All Acute care articles – Page 189
-
HSJ KnowledgeA hospital's 'improvement engine' will power it towards the savings required
A thought provoking series on the challenges facing hospital leaders
-
HSJ Knowledge
Four hours in A&E: what the target tells us about trusts
Does performance reflect the leadership?
-
NewsExclusive: 'Exhausted' inspectors raise concerns about unsustainable CQC regime
Inspectors feel like they are part of a “lynch mob not a serious regulator”, and “used, deflated and exhausted”
-
HSJ KnowledgeSenior staff cover means earlier discharges
Equal attention should be paid to evening cover as at weekends
-
NewsSmaller trusts outperforming larger counterparts
Smaller trusts are outperforming their larger counterparts on several measures, research by healthcare data company CHKS reveals.
-
NewsSimon Stevens' first interview: the transcript
In in HSJ’s in-depth interview, the NHS England chief executive talks about small hospitals, service reform, NHS funding, competition and much more
-
NewsAnalysis: What did Stevens really say about small and community hospitals?
Comments by the new NHS England chief executive have been taken as meaning he might preserve small and community hospitals.
-
News
NHS England backs cancer and cardiac reorganisation
NHS England is backing clinician-led proposals which would see a reorganisation of specialist cancer and cardiac services across London and Essex.
-
NewsCancer waiting time target breached for first time
Providers have breached the waiting time target for patients with suspected cancer starting treatment within 62 days following urgent GP referral for the first time since the target was introduced in 2009.
-
CommentVideo: The story of an elderly patient who never made it home
Why out of hospital services need to change
-
News
Stevens steps back from '15 specialist centres' plan
The new NHS England chief executive has distanced himself from the organisation’s previously stated ambition to concentrate specialised services in “15-30 centres of excellence”.
-
NewsSimon Stevens’ first interview: parts of the NHS must be ‘completely reinvented’
Stevens uses first major interview to warn that “deep seated structural problems” will require parts of the NHS to “completely reinvent what we mean by a hospital”.
-
HSJ Knowledge#Transformation2019: A complete rethink of how we deliver care means true integration
An integrated approach between health and social care, and the hospital sector is needed
-
CommentCase study: The harsh reality and what should have happened to ensure the best care pathway
How an alternative pathway could have altered the results of care given to Mrs Andrews
-
HSJ KnowledgeHSJ commission scoping report: Pave the way for better elderly care
Landmark study sets out its aims
-
NewsHSJ's older people's commission launches first report
HSJ’s Commission on Hospital Care for Frail Older People has published its first report today.
-
CommentScotland puts the squeeze on outpatient long waits
Underlying pressures continue to build on trusts
-
NewsOnline discussion: how to provide 'John Lewis' service
Post a question for our experts as they discuss how to improve the patient experience
-
HSJ Local
Colchester appoints new interim CEO
Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust has appointed its third interim chief executive since December as the trust continues to struggle in the wake of its cancer data scandal.
-
NewsMid Staffs downgrade could face judicial review
The Labour prospective parliamentary candidate for Stafford is seeking a judicial review of the decision to downgrade the town’s hospital.