said his members had tried to resist but many had had to give in to keep vital services running...

Double doctors' strike - what you need to know

Double doctors' strike - what you need to know
Sep 18,2023 11:01 pm

... " Matthew Taylor, of the Nhs Confederation, said he feared ministers were underestimating the risks of the strikes, describing the situation as dangerous...

Extra hospital beds made available for winter - NHS England

Extra hospital beds made available for winter - NHS England
Jul 26,2023 10:31 pm

... Matthew Taylor, of the Nhs Confederation - which represents hospitals - said the measures were based on " sound evidence" but questioned whether there will be sufficient funding and staff to make the plan work...

Surge in ill health will have major impact on NHS

Surge in ill health will have major impact on NHS
Jul 24,2023 7:50 pm

... Dr Layla McCay, of the Nhs Confederation, which represents health managers, said the projections were " worrying" given the increased pressure and demand on the NHS which the changes would lead to...

Some NHS temporary staff miss out on full pay deal

Some NHS temporary staff miss out on full pay deal
Jul 20,2023 8:40 pm

... The Nhs Confederation has called on ministers to intervene, warning there is a danger of a two-tier system being created...

'Historic' 15-year plan to boost NHS workforce

'Historic' 15-year plan to boost NHS workforce
Jun 29,2023 7:20 pm

... Matthew Taylor, of the Nhs Confederation, which represents health trusts, called it " bold and ambitious"...

Hot weather adds to NHS pressure as doctors strike

Hot weather adds to NHS pressure as doctors strike
Jun 13,2023 8:30 pm

... Rory Deighton, of the Nhs Confederation, which represents health bosses, said a particular challenge this time was " securing the level of consultant cover" - because of the amount consultants were asking for overtime payments - creating uncertainty over how many appointments would need to be postponed...

Junior doctors' strike: Medical chiefs call on third party to broker talks

Junior doctors' strike: Medical chiefs call on third party to broker talks
Apr 19,2023 11:10 pm

... It came after the Nhs Confederation, the body representing NHS health service trusts, had suggested that Acas should be involved...

Coronavirus: concern over protection kit change

Apr 12,2023 4:20 pm

concerns were raised that the updated government could set guidelines about personal protective equipment (PPE), hospital staff, and patients At Risk .

the health workers has been informed to re-use dresses or wear different kit, if the stocks in England, the low.

trade unions, the Doctors and nurses have expressed concerns that the update of the Public Health England guidance.

It Comes as the UK another 888 coronavirus deaths recorded, wherein the total number of hospital deaths to 15,464.

warnings were could some of the run used in hospitals of the dresses in the ICU this weekend. The government Said it is working to the PSA-share hospitals must.

the medical personnel in the treatment of patients with Covid-19 previously advised to wear clothes with long sleeves-disposable fluid-resistant gowns.

But Public Health in England, outlined three options, if the dresses are not available, because "a compromise is necessary to the optimization of the supply of PSA in times of extreme scarcity".

An option for hospitals the clothes for surgical operations and procedures, which are suitable for the transmission of respiratory pathogens. keep

Another is for the staff to re-use "(washable) surgical gown or jumpsuit or similar appropriate attire (e.g., long-sleeved lab coat, long sleeve-patient-dress, or overalls, industrial) with a disposable plastic apron for AGPs (aerosol generating procedures), and high-risk settings with a forearm wash, once dress, or jumpsuit is to be removed".

Front-line workers are particularly At Risk . The British Transport Police has announced that, leaves behind a wife and child.

Greater Manchester police announced that Marcia Pryce, 61, was in The Force Intelligence Bureau , died after the conclusion of the contract Covid-19.

Meanwhile, councils in England.

elsewhere, The Queen , they will not mark their 94th birthday on Tuesday with firecrackers this year.

'life on line'

There were warnings that trusts in England, the PSA runs through the weekend.

Chris Hopson, chair of the NHS providers, the healthcare trusts in England, "We have now reached The Point where The National stock of full-fluid-repellent gowns and long-sleeved lab coat will be exhausted in The Next 24 to 48 Hours . "

He Said that The National politicians have left "nothing" - But the dresses are made in China, and the ones that were ordered are weeks currently, only arrive in "bursts".

The Royal College of Nursing Said the guide was developed without the detailed advice and The British Medical Association (BMA) - represents the Doctors Said , any change needs to be driven by the science, not the availability.

Dr Rob Harwood, consultant-Chairman of the Committee of The British Medical Association, Said : "many healthcare workers have already died.

"more and More physicians and their colleagues cannot be expected to take their own lives on The Line , in an attempt to save others, and this new guidance means that you could do just that. It is not a decision to make you should have. "

Dr. Harwood added: "It's not a real disappointment for us that the government was able, even after a month, this growing, increasingly, the lack of PPE. "

Unison , the UK's largest trade Union, has warned that employees in "High Risk areas" could refuse the work if dresses are running.

Prof Neil Mortensen from The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Said that surgeons should "not risk your health", if the liquid were resistant gowns or jumpsuits available.

He Said he was disturbed by "deeply" by the new leadership, which, He Said , implied that "even in the op of" Doctors and their teams may not require the correct PPE.

A Department of Health spokesman Said : "New clinical guidance was published today, to ensure that, when there are bottlenecks in the area of front-line employees, what is the PSA in place to minimize the risk. "

The spokesman added the Council is In Line with the world health organization and the Centers for Disease Control guidelines for PPE use in "exceptional circumstances".

Niall Dickson, chief executive of the Nhs Confederation , represented by Said health service trusts, and that The Situation is "worrying" and "less than satisfactory".

He told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme: "The reality is that there is A Chance , and I don't think it clearly, But there is A Chance that the hospitals could run, or other parts of The System could run out of dresses that are required to treat, some, not all, Covid patients. "

Meanwhile, former Conservative leader, Sir Iain Duncan Smith Said the government needs "to bring the British People into his confidence", how it plans to the end of the lockdown.

"people have done what they were asked, with Humor and Common Sense ," he told Bbc News , adding that companies-in particular, the clarity that is required.

Analysis

Jonathan Blake, political correspondent

In A Sign of growing frustration about the lack of detail from the government about how it plans to the end of the block, Conservative MPs add their voices to the calls for clarity.

Senior figures on the back benches have gently suggested that the Minister must do more to explain when and how the restrictions on our daily life.

The government says that the speech of the lifting of the blocking of the would distract from the critical message for people to stay home, in order to slow down the spread of The Virus .

But Tory MPs join labour and others who say that people are able to do that, although you on a regular basis about the eventual return to something like normality.

Downing Street has acknowledged that there is a debate taking place across government departments about how an Exit Strategy might work when The Time comes.

But while the Ministers, they are guided by scientific and medical evidence to move the political decision in the direction of the lifting of the blocking can wait until the Prime Minister recovers and is able to return to work.

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