All Acute care articles – Page 5
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HSJ LocalTrust pauses EPR go live amid roll out problems
A large teaching trust has delayed the launch of its new electronic patient record system, with no new date yet set.
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HSJ PartnersMobilising Health and Social Care Data to Reduce Health Inequalities
The April 2023 publication of the Hewitt review, an independent, government-commissioned review of integrated care systems in the UK, revealed staggering statistics relating to the financial and social impact of health inequalities. Defined by the NHS as “unfair and avoidable differences in health across the population, and between different groups ...
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in August 2023, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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HSJ Local40-year CEO chooses not to ‘keep going forever’
A group CEO who is one of the longest-serving leaders in the NHS is retiring after four decades as a chief executive.
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CommentWe must remember the lessons of the pandemic and prioritise lung health
A lack of funding for lung tests is leaving people with conditions like asthma and COPD at increased risk of being hospitalised this winter, a new report reveals. Sarah Woolnough, CEO of Asthma + Lung UK, says lung disease must be treated with the same urgency as other health conditions
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NewsExperienced chief moves to fourth trust
An experienced chief executive who ran his system’s “gold command” covid-19 response has been named as the new boss of a teaching trust whose previous leader has moved to Gibraltar.
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NewsNHS can’t prepare for pandemic surge due to lack of staff, NHSE warns
The NHS has too few staff to prepare for a pandemic surge, while its ageing buildings and social care’s weak ‘resilience and capacity’ would also undermine its response, NHS England has warned.
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NewsFT chair takes period of absence
The chair of East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust, Niall Dickson, has taken a voluntary period of absence, with his deputy standing in, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSE names two new directors
NHS England has named two directors for new posts as part of its ongoing restructure.
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NewsICSs spending more out-of-hospital ‘have 15pc less emergency admissions’
Investing more in community care could save integrated care systems millions of pounds and significantly reduce acute demand, according to a report.
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HSJ LocalThousands of letters ‘lost’ by trust’s IT system
A major trust has launched an investigation as thousands of letters from senior doctors to GPs and patients have been ‘lost’ due to an IT problem.
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Comment‘Old hands’ as well as ‘new blood’ are needed to lead the NHS
Why more NHS chief executives have been leaving, and why it matters, by trust CEO Paul Roberts.
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HSJ PartnersWaiting lists speak more than volumes: persistently large numbers can not be tackled simply by increasing activity
Improving systems, seeking proactive assurance on digital infrastructures and upskilling the workforce are key to tackling the backlog in the here and now to keep patients safe, says Stephen Hall
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CommentThe benefits and limits of private sector involvement in the NHS
The NHS has never been anything other than a mixed economy argues Adam Sampson, chief executive of the Association of Optometrists – let’s forget the rhetoric and get on with the job of managing it properly
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HSJ LocalExec clear-out at teaching trust revealed
A major teaching trust confirmed an overhaul of its executive team today, including the sudden announcement that its chief medical officer is leaving.
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HSJ PartnersHow can a shared care record deliver better personalised care planning?
Ben Wilson discusses the progress, benefits, and future possibilities for an integrated, patient-centric healthcare system
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NewsNew discharge target on its way, NHSE confirms
NHS England has published its first framework for intermediate care services, calling for much better capacity planning, and confirming it is developing a national standard for rapid discharge into step-down care.
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NewsRevealed: Best and worst trusts for inpatient experience
There was a small fall in patients reporting a ‘good’ experience of inpatient care in 2022, according to a Care Quality Commission survey, with five trusts seeing a ‘significant’ fall in their score compared to 2021.
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NewsEvery acute in ICS to use the same EPR after £44m deal
One of the last trusts in London to move away from paper records has named Oracle Cerner as its preferred electronic patient record supplier in a 10-year deal worth £44m.
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NewsCommunity discharge delays much worse than acutes’
Nearly nine in 10 medically fit patients are unable to go home on any given day in community hospitals because of struggles arranging onward care.