Health Service Journal
Admissions and discharge
Stories with this category.
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Darent Valley closes to A&E admissions
14-Jan-2013
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Best of 2012: mental health
23-Dec-2012
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Best of 2012: long-term conditions
23-Dec-2012
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Fast-forward to quicker discharge
21-Dec-2012
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A timely strategy for hospitals to cope with demand
13 December 2012
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South Staffordshire’s approach to surge planning
7-Dec-2012
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Liaison psychiatry can bridge the gap
5-Dec-2012
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The principles behind integrated care for older people
30-Nov-2012
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Bolton bucks regional trend of head injury admissions
20-Nov-2012
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It's time to rethink payment by results
13-Nov-2012
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Let's find the political will to integrate care
8 November 2012
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Somerset Partnership fails readmission target
29-Oct-2012
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Hillingdon Hospitals readmission rate up on last year
29-Oct-2012
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Easing winter pressures
25 October 2012
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Readmissions up at Hillingdon Hospitals
23-Oct-2012
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Hampshire Hospitals activity levels exceed plan
22-Oct-2012
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Derby FT sees number of year-long waiters increase
19-Oct-2012
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Stroke care: where do we go from here?
10-Oct-2012
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Implementing a referral management system
8-Oct-2012
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Addressing the barriers
4 October 2012
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Capacity ‘crisis’ hits Brighton and Sussex
1-Oct-2012
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In defence of small hospitals
27 September 2012
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Yeovil aims to discharge patients in time for lunch
24-Sep-2012
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Homing in on improved care
20 September 2012
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Nottingham to open 80 new beds after cancellations surge
14-Sep-2012
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Rise in number of hospital admissions for stress
12-Sep-2012
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Fixing the broken system
6 September 2012
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The focus on reablement
30 August 2012
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Readers' letters - 23 August 2012
23-Aug-2012
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A&E 12-hour wait numbers double in Scotland
10-Aug-2012
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NHS 'could save £462m' on over-65s
9-Aug-2012
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'NHS must grasp a world of opportunity'
26-Jul-2012
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Scottish mental health readmission rate attacked
23-Jul-2012
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How to improve variation in inappropriate admission performance
19 July 2012
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Tough choices await CCGs hoping to reverse GP referral trend
18-Jul-2012
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Ready for the unexpected: how one trust is tackling unplanned admissions
12 July 2012
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Competition panel to probe referral management
11-Jul-2012
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Jennifer Dixon: identifying the true value of telehealth
28-Jun-2012
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Jim Easton: let’s get serious about telehealth
25-Jun-2012
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North Staffordshire trust threatened with fines over A&E failure
21-Jun-2012
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How one trust's efficiency programme benefitted its foundation bid
21 June 2012
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How productivity improvements pay off for patients
21 June 2012
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South Glos social enterprise reduces admissions
18-Jun-2012
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The benefits of centralised emergency services are less than clear
14-Jun-2012
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'More Legionnaires' deaths possible'
14 June 2012
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Mixed picture for emergency admissions at Somerset trusts
7-Jun-2012
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Wait control: a new system for better waiting list management
24-May-2012
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Overnight discharge data questioned as hospitals hit back
24-May-2012
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Enhancing communication between GPs and hospital consultants
24 May 2012
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Information Centre to focus on cost of over-60s hospital care
21-May-2012
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Analysing the results of the largest ever stroke care survey
17 May 2012
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How to utilise the technology that can transform urgent care
17-May-2012
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The six steps to delivering better stroke care
17 May 2012
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Why stroke care in England needs modernising further
17 May 2012
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Four principles to improve the care of older patients
10 May 2012
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How enhanced recovery can improve elective surgery experiences and outcomes
10 May 2012
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Seeing GP of choice would cut elective admissions - study
