All Acute care articles – Page 223
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SupplementsLean forward - an efficiency special report
The success of the “Productive” series and “Lean” methodology
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HSJ Local
United Lincolnshire under 'sustained pressure'
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has said it is facing “sustained presure” on its services due to high demand for emergency services.
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NewsExclusive: Delay to 111 go live in third of country
NHS Direct has been asked to provide a contingency service in almost a third of England due to delays in rolling out the government’s flagship 111 urgent care phone number, HSJ has learned.
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NewsOnly half health and wellbeing boards consider end-of-life care
Concerns have been raised that some bodies introduced under the NHS reforms have not considered the needs of dying people.
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HSJ Local
Hillingdon Hospital claims safety data error
PERFORMANCE: The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says there was an error in its patient safety data.
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BlogsHarkness Fellows: can payment reform improve public health?
Payment reform for healthcare delivery in the US could improve not only the service provided, but public health as well, writes Douglas Noble
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NewsNuffield Trust: Patient views vital post-Francis
The Nuffield Trust has given its strong backing to the Francis Report’s call for better engagement with patients across the health service.
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NewsThird of foundation trusts failed A&E waiting targets in Q3
Monitor has reported a sharp decline in performance of foundation trust accident and emergency departments, with over a third of the sector missing A&E waiting targets in the last three months of 2012.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow an earthquake sped up care reform
The 2011 disaster forced New Zealand into action
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NewsExclusive: Keogh mortality probe could be 'model' for chief inspector of hospitals
NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh hopes his review of care quality at 14 acute trusts will provide a model for the future chief inspector of hospitals.
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NewsBerwick will look at Francis report with 'a critical eye'
The NHS faces a fresh wave of reform recommendations this summer aimed at improving quality and safety, with two influential reviews triggered by the Francis inquiry due to report in the same month.
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CommentFrancis chairs survey: Odgers Berndtson's view
The majority of chairs feel empowered to challenge their executives
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NewsMost chairs back Francis's recommended rules for board members
Nearly three-quarters of hospital and mental health provider chairs back the introduction of a “fit and proper person test” for membership of trust boards
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NewsTrust chairs believe there are other Mid Staffs-type failures
“A small number” of trusts are failing in a similar way to Mid Staffordshire, HSJ survey finds
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NewsCQC: NHS 'failing dementia patients'
The health and social care system is “struggling” to care properly for people with dementia, the health watchdog said.
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News
Aggregate hospital ratings 'risk leaving out what matters'
A study into quality ratings for hospital trusts has found that single organisational measures - which are being explored by the government - “run the risk of leaving out what matters to patients with specific conditions”.
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HSJ KnowledgePositive steps already taken towards dignity in the NHS
How the diginity in care board addresses the concerns of Francis