Acute Care – Page 191
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NewsMidwife shortage 'truly worrying'
The safety of pregnant women and their babies may be put at risk by a lack of NHS funding and a national shortage of 2,300 midwives, MPs have said.
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NewsAlert system will name and shame unsafe providers
The names of organisations that fail to comply with patient safety alerts are to be published online each month as part of a revamped warning system being introduced by NHS England.
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HSJ KnowledgeMake some room for private hospital patients
New units help NHS trusts generate a surplus
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SupplementsTesting times for pathology − an HSJ supplement
Integrating the latest advances into the patient care pathway
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SupplementsPathology conference: view from the panel and delegates
Asking the big questions at the HSJ/Roche pathology conference
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NewsSurge in over-90s needing ambulances
The number of very elderly people needing to go to hospital by ambulance has risen 81 per cent since 2009-10, according to new figures.
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HSJ KnowledgeAchieve the gold standard in end of life care
Avoid unnecessary hospital admissions for older people
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NewsTrusts face new emergency department standard
NHS England is looking to develop accident and emergency standards that are “far more meaningful” than the current target of treating, admitting or discharging 95 per cent of patients within four hours, it has been disclosed.
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CommentThe information revolution hasn't stopped care failings
Access to data isn’t improving hospital care
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HSJ KnowledgeGet stuck into franchising and boost innovation
Franchising could be a way to manage troubled trusts
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CommentNo NHS hospital is an island when it fails financially
TSAs might be able to close hospitals without consultation
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HSJ KnowledgeEverything must flow: how emergency care can meet demand
Problems must be fixed throughout the system
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CommentHow we bridge the gap between community and acute care
Berkshire trust chief explains their new service model
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NewsTrusts 'mis-recording' waiting data
Some hospital trusts are failing to accurately monitor how long thousands of their patients are waiting for treatment, a report has found.
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NewsBennett sets out new approach for merger and failure
Monitor’s chief executive has used an HSJ interview to insist the regulator can offer support to foundation trusts to merge without falling foul of the competition authorities.
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NewsHunt urges consultants to take responsibility
Care Quality Commission inspectors will check whether hospitals have the name of each patient’s “whole-stay doctor” clearly marked above their bed, the health secretary has revealed to HSJ.
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NewsDrop in attendances at A&E departments
Attendances to accident and emergency departments have fallen over the course of the past year, according to NHS England data.
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NewsOutpatient waiting figures soar
The percentage of outpatients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment is at its highest level since 2008, according to a new report, which also says more hospitals are falling into deficit.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy the strength of the A&E brand is its Achilles' heel
One way to cope with overloaded emergency care units