All Acute care articles – Page 144
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NewsSafe staffing leak: How we got here
HSJ has today published the final safe nurse staffing guidance for accident and emergency departments produced by NICE. We have covered this important story since the beginning. Here we recap the main events to get you up to speed.
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NewsExclusive: NICE experts called for minimum staff ratios in leaked guidance
Guidelines for A&E safe staffing, leaked to HSJ, recommended minimum nurse/patient ratios Documents suggest lower nursing numbers linked to poor patient outcomes Ratio recommendations were made despite government resistance Read the guidance Suppressed NICE safe staffing guidance for hospital emergency departments called for the NHS to implement minimum ...
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NewsNICE leak: A&Es could be understaffed 'half of the time'
Leaked NICE document suggests current NHS practices for estimating demand are inadequate Guidance says trusts should overstaff departments against historical trends Overcrowding in UK emergency departments is “common” and linked to poor outcomes Read the guideline NHS accident and emergency departments in England may be understaffed as much ...
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CommentExpert view: Leaked safe staffing guideline demands action from the NHS
HSJ’s patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern argues that NICE’s leaked accident and emergency recommendations mean providers must take action.
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NewsNICE releases safe staffing evidence reviews to HSJ
NICE non-executive directors conclude publishing evidence reviews is in the public interest Sir Andrew Dillon had argued publishing the reviews could disrupt the management of the NHS Guidelines for A&E nurse staffing have not been published The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has today released to ...
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NewsMap: Which health systems are struggling the most?
This map shows which health systems are performing most poorly across a range of measures, and two which are performing well, according to HSJ’s analysis.
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NewsProviders given ultimatum over access to £1.8bn bailout fund
NHS providers have till 8 February to sign up to “control total” financial targets for 2016-17 Only then can they secure a share of £1.8bn “sustainability and transformation fund” Regulators say “collective urgent action” needed to contain 2015-16 deficit NHS providers have been given until 8 February to ...
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HSJ Local18 week waits, January 2016: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for January 2016
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NewsNew EU system aims to catch rogue clinicians
New system will require regulators to alert each other about concerns to protect patients EU directive allows regulators to check the language skills of professionals Rules come into effect as NHS continues to recruit thousands of employees from EU A new European-wide warning system designed to prevent rogue ...
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CommentMoney's too tight to mention
But there is much we can to improve care, even in this cold financial climate
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NewsSolve deficits and protect patients or face suspension, Hunt warns boards
Jeremy Hunt highlights that access to £1.8bn fund in 2016-17 will be linked to financial control and making efficiency savings Board must also protect patient care, and could face suspension if they fail, says the health secretary Says final Carter report will be published shortly NHS providers which ...
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CommentEngland still (probably) breaching 18 weeks
The 18 week target was narrowly breached again in November
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NewsCancellations from junior doctors' strike could hit elective performance, expert warns
Cancellations and pressure on waiting lists encourage trusts to “game” statistics, source tells HSJ Overall waiting list nears 3.5 million patients Waiting times expert estimates waiting time target was missed last October This week’s junior doctors’ strike could exacerbate an already difficult situation for elective waiting times in ...
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CommentDoctors’ strike: Breakdown in trust could take years to repair
HSJ workforce correspondent Shaun Lintern takes stock after the first day of the junior doctors’ strike
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NewsBetter care fund £1bn payment for performance scheme axed
£1bn of pooled health and social care funding will no longer be subject to national rules Providers and commissioners instructed to produce plans to cut delayed transfers New “streamlined” assurance process for better care fund plans Changes welcomed by CCGs and councils Ministers have axed the £1bn payment ...
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NewsDoctors' strike: NHS England expects less than 1 in 4 admissions to be cancelled
NHS England cancellation estimates based on data from 225 NHS organisations Estimates predict thousands of inpatient and day case operations will be cancelled today NHS England says it has “tried and tested plans” to cope with disruption NHS England has said it expects less than 1,150 hospital inpatient ...
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NewsNo new money as Cameron sets out mental health priorities
David Cameron reveals initial spending commitments ahead of mental health taskforce report Priorities include young people, mothers, A&E and community mental health patients Announcement does not include any new money for mental health services David Cameron has spelled out £1bn of spending priorities on mental health services in ...
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HSJ KnowledgeJunior doctors' strike: resources for employers
Ahead of planned strike action this week, HSJ has compiled a resource pack for NHS organisations, taken from guidance published by national bodies.
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NewsNHS leaders’ fears over costs of new deal for doctors
NHS chiefs and directors warn against cost of implementing new junior doctor contract Concerns relate to pay protection and expansion of seven day services Loss of goodwill and impact on morale also highlighted as risks Senior NHS leaders have privately expressed concerns over the cost of implementing a ...
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HSJ KnowledgeQuality and finance must unite in the war on variation
Bringing together the quality and finance agendas is important to reduce conflict of interests