All Acute care articles – Page 316
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News999 technical glitch revealed
A technical problem severely disrupted 999 calls to the Scottish Ambulance Service for several hours, it has emerged.
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NewsMixed-sex wards to be eliminated this year
The government will announce that it is to end the “indignity” of mixed-sex hospital wards in England by the end of the year, it has been reported.
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NewsHospitals may miss targets as 'financial risk' increases
Hospitals could miss key targets on cancer care as the level of “financial risk” across the health sector increases, a new report has warned.
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NewsUK leading in fight against breast cancer
Death rates from breast cancer fell faster in the UK than any other major European country, experts have claimed.
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Comment'La la Lansley has abolished the people who monitor us'
‘There is £80bn out there to be carved up between ourselves and the GPs. Well, surely that makes everyone a winner now?’
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NewsTrauma care ‘needs networks at regional level’
The location of NHS regional trauma centres should be organised to deliver required levels of care rather than to deal with the predicted volume of patients, according to the NHS Confederation.
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NewsGP referral management schemes fail to deliver
GP consortia should move away from using referral management schemes when they take control of NHS commissioning, as the schemes do not save money. A report by the King’s Fund also warned they can undermine quality of care.
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NewsYork Hospitals FT freezes manager recruitment
York Hospitals Foundation Trust has imposed a management recruitment freeze as part of a package of measures to save £30m over the next three years.
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HSJ KnowledgeA rapid return to high quality NHS reporting
Michelle Rhodes and Jim Hatton explain how their trust’s emergency department acted decisively to bring performance reporting and data quality up to the mark
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NewsCleaning cut claims rejected
A Scottish health board has rejected claims by Labour that “cuts” to cleaning jobs are putting patients’ health at risk.
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NewsTwo bidders left in NHS hospital franchise race
The outcome of a competitive process that will see a private firm involved in the running of an NHS hospital for the first time is expected to be announced before the end of the year.
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News'Postcode lottery in end of life care provision'
A postcode lottery exists in whether patients approaching the end of their life are able to die in hospital or at home, a major piece of research shows.
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NewsPessimistic foundation trusts set tough savings target
Foundation trusts are expecting their income to drop by an average 0.8 per cent a year from 2010-11 to 2012-13.
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NewsC diff deaths falling
The number of deaths from healthcare associated infections in Scotland is falling, official statistics show.
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InformationHow to manage GP referrals
Listen to a free webcast by King’s Fund deputy director of policy Candace Imison for practical advice on managing referrals to deliver savings.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe government’s plan for the NHS: the health white paper analysed
Watch HSJ’s free online webcast to get to grips with the government’s plans for the NHS. Available on demand
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HSJ KnowledgeBreak the back of NHS waiting lists
Waiting lists have been slashed, income increased and did not attend rates reduced thanks to improvements at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust, writes Ann McGauran
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CommentCally Bann: the white paper
So the end of term madness has fully descended, with fuel added to the annual pre-vacation fire by the wind of change blowing from the bottom of the white paper.
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NewsNHS brand undermined by online confusion
The NHS spends close to £100m a year on thousands of websites that are often hard to find, badly designed and not wanted by the public, according to government reports leaked to HSJ.
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NewsOxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trusts paediatric cardiac surgery unit to remain closed
The paediatric cardiac surgery unit at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust should remain closed, according to a report published last week.