All Acute care articles – Page 321
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SupplementsThe patient will see you now: rebalancing relationships in the NHS
We know the consequences of a care system that treats communities as units of need and leaves passive patients waiting to be told what to do. It is inefficient and ineffective. It is also unsafe and leaves whole communities with poor access. It is time for a radical rethink of ...
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Cally Bann: 'Remember it’s not over until the fat vuvuzela’s blown'
Yes, I want to win the bid to run the community health services. I know there are a few more stages to go. And I know we looked good on paper, and thought that we’d taken our best team to the pitch. And yes, I know the one about the ...
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NewsPCT to downgrade A&E despite Lansley policy
The first major reconfiguration decision since the general election was taken last week, with NHS Nottinghamshire County deciding to downgrade an accident and emergency department.
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Comment
Why the NHS should devote 5 per cent of its budget to public health
It may seem crazy talk, but the NHS should devote 5 per cent of its budget to public health. We can’t afford not to, says John Middleton
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NewsPressure eases on 18-weeks referral
Performance management of the 18 weeks referral-to-treatment and primary care access targets will stop immediately, the revised operating framework states.
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NewsTotal Place could improve health and social care integration - Confed
Integrating health and social care services at “neighbourhood” level could deliver tailored care, reducing deprivation and improving value for money, the NHS Confederation says.
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NewsTrusts should be ‘thinking big’ in their savings plans
Organisations making cash-releasing savings must embrace large scale change and “think big”, a myth-busting report by the NHS Confederation warns.
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NewsFlood hit Cumbrian town seeks new community hospital
NHS Cumbria has submitted a planning application for a community hospital in Cockermouth.
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NewsChanges at trust after patient records lost
Security measures have been tightened at a hospital trust after the physiotherapy records of 2,000 patients were lost or destroyed.
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NewsPatient safety programme hailed
A patient safety programme has played a major role in helping reduce the number of unexpected hospital deaths, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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NewsLansley halts maternity unit closure
Plans to close a maternity unit in the North West have been put on hold by the health secretary.
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NewsConsultant loses £1m Barts damages claim
A consultant anaesthetist who claims his back was injured after he was knocked unconscious by a theatre light during an operation has lost his £1m High Court damages claim.
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NewsRobot hospital workers testing under way
A fleet of robots is to carry out day-to-day tasks at an NHS hospital, it has been revealed.
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NewsSHA's role in chief executive sacking under review
The “approach and behaviour” of NHS South West regarding the sacking of a trust chief executive is to be investigated in a review ordered by health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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NewsTees hospital project axed in government spending review
The proposed £460m new North Tees and Hartlepool hospital has been axed by the government, as part of a spending review.
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HSJ KnowledgeOutpatient experience
The Picker Institute Europe coordinated the national outpatients survey for the Care Quality Commission in 2009. This is a summary of the key findings.
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NewsEarly breast cancer diagnosis could save 1,000 lives
A total of 957 deaths from advanced breast cancer could be avoided each year in England if its early diagnosis rates matched those in Norway and Sweden, research has shown.
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CommentMedia Watch: variations in NHS performance in the news
Massive variations in NHS doctors’ performance and a widespread failure to collect data to show them how they are doing have been splashed across the press over recent days.
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NewsUK lagging on health efficiency efforts
The NHS is less efficient than other similar healthcare systems around the world, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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Comment'Don't doubt the government’s commitment to radical NHS reform'
It would be wise not to underestimate the government’s commitment to radical NHS reform.