All Acute care articles – Page 291
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NewsNHS Direct offers services to GPs
NHS Direct could start booking GP appointments after starting talks with Surrey based consortium EsyDoc.
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NewsA&E waiting times worst since 2004
Accident and emergency waiting times in England are at their worst since September 2004, according to data from the Department of Health.
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NewsFoundation Trust Network to split from Confed
The Foundation Trust Network has decided to split from the NHS Confederation.
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CommentYour Humble Servant: health mogul
‘Family doctor to health mogul? It’s what my patients want for me’
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HSJ KnowledgeHow telehealth technology can enhance the quality of national healthcare
Scotland has the potential to become a world leader in mainstreaming telehealth. But despite concerns about a rapidly ageing population, progress has been slow. James Ferguson, lead clinician at Scottish Centre for Telehealth, explains what the NHS needs to do and why to move things forward.
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NewsCouncil planning change could slash hospital site value
A hospital trust is facing a potential £8m shortfall in funding because of changes in local planning policies and land values.
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HSJ Local
Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals look to become global brand through merger
COMMERCIAL: The boards of Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre plan to use the merger to create a powerful, globally recognised brand.
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HSJ Local
Trusts court GPs ahead of consortia engagement
WORKFORCE: Hospital trusts in London are investing in courting GPs ahead of policy changes which will see consortia take over commissioning NHS services.
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HSJ Local
PCT delivers just 1 per cent of screening results on time
PERFORMANCE: Only 1 per cent of cervical screening results were delivered within the two week target at NHS Shropshire County during the first half of 2010-11.
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HSJ Local
Central Manchester University FT one of eight chosen maternity and children's acute in region
Structure: Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust runs one of just eight sites in the greater Manchester region selected to provide overnight maternity and children’s services in the future.
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HSJ Local
Royal Liverpool increases cleaning and inspection of stairwells after patient falls and dies
PERFORMANCE: The trust has undertaken an “extensive” investigation of its 59 sets of stairs, following the death of a patient who fell down a stairwell.
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HSJ Local
On-call doctor investigated after Calderstones patient suffers Christmas day cardiac arrest
PERFORMANCE: The mental health foundation trust has launched an investigation into the actions of an on-call doctor after a patient in its Maplewood facility suffered cardiac arrest on Christmas day.
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HSJ Local
Liverpool Heart and Chest behind on PPCI target
PERFORMANCE: Liverpool Heart and Chest Foundation Trust failed its “call to balloon” target for primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PPCI) in the first six months of 2010-11, local primary care trust NHS Liverpool reported in January.
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HSJ Local
Aintree Hospitals Foundation Trust to lose some gynaecology activity under PCT proposal
Structure: Aintree Hospitals Foundation Trust stands to lose some of its gynaecology activity under its local primary care trust’s plans to move inpatient and some day case gynaecology activity from Aintree to Liverpool Women’s Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
Plymouth Hospitals Trust reports health infection rates
PERFORMANCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust has reported low rates of healthcare associated infections against its accepted quota.
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HSJ Local
East Sussex Hospitals starts to ‘turn corner’ on £6m deficit
FINANCE: East Sussex has maintained its year-to-date deficit of £6m since the previous month
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HSJ Local
East Sussex Hospitals has no ‘further flexibility’ on MRSA
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex has matched its annual limit for MRSA cases, with three months of the financial year still left to get through.
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HSJ Local
Bassetlaw Hospital children services unsustainable
STRUCTURE: A review carried out for NHS Bassetlaw has found that current services for children at Bassetlaw Hospital are safe, but are not sustainable in their current form into the future.
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HSJ Local
Overperformance fuels 'strong' surplus at Birmingham Children's Hospital Foundation Trust
FINANCE: Birmingham Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust is predicting a year end surplus of between £8m and £9m.
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HSJ Local
East Sussex Hospitals pilots maternity phone triage service
STRUCTURE: The trust is piloting a service that provides support and advice to pregnant women over the phone.