All Acute care articles – Page 304
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NewsDon't lose sight of productivity during winter, warns Nicholson
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has warned managers they need to “maintain a strong grip” on productivity and performance during the coming winter pressures.
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NewsDH to appoint new Monitor chair
The health secretary plans to appoint a new chair to Monitor, the NHS provider regulator, early next year, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMid Staffs inquiry hears from Cure the NHS campaigner
A campaigner whose mother died at Stafford Hospital has said the 86 year old once collapsed on a ward after being left without her oxygen supply.
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NewsMid Staffs doctors and nurses 'will not be named'
Doctors and nurses criticised during the public inquiry into disastrous standards of care at Stafford Hospital will not be named, it has been ruled.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to reduce COPD admissions with personal care plans
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the second most common cause of emergency admissions to hospital; one in eight acute emergency admissions is the result of an acute exacerbation of the condition.
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CommentOur lives are in the cancer detectives’ hands
Helping GPs to hone their skill at identifying cancer early will go a long way to improving survival rates
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CommentAndrew Murrison on the military covenant
The British public is discerning. It may doubt the validity of UK involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan but gives the thumbs up to the means of its prosecution.
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NewsAll NHS reconfigurations look set to progress despite moratorium
The government’s new set of tests for service reconfigurations has yet to lead to a scheme being turned down, an investigation by HSJ has found.
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NewsMigration caps may jeopardise service quality and safety
Proposed limits on migrants from outside the European Economic Area could affect the ability of trusts to continue providing high quality patient care, NHS Employers has warned.
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NewsBoards urged to improve cost-saving measures
Scottish health boards should improve the way they compare costs to help tackle budget constraints, a report has found.
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NewsNHS cancer spending queried by National Audit Office
Huge variability in regional cancer spending suggests worrying inefficiency, the National Audit Office has warned.
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NewsLancashire PCTs to review funding for 70 procedures
PCTs in Lancashire have become the latest to consider restricting NHS funding of a range of procedures to save money.
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NewsNorth Tees staff offered voluntary redundancy
North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust is looking for staff to volunteer for redundancy to help it make £5m in savings.
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NewsChildren's hospital told to improve cleanliness
Health inspectors have called for a number of improvements to a children’s hospital in Scotland following an unannounced visit.
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NewsNHS Surrey stops funding for IVF and tattoo removal
IVF treatment for women under 39, cosmetic procedures and other low priority interventions will no longer be funded in Surrey.
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NewsReport points to prison care lapses
Lapses in clinical care may have led to at least four prisoners’ deaths from heart disease in the last four years, a watchdog has said.
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NewsQuarter of cancers found during emergency care
Nearly a quarter of cancer diagnoses in England are made when patients arrive at hospital in an emergency, a study has found.
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NewsLet more people die at home, says end of life care report
Hundreds of thousands of people who would rather reach the end of their lives at home are instead dying in hospital, a study by think tank Demos says.
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NewsSearch NHS Evidence from hsj.co.uk
Hsj.co.uk users can now search the healthcare information website NHS Evidence via a new search bar.
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NewsUK women 'more likely to die of cancer'
Women in the UK are more likely to die of cancer than in the rest of Europe, figures have revealed.