10 May 2012
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'The reforms could be the coalition's poll tax'
3-May-2012
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Health charities can help rescue the innovation drive
3-May-2012
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Reducing emergency admissions in children and young people
3 May 2012
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Specialist discharge sister for end-of-life patients 'a success'
30-Apr-2012
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Demand outstrips plan in Birmingham and Solihull
24-Apr-2012
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Media Watch: the overnight hot topic
19-Apr-2012
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Hospitals to review discharge policies
17-Apr-2012
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Keogh pledges action on overnight discharging
12-Apr-2012
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In detail: how Kettering tackled VTE
12 April 2012
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NHS Somerset ups payment to Taunton and Somerset FT
5-Apr-2012
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Trust loses out on cash as patients 'readmitted' for just 10 minutes
4-Apr-2012
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Norfolk plans integrated approach roll out for emergency admissions
21-Mar-2012
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A step-by-step guide to making total hip replacement deliver value
15 March 2012
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Collaboration can help meet the challenges facing urgent care
15 March 2012
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'High volume surgery outcomes suggest there is safety in numbers'
8-Mar-2012
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QIPP failure driving contract overspend at East Kent Hospitals
5-Mar-2012
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How to identify and treat patients in appropriate care settings
1 March 2012
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Rise in patient stays at Leicestershire partnership
27-Feb-2012
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How to get better value for money from psychiatric care units
27-Feb-2012
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Common cancers get faster referrals, study shows
24-Feb-2012
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How real-time therapies can deliver better mental healthcare
23 February 2012
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How to cut overnight stays and improve trauma pathways
23-Feb-2012
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'Low priority treatments should not let commissioners cut corners'
23-Feb-2012
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Why trusts should pay closer attention to surgical site infections
23 February 2012
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NHS Worcs considers tendering for rehab beds
15-Feb-2012
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Cameron to tackle £2.7bn alcohol costs
15-Feb-2012
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How reduced internal delays can save money, and thousands of bed days
14-Feb-2012
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The benefits of delivering healthcare in patients' homes
14-Feb-2012
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How improved medication adherence can prevent costly medicine waste
9 February 2012
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Death rates higher after weekend admissions, study confirms
3-Feb-2012
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Imperial suspends reporting on waiting lists
2-Feb-2012
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Poor outcomes continue for heart failure, audit reveals
31-Jan-2012
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'Be clear' bowel cancer campaign launched by government
30-Jan-2012
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How to use clinical supervision to increase the use of evidence-based practice
26 January 2012
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How a lean approach can improve care for the growing number of cancer patients
19 January 2012
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The three key principles behind clinical decisions on resuscitation
19 January 2012
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Reaping joint benefits of streamlined hip and knee care pathways
16-Jan-2012
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New Medicine Service guidance released
13-Jan-2012
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How a transformation programme helps improve community services' efficiency
11-Jan-2012
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How doctor-patient phone calls can cut unnecessary emergency care attendances
10-Jan-2012
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Liberating Ideas: the award-winning projects that could truly liberate the NHS
9-Jan-2012
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Why early discharge in stroke care can be vital for recovery
6-Jan-2012
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Developing a new care pathway to enhance responses to alcohol cases
6-Jan-2012
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'Integrated care should be this decade's number one priority'
5-Jan-2012
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Nottingham exceeds A&E assessment time target by 100 per cent
3-Jan-2012
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Lansley vows to reduce readmissions
30-Dec-2011
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How engagement within intermediate care can prevent admissions
15 December 2011
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Analysis: patients in poorer regions using A&E over GP
13-Dec-2011
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Cost of rising emergency dementia admissions revealed
13-Dec-2011
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The future challenges facing pathology - an online Q&A
5-Dec-2011
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'Successful localism needs everyone working together'
5-Dec-2011
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Operating framework piles pressure on hospital sector
1-Dec-2011
