All Acute care articles – Page 307
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NewsMid Staffs inquiry 'will probe every nook and cranny'
The public inquiry into major failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust will “explore every relevant nook and cranny” in a bid to find out why appalling standards of care were allowed to continue, the lawyer leading the probe said today.
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NewsProtest delays Stafford Hospital public inquiry
The start of a public inquiry into major failings at a trust has been delayed when an angry relative staged a protest.
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NewsGovernment backtracks to hand maternity to GPs
The government is preparing to perform a U-turn on its decision to plan and fund maternity nationally and instead hand responsibility to GPs, HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has learned.
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NewsStafford Hospital public inquiry to begin
A public inquiry will begin today into failings at an NHS hospital criticised for routinely neglecting patients and providing appalling standards of care.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe eight ways to save cash and improve care
Healthcare expectations are rising faster than national systems can keep up, but there are ways to tackle this global challenge effectively, says Penelope Dash.
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NewsEndoscope 'disinfection failure' linked to nine NDM cases in UK
Nine people were infected with bacteria carrying the New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM) enzyme after “disinfection failure” with a single endoscope camera at a UK hospital, a document obtained by Nursing Times reveals.
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NewsA&E closure plan accelerated by six months
One of the first reconfigurations to be approved under health secretary Andrew Lansley’s criteria is to go ahead earlier than expected because of safety concerns.
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NewsNew Birmingham hospital clears further hurdle and gains name
Plans to build a “super hospital” in Birmingham have been given the go ahead by NHS West Midlands but with 60 fewer beds than originally intended.
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NewsReport highlights out-of-date keyhole equipment
More than one in four hospitals performing keyhole surgery are using out-of-date and potentially unsafe equipment, according to a new report.
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NewsOrgan transplants hit record high
A record number of organ transplants were carried out in the UK last year, figures show.
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NewsKent PCT to delay referrals in order to dodge overspend
A primary care trust in Kent has become the latest to announce it is reducing funding for IVF and low priority procedures this year in order to tackle rising acute activity, which risks a £40m overspend.
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HSJ KnowledgeAchieving whole hospital change
Peter Homa explains how Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is achieving more from less with a whole hospitals change programme
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NewsDr Foster sticks with alternative death rate
One of the most prominent methods of comparing hospital death rates has been the hospital standardised mortality ratio, promulgated by firm Dr Foster and used to create its annual Hospital Guide since 2001.
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HSJ KnowledgeAny future for non-foundation trusts?
The alternatives to foundation status are still shrouded in mystery, say Jo Eastaugh and Jonathan Shapiro
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NewsNew hospital death rates to be published in April
An official NHS death rate for hospital trusts will be published within six months and must not be ignored, the Department of Health was due to announce today.
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NewsTrust plans closure of seven wards
A hospital trust plans to close the equivalent of seven wards to get back into financial balance.
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CommentIndependent contractors and the NHS
Are independent contractors really part of the NHS? The answer, traditionally, has been “yes, when convenient; no, when not”.
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CommentThe NHS needs to re-invent itself to cope with funding cuts
The NHS’s funding increase is actually a 0.5 per cent cut - efficiency savings of 4-5 per cent will have to be found.
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CommentYour Humble Servant: home front
‘We’re invading your privacy at home, and turning it into the outpatient clinic’
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LeaderThe new mortality indicator suffers from mixed messages
The debate over how hospital mortality should be measured and whether those measures reveal anything useful has rumbled on for the last decade.