All articles by Simon Jones - Dr Foster
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy admission day affects health outcomes
Emergency medical patients admitted at weekends have worse clinical outcomes than those admitted during the working week.
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HSJ KnowledgeAdmissions up for treatable illnesses
Ambulatory care sensitive conditions are long-term health conditions that can often be managed with timely and effective treatment without hospitalisation.
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HSJ KnowledgeWho is causing all the cancellations?
A patient is allocated a healthcare resource group of ‘S22’ when they are admitted to hospital but their procedure is cancelled. There are three people who can cause this.
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HSJ KnowledgeElective procedures: all in a day's work?
In July 2005, the Healthcare Commission set a target for all elective procedures: 75 per cent had to be day-case rates. While trusts should be striving to approach this figure, some still fall far short of this target.
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HSJ KnowledgeTimely admission reflects efficiency
In 2006 the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement recommended that patients requiring hip and knee replacement should have surgery on the day they were admitted.