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Dr Foster: weekend A&E admissions '10pc more likely to die'
28-Nov-2011
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Admission 'surge' caused hike in mixed sex breaches at East Sussex
25-Nov-2011
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From Tokyo to Torbay, integrating services will prove to be the future
24-Nov-2011
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Neurology services in need of new headache pathways to improve productivity
24 November 2011
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Integrated Care Service failing to realise savings
22-Nov-2011
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Emergency waits regularly exceed target at Telford and Wrekin
22-Nov-2011
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Looped Lansley welcome message defended
22-Nov-2011
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Why a better understanding of emergency admissions needs better data
22-Nov-2011
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How a COPD care bundle is reducing readmissions
22-Nov-2011
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'It's time for a one year maximum wait'
17-Nov-2011
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Why occupational therapists have a vital role in integrated care
17 November 2011
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The critical factors for an efficient acute medical care unit
16-Nov-2011
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare worst offender for A&E waits
15-Nov-2011
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'Healing our finances needs a long term, not short term, strategy'
10 November 2011
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How to improve care standards for dementia patients
7-Nov-2011
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South west London PCTs book readmission money as savings
3-Nov-2011
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How mobile healthcare solutions could help tackle waiting times
3 November 2011
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How a holistic approach to healthcare drives better value
1-Nov-2011
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Surrey and Sussex still behind on VTE
31-Oct-2011
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NHS Harrow seeing 10 per cent over performance at NW London Hospitals
28-Oct-2011
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How to achieve best practice referral management for mental health patients
27-Oct-2011
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Rising discharge delays blamed on NHS, not local authorities
27 October 2011
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NHS estate spend rising despite lower bed numbers
26-Oct-2011
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How enhanced recovery in acute trusts can improve quality and outcomes
20 October 2011
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Mental health patient recalls rise as community teams struggle
19-Oct-2011
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How predictive modelling can help reduce risk, and hospital admissions
17-Oct-2011
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How a weather forecasting service can reduce COPD hospital admissions
17-Oct-2011
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Can maternity care learn from how the retail sector operates?
13 October 2011
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How to coordinate integrated care across multidisciplinary groups
12-Oct-2011
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Staff shortages force admissions halt at new CIC
11-Oct-2011
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How to develop a culture of excellence
10-Oct-2011
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Breathing space: how one trust's approach to respiratory pathways is improving outcomes
10-Oct-2011
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Reduced admissions targets set by Ashford and St Peter’
7-Oct-2011
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Patients facing 27-week waits for physiotherapy services
7-Oct-2011
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Treatments for drug addiction fall
7-Oct-2011
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Cost of treating brain disorders doubles
6-Oct-2011
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Southern Health over target despite admissions cut
5-Oct-2011
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Croydon Health Services planning work around discharge delays
4-Oct-2011
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Exploring the benefits of coaching for clinicians and patients
4-Oct-2011
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How care bundling drives down mortality rates in pneumonia care
4-Oct-2011
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'Healthcare history can help us transform elderly care today'
29 September 2011
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Positive outcome: why the new DH strategy for COPD and asthma promises improvements
29 September 2011
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Readmissions policy costing hospital trusts £2.3m a year 'should change'
22 September 2011
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The toolkit hoping to revolutionise the use of patient discharge data
20-Sep-2011
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Drop in admission rates hailed as possible CCG success
19-Sep-2011
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St George's paediatric medicine losing £4m to £5m a year
15-Sep-2011
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How a landmark treatment programme is reducing alcohol related admissions
15 September 2011
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How a change in practice can reduce hospital admissions for older dementia patients
13-Sep-2011
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Referral falls could cause financial difficulty for hospitals - BMA
12-Sep-2011
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How community based diagnostic services can improve patient care and cost-efficiency
12-Sep-2011
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Open to suggestions: can the National Programme for IT be saved by open source software?
