All Acute care articles – Page 335
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NewsPatient groups wary of ‘fast track’ NHS reconfigurations
Any moves to “fast track” the reconfiguration of NHS services must give the public a strong voice or will “erode confidence” in change, patient representatives have warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow NHS managers can build relationships with MPs
MPs are a vital ally for any chief executive, so it is critical to build a healthy relationship. Daloni Carlisle looks at the benefits of giving local politicians the red carpet treatment
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Organ donation
Recent important Department of Health guidance on organ donation gives boards in England and Wales an excellent opportunity to receive up to date progress on donation activity in their trusts and to review how they can support a drive to further boost rates.
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NewsTories accuse Labour over mixed sex wards
The Conservatives have accused Labour of failing to meet targets for mixed sex hospital wards.
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HSJ Knowledge
Exposed: the truth about NHS pay
Public sector pay is coming under intense scrutiny from the press and politicians. Over three weeks Peter Smith will dispel some of the myths they perpetuate
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HSJ Knowledge
Adult spine services
New approaches in spine service at St Thomas’ Hospital have yielded impressive results.
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NewsNHS hospital closures 'may improve patient care'
A group of leading doctors has defended the closure of some accident and emergency units and other hospital services, claiming they could actually improve patient care and save money in the long run.
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NewsData leaks most serious in NHS
More serious data breaches have taken place within the NHS than any other UK organisation since the end of 2007, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
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NewsAmbulance trusts shun urgent care centres
Commissioners have criticised ambulance trusts for not delivering appropriate patients to urgent care centres instead of A&E departments in some parts of the country.
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NewsNHS patients in richer areas get operations earlier
The NHS is operating on patients from richer areas when they are significantly less sick than those from deprived communities, according to analysis carried out by HSJ of the inaugural national collection of patient reported quality measures.
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NewsPay and stress put medics off chief exec role
The insecurity of life at the top is a major deterrent to doctors becoming senior NHS managers, a report has warned.
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HSJ Knowledge
Clinical dashboards
Good quality information is known to be a driver of performance among clinical teams and vital to ensuring the right services and best possible care is provided to patients.
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CommentJudith Smith: commissioning needs to be reborn, not killed off
Only radical new approaches will take commissioning forward after the election
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NewsMonitor to look harder for FTs in financial trouble
Monitor has signalled it will become more aggressive in its scrutiny of foundations trusts over the next 12 months in order to identify early those in financial difficulties.
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LeaderNational GP referral guidelines are needed to reduce inequalities
HSJ’s analysis of the first national collection of patient reported quality measures confirms what has long been suspected: better off patients undergo surgical procedures sooner after they develop health problems than poorer patients.
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NewsNHS trust pioneers land purchase
An acute trust is set to become the first in the country to use compulsory purchase powers to acquire land.
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NewsA&E departments have fewer than half the consultants they need
Accident and emergency departments have fewer than half the consultants they need to cope with demand, the College of Emergency Medicine has warned.
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NewsSwine flu bill less than feared
The bill picked up by the Welsh Assembly for dealing with swine flu was £30m smaller than some estimates, it has been revealed.
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NewsCall for hospitals to report knife wounds
Hospitals should provide police with information when victims of woundings are treated in emergency departments, the Liberal Democrats said today.
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NewsCardiac surgery reconfiguration plans get charity backing
A national children’s heart charity has expressed its support for a report calling for the reorganisation of congenital cardiac surgical services in England.