Acute Care
News on acute care
Trusts needing bailout support almost double in 2011-12
Thirty-one trusts received bailout payments in 2011-12, information released to HSJ under the Freedom of Information Act reveals.
Information Centre to focus on cost of over-60s hospital care
Patients aged 60 and over account for more than half of the income hospitals receive under the payment-by-results tariff, the Health and Social Care Information Centre has reported.
Day surgery could increase by 15pc say analysts
Most hospitals could increase the amount of day surgery they do by up to 15 per cent, according to health data analysts.
Mixed-sex breaches rise across the NHS
The number of breaches of rules on mixed-sex NHS wards rose by 98 last month, according to new figures.
Diabetes audit reveals thousands of errors in one week
Medication errors occur in the treatment of 3,700 inpatients with diabetes in hospitals in England and Wales each week, according to the National Diabetes Inpatient Audit.
Patients to tell Chesterfield how to improve
PERFORMANCE: A total of 850 former A&E patients at Chesterfield Royal Hospital are to be asked their views on how the foundation trust can improve its services.
New medical unit at South Essex FT
SERVICES: A new short stay medical unit has been opened in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire.
Patients to 'self check-in' at Robert Jones
SERVICES: Patients at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust will be able to ‘self check-in’ at a new £2.7m hospital entrance.
Breastfeeding award for West Suffolk
PERFORMANCE: West Suffolk Foundation Trust has taken the first steps towards UNICEF’s Baby Friendly accreditation.
Joint working to prevent falls could save cash
A more integrated approach to preventing falls could cut incidents by up to 30 per cent, saving money and bed days, a report from the NHS Confederation has found.
Burstow attacks move to close his local A&E
A panel appointed to look at the options for downgrading a hospital in south west London has recommended closing health minister Paul Burstow’s local A&E and maternity department.
Ombudsman criticises care at Sherwood Forest Trust
PERFORMANCE: A patient’s life might have been saved if care at the Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust had not been so poor, according to the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman.
Monitor directs foundation trust to tackle A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust regulator has stepped in at Gloucestershire Hospitals in a bid to redress its “persistent failures” to tackle long waits for accident and emergency treatment.
Midlands trust helps jobseekers find work
WORKFORCE: A Midlands hospital is helping to get people back into work after teaming up with the Jobcentre Plus.
Lessons learned from war injuries
RESEARCH: Lessons learned by doctors and surgeons treating injured soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan in the past decade have been set out in a new report.
Exclusive: Circle deal means Hinchingbrooke needs over £70m to clear debts
The deal struck between Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust and its private sector operator means the trust needs surpluses of at least £70m over the next decade to pay off its £40m debts.
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Mortality rate indicator reveals seven acute trust outliers
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Stroke recovery care 'failing' patients
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Private hospital operators begin merger talks
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Concerns over staffing plans as Unite strike looms
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Terence Stephenson appointed Academy of Medical Royal Colleges chair
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Troubled Yorkshire trust may need to be split up
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Expect years of fundamental changes and austerity, says Grant
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Libyan injured 'brought dangerous bacteria to UK hospitals'
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Commissioning board 'could control half of some trusts' income'
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More patients report nurse shortages on wards
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NHS data skewed by efforts to protect trust finances
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NHS reports strong performance on 18 weeks targets
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All parts of NHS will be affected by strike - Unite
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Investigate two London hospitals, say parents cleared of baby's death
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NHS private patient units let down by 'customer service'
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Patients safer on trolleys in wards than in A&E
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Demand for lifesaving treatment could outstrip supply
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Royal Brompton loses reconfiguration case at the High Court
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Staff urged to open up on feelings
News by sector
The six steps to delivering better stroke care
Five years on from the National Stroke Strategy, London has turned around its performance. Alec Fraser, Sue Fenwick Elliot and David Cohen explain how the changes were made.
Why stroke care in England needs modernising further
The inconsistency in stroke care across England shows that although some issues have been addressed, there is still room for improvement, says Damian Jenkinson.
How to utilise the technology that can transform urgent care
Technology that could revolutionise care has already been developed, so how do we roll it out to all of the NHS, ask Jim Parle and Terry Young.
How to implement evidence-based stroke care
Alec Fraser and colleagues discuss four challenges that were overcome in successfully implementing better stroke services.
Analysing the results of the largest ever stroke care survey
The Stroke Association conducted the largest ever survey of stroke survivors undertaken in the UK to get a better understanding of the issues facing stroke survivors in their daily lives. Joe Korner looks at the responses.