9-Sep-2011
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Hospital PFI deals attacked after car park charges increase
9-Sep-2011
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Sally Gainsbury: the real problems affecting readmissions
8 September 2011
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Why critical comparisons are needed to improve management of patients with chronic diseases
8 September 2011
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North Staffs launches 24 hour liaison team
6-Sep-2011
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18 week target remains a 'challenge' in North Staffs
1-Sep-2011
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Mid Staffordshire foundation trust introduces hospital passports scheme
1-Sep-2011
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Emergency admissions down but A&E attendance up at University Hospital of North Staffs
1-Sep-2011
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Royal Wolverhampton predicts £2.6m debt
31-Aug-2011
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How a broader view of emergency readmissions could reduce overall activity levels
31-Aug-2011
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Outpatients self check-in saves Royal Surrey County £80,000
30-Aug-2011
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Doncaster and Bassetlaw FT set to miss new A&E and readmission targets
26-Aug-2011
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A flexible intervention model driving positive, sustainable change in public health
25 August 2011
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Hospitals seeing 900 more alcohol related cases a day
25 August 2011
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Disagreement over new 'death rate' measure continues
23-Aug-2011
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Infections rise forces hospital to close to new patients
23-Aug-2011
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Northampton General joins forces with the private sector
22-Aug-2011
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How enhanced recovery is transforming surgical care pathways
18 August 2011
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Huge variation in reoperation rates for bowel cancer
17-Aug-2011
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How third sector hospital ownership is keeping healthcare close to home
15-Aug-2011
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Performance under pressure at Royal Devon and Exeter
9-Aug-2011
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Improving end of life care through patient record registers
4 August 2011
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Redesigning reablement: why these services need to focus on patient independence
1-Aug-2011
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Perfect placement: getting patients out of hospital and onto their preferred pathway
25-Jul-2011
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Providing mental healthcare alongside physical healthcare
21-Jul-2011
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Government launches new COPD strategy
19-Jul-2011
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Innovative approaches to health priorities through NHS and industry collaboration
7 July 2011
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Mental health patient bed levels fall
6-Jul-2011
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Flory highlights 'unacceptable' waiting times
4-Jul-2011
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A&E attendances up at Guy's and St Thomas'
28-Jun-2011
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NHS fracture care spend to hit £6bn
27-Jun-2011
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Warwickshire PCT agrees discharge measures with George Eliot
24-Jun-2011
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Hip patient care 'epidemic' looming, warns institute
22-Jun-2011
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Reducing readmissions could save more than £600m in PBR penalties. Sg2 explains how
16-Jun-2011
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Video: Sg2 senior vice president on the financial challenges trusts face over readmission penalties
16-Jun-2011
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Trusts face readmissions penalties totalling £600m
16-Jun-2011
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Clinical services should do their bit for efficiency, as well as productivity
16 June 2011
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The government shouldn't simply leave the past behind
16 June 2011
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Continuing the valuable work memory clinics provide for dementia patients
9 June 2011
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Neurology care criticised by RCP
7-Jun-2011
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'Biased' surgeons blamed for unnecessary recall
2-Jun-2011
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The key steps to delivering excellence in emergency surgery
31-May-2011
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Hospital alcohol admissions hit one million
27-May-2011
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The need for clarity in evidence based commissioning
23-May-2011
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QIPP and care plans for long term conditions: revisited
19 May 2011
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The smoother pathways leading to reduced length of stay
5 May 2011
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How a leaner integrated approach improved older person services at a reduced cost
19-Apr-2011
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Identifying areas of readmission, and implementing the right interventions
18-Apr-2011
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Realising actual cost savings through organisational strategies
5-Apr-2011
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'Care in the home' scheme helping reduce length of stay and hospital admissions
1-Mar-2011
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Steps to improve mental health productivity can ease the pressure on budgets
22-Feb-2011
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Non-optimised joint replacement pathways to create wear and tear on 2011-12 budgets
10 February 2011
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HSJ Resource Centre sets out priorities for 2011
11-Jan-2011
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A guide to redesigning COPD care pathways
11 November 2010
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How to unlock savings by redesigning COPD care pathways
11 November 2010
