All Acute care articles – Page 286
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NHS Warrington chief plans power handover to GPs
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust’s chief executive has unveiled plans to hand responsibility for commissioning secondary and community health care services to an emergent GP consortium.
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Stockport FT contract £2.5m overspent, while waiting times increase
FINANCE: The foundation had over-performed on its contract with NHS Stockport by £2.5m by the end of January, board papers from the primary care trust show.
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HSJ Local
PCT disputes "unexplained increase" in admissions to University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust
FINANCE: There has been a “significant and unexplained increase” in emergency short-stay admissions at University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust, according to commissioners.
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HSJ Local
NHS North Somerset to splash out on community wards
STRUCTURE: The board of NHS North Somerset has been asked to agree £1.14m of funding to roll out seven “community wards”.
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NewsStroke care on the NHS 'unequal'
Stroke patients are facing unequal care on the NHS, with older people less likely to receive a brain scan and white people less likely to be admitted to specialist units than black people, researchers say.
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HSJ Local
Royal United Bath reports best A&E performance in region
PERFORMANCE: Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust was the best performing trust in the south west for A&E waiting times in the week between Christmas and New Year.
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HSJ Local
TCS sees Northampton General Hospital Trust gain services
STRUCTURE: Northampton General Hospital Trust is taking over several primary care and community facilities.
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HSJ Local
£1m from private mental health underspend funding acute overspends at NHS Dudley
FINANCE: NHS Dudley is using a £1m underspend on its private sector mental health services to offset a £2.9m acute overspend.
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HSJ Local
Nottingham University Hospitals exceeds yearly C.Diff target
PERFORMANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has already exceeded its yearly target for the number of clostridium difficile cases acquired there.
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HSJ Local
NHS Lincolnshire to develop services at Skegness Hospital
STRUCTURE: The board of NHS Lincolnshire has approved recommendations to develop future services at Skegness Hospital.
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NewsAlcohol causes 7 per cent of hospital admissions
More than 7 per cent of hospital admissions in 2009-10 were caused by alcohol, according to data analysis by Dr Foster Intelligence for HSJ.
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NewsLoss of 80,000 care beds will intensify bed-blocking
Council spending cuts are predicted to result in the loss of 81,000 care home beds across the UK over the next 10 years, intensifying NHS bed-blocking problems, BUPA has warned.
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CommentYour Humble Servant: A twit tweets
Separating the tweet from the chafe around the blogosphere, a twit begins to tweet.
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CommentTargets in sharp focus for the North West
The Department of Health might appear to hate targets these days, but you could be forgiven for thinking the news has not travelled north.
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HSJ Local
Buckinghamshire trust rejects PCT waiting times plea
PERFORMANCE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust has rejected a request from the local primary care trust to extend waiting times for first appointments.
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CommentAndrew Dillon: the new mission for NICE
The white paper Liberating the NHS and the Health Bill currently going through Parliament describe a radically new architecture for the NHS together with a new, outcomes based approach to driving improvements in care.
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LeaderAlcohol harm is causing a nasty headache
The impact of alcohol on the nation’s health is beginning to shade from a worry into a crisis. Dr Foster Intelligence’s exclusive analysis for HSJ shows that 7 per cent of hospital admissions are related to alcohol.
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NewsNHS Direct renews plans for FT status in 2013
NHS Direct has renewed its ambition to become a foundation trust and is pinning its future viability on becoming a “major provider” of the NHS 111 urgent care service.
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HSJ Local
CQC drops in on Weston Area Health Trust
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has carried out an unannounced visit at Weston Area Health Trust.
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HSJ Local
New cardiology unit for Gateshead trust
COMMERCIAL: Gateshead Health Foundation Trust is investing £770,000 in a new cardiology unit.