Acute Care – Page 215
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CommentWhy specialist hospitals aren't like Hilton hotels
The limitations of using the ‘friends and family’ test in emergency care
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News'Close hospitals' to save the NHS, say managers, doctors and patients
The NHS faces financial ruin and is no longer sustainable in its current form, a collective of leading medical, leadership and patient organisations has warned.
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NewsA&E pressures expected to grow, warns foundation trust survey
Pressures facing A&E units across the country look set to continue, with the majority of trusts fearing next winter will be even worse, a survey by foundation trusts suggests.
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NewsA&E performance tracker: Improvement continues at end of May
Accident and emergency performance has again improved on the previous week’s position, the latest data shows.
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NewsKing's Fund reports on A&E performance
Waiting times for accident and emergency patients reached a nine-year high in the fourth quarter of 2012-13, the King’s Fund said today.
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CommentSuccess means different things for different trusts
How to turn a failing hospital into a winner
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SupplementsCatch me if you can − an HSJ/NHS Confederation supplement
Examining how to improve hand hygiene and the use of patient data in the NHS
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NewsLabour warn over increase in ambulance 'diverts'
The pressures on A&E departments show “no sign of