All Acute care articles – Page 31
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NewsCovid admissions more than doubled in two regions during October
Hospital admissions of covid positive patients more than doubled in two regions last month as national bed occupancy reached levels not seen since early March.
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NewsCQC warning notice served on ‘inadequate’ emergency department
An acute trust has been served with a warning notice by the regulator after failing to make improvements to its already ‘inadequate’ emergency department.
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NewsMurder suspect sexually abused corpses in hospital mortuaries for extended period
Police who searched the home of a hospital worker arrested over the killings of two women found videos and photographs showing him sexually abusing female corpses in two hospital mortuaries, a court was told.
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NewsNHS Providers conference moves online
The annual NHS Providers conference will no longer take place in person and will be held online instead, the organisation has said.
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NewsTrust declares it is ‘causing catastrophic harm to patients’
An ambulance trust today warned it is causing “catastrophic” harm to patients due to handover delays, and the knock on effect of reaching patients too late.
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CommentPrivate providers must be an integral part of integrated care systems
Lot of independent providers are already working in an integrated way, which the new ICSs can learn from, and the ultimate goal for all healthcare providers is patient safety and good patient outcomes. By Lou Patten and David Hare
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NewsIncrease in covid admissions hits three-month high
Admissions of covid positive patients to hospital rose by 20 per cent over the last week, the highest rate of increase since late July.
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HSJ PartnersHow the pandemic can help build back stronger services for cancer patients
Emmanuèle Claeys, Oncology Business Unit Leader for Lilly’s Northern European Hub, discusses the impact of the pandemic on cancer care and the opportunity to build back stronger for patients
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NewsSingle rooms should be ‘default’ in hospitals, says Powis
Single rooms should be the ‘default’ for inpatients in English hospitals as they would improve infection control and patient flow, NHS England and Improvement’s national medical director has said.
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NewsTwo acute trusts to share a chair after NHSE appointment
Two acute trusts in north London will share a chair following an appointment by NHS England.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in August 2021, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Attacks on managers go beyond the boardroom
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsOne in four now waiting more than four hours in A&E, leaked data reveals
Waiting time performance in London’s accident and emergency departments has fallen further since August, which was an all-time low, leaked data indicates.
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NewsProvider chief executive to step down
The chief executive of a major independent mental health provider has announced her departure after leading the organisation out of special measures.
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NewsTwo regions see covid admissions increase by a quarter in one week
The South West and East of England regions have seen a sharp rise in covid admissions, with the former now outstripping the much larger London region.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts still losing one in 10 beds to covid
Eight acute trusts have seen at least one in 10 general and acute beds occupied by patients with confirmed covid-19 over the past two months.
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NewsMinisters target 85pc flu vaccine uptake among frontline NHS staff
The government is aiming to get at least 85 per cent of NHS frontline staff vaccinated against flu this winter – an 8 percentage point increase on last year’s performance.
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NewsPoor leadership to blame for some trusts being ‘in trouble all the time’, says Javid
The health secretary has said quality of leadership is the reason some NHS trusts are in “trouble all the time”, while peer organisations with the same challenges perform well.
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NewsNHS records five-fold increase in covid admissions during summer months
The NHS in England saw five times more covid positive patients admitted to hospital in the second quarter of the 2021-22 financial year than in the first, analysis of official data by HSJ shows.
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NewsDecline in covid patients beginning to slow
The decline in covid positive patients being treated in English hospitals has slowed.