All Acute care articles – Page 359
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HSJ KnowledgeHealth overview and scrutiny committees: building better relationships
How can NHS trusts build an open, amiable relationship with local authority health committees? Stuart Shepherd explains
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NewsDH to review ‘penalty’ for day case payments
The Department of Health is to review the way day case patients are funded under the payment by results tariff.
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NewsFraudulent NHS finance director is struck off
A former NHS finance chief jailed for forging his trust’s valuation reports has been struck off by his professional body.
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NewsAlcohol-related hospital admissions 'on the rise'
Alcohol-related hospital admissions in England have seen a 33 per cent increase in the last three years, according to official figures.
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NewsNHS patients 'eat worse than prisoners'
Prisoners are better fed than NHS hospital patients, even though prisons spend less per person on meals, researchers have said.
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HSJ KnowledgeSwine flu: lessons from the first wave of the pandemic
From managing masks to shaping public messages, staff in flu hotspots have plenty of advice for trusts braced for an autumn surge in cases. By Jennifer Taylor
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NewsNHS trusts slammed by DH over 'unacceptable' plans to export drugs
NHS hospital trusts have been slammed by the Department of Health over “wholly unacceptable” plans to cash in on the weak pound by exporting medicines intended for NHS patients.
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LeaderPatient records: jokes about doctors’ bad handwriting are no longer funny
The Audit Commission has found that 8 per cent of the bills sent by trusts to commissioners last year were for the wrong treatment.
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NewsDH backs oncology centres call
The Department of Health has asked all hospitals with emergency departments in England to establish acute oncology services following a recommendation from the national chemotherapy advisory group.
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LeaderMilitary training for NHS managers will win frontline battles
Monitor has invited senior foundation trust managers to attend a leadership programme at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
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CommentMoosa Patel on strong NHS boards
Woeful shortcomings in the boardroom was one of the reasons for the global recession - but there is no excuse for NHS boards to make the same mistakes
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CQC to get tougher on NHS spending
The Care Quality Commission is to step up its focus on ensuring NHS commissioners get value for money ahead of the predicted public spending squeeze.
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NewsCQC's high death-rate hospital list at risk of ‘scaring’ public
Tables naming trusts with high death rates could be misinterpreted by patients and “scare local populations”, patient champions and data specialists have claimed.
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CommentStephen Eames on dementia strategy
I was startled when our nursing director pointed out that at any one time there could be up to 400 patients with dementia occupying beds in our hospitals.
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NewsPoor NHS records spark fears over patient safety
The Audit Commission has raised concerns about the state of patient records after routine checks found a large percentage contained unreliable, or no, information.
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NewsNHS IT's local future
The Department of Health has quietly turned away from central control of IT. But what will replace it? And what will happen if there is a change of government? Dave West reports
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News'Organic' reduction in PCTs under Tories
The number of primary care trusts in England could be significantly reduced under Conservative health plans, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsNHS maternity services overstretched, say Tories
Almost 4,000 women in England gave birth in locations other than a designated hospital labour bed in 2008 - a 15 per cent increase over the previous year, new figures reveal.
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NewsInflated mileage claims 'cost NHS millions'
The NHS is overpaying millions of pounds in expenses and mileage claims, a software company claims.
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NewsNHS Scotland hits waiting time target
Patients in Scotland are waiting less than 12 weeks for an outpatient appointment after being referred by a GP or dentist, research shows.