Acute Care – Page 174
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NewsHSJ map: Most health economies set for hospital deficit
Our map highlights the health economies expecting to record a deficit for 2014-15
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NewsEmergency services face sweeping payment system reform
NHS England and Monitor have floated proposals for sweeping reform of the payment systems for emergency healthcare, to help bring about the changes envisaged by the Keogh review of urgent and emergency care.
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NewsNurse staffing levels linked to weekend death rates from stroke, research finds
Stroke patients are more likely to die in units with lower nurse staffing levels at weekends, according to latest UK research.
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NewsMonitor’s pricing tariff independence under scrutiny
The Foundation Trust Network has urged Monitor to stay independent when setting the national pricing tariff, despite pressures on the NHS budget.
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NewsExclusive: Emergency medic recruitment hits highest ever level
The number of trainee doctors recruited to work in England’s A&E departments has increased to its highest ever level, Health Education England has revealed
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HSJ KnowledgeWhat makes midwife led units work?
The trusts bucking the trend of widespread unit closures
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NewsFive year NHS strategy to set out preferred 'care models'
The five year strategy being developed by NHS England will set out ‘a range of care models’ aimed at putting the service on a sustainable financial footing, it has said.
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HSJ LocalBradford CCGs back ‘major emergency care centre’ plan
A plan to base a major emergency care centre at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has been backed by clinical commissioning groups in and around the city.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhat we can learn from US technology to transform NHS healthcare
Tips to emulate their innovations here
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HSJ LocalRoyal Liverpool challenged over A&E income
FINANCE: Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group has launched an investigation into a “significant increase” in the cost of accident and emergency at one of the city’s major hospitals.
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HSJ LocalSenior departures at trust recommended for special measures
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of a trust recommended for special measures is to retire at the end of the year due to ill health.
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CommentNigel Edwards: The squeeze is on for mental health trusts
Action is clearly been ineffective in some places
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NewsExclusive: Analysis reveals mental health trust funding cuts
NHS mental health providers have slashed beds and staff levels as they cope with real term funding cuts and the soaring cost of sending patients hundreds of miles away for treatment.
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CommentA trust's success or failure is about more than its leadership
The wider care system has a big influence
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HSJ KnowledgeThe Johari window: Face up to issues by confronting assumptions and denials
Beware of problems known by others but not the self
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News'Shock' at lack of GP-A&E data link
Many patients are ‘shocked’ that lots of accident and emergency doctors do not have automatic access to their GP records, a poll suggests.
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CommentArm the NHS to better serve injured veterans
Armed forces personnel often find the service fails to meet their needs
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HSJ Local18 week waits, June 2014: explore the new maps
See all NHS waits around England by provider, CCG or specialty
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CommentHospital chains are not for the fainthearted
What benefits might hospital chains deliver – and will they disappoint?