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Diagnostic reform: the impact on endoscopy

The backlog of patients waiting more than six weeks for an endoscopy has increased substantially since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and waiting lists now need to be tackled as a matter of urgency.
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Boosting diagnostic capacity

A new report, released by NHS England just over a week ago, has outlined the need for reforming diagnostic activity and introducing a new service model to provide safe, patient-centred pathways, and to improve productivity.
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Modular ward provides Covid-free zone at Kettering General Hospital

A new 18-bed modular ward has been installed at Kettering General Hospital (KGH) to provide extra capacity during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Waiting times reach record levels

The latest figures released by NHS England, which cover the period up to July 2020, show that waiting times have continued to rise rapidly, despite the number of new referrals remaining low and activity levels increasing.
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Mobile units used as a ‘cold’ site at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust wanted to add additional theatre capacity to the hospital and, with a staff team of four, and the unit provided fully equipped by Vanguard, it provided a fast-paced and busy environment, seeing between 8 and 10 patients a day, on average.
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Restarting endoscopy with flexible capacity

It is estimated that as many as 10m people will be waiting for surgery by the end of the year, but the suspension of services has also impacted on diagnostic test activity, leading to longer waiting times.
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The hidden impact of Covid-19 on waiting lists

Last week, the British Medical Association (BMA) has published a report outlining their estimates around the ‘hidden impact’ of the Covid-19 pandemic on waiting lists.
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Endoscopy waiting list up 44% on last year

ONS data released today on diagnostic waiting times show that the total waiting list for endoscopy procedures reached a record 180,000 in May, representing an increase of 44% on May 2019
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Flexible solutions for increasing Green zone capacity

While the most immediate crisis may be over, many hospitals continue to care for a large number of Covid-19 patients, with reports stating around 25% of intensive care unit beds need to be retained for this purpose.
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Elective surgery cancellations during the pandemic could reach 28 million

A new study, published last week in the British Journal of Surgery, has revealed that over 28 million elective surgeries across the globe may be cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially causing a huge backlog.
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The role of mobile healthcare in supporting NHS resilience in the COVID-19 crisis

While the construction of large scale, temporary field hospitals is getting most of the headlines at the moment, a huge amount of work is also going on behind the scenes at NHS trusts and hospitals across the country to improve resilience, and in some cases Vanguard’s fleet of mobile healthcare facilities have played a key role.  
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Flexible healthcare solutions can help the NHS improve resilience

In the last few weeks, we’ve seen a number of temporary hospitals housed in converted conference or sports centres announced across the world. The current situation with COVID-19 is exceptional. It is severely testing the resilience of healthcare systems around the globe, and major action is needed urgently to ensure lives are saved.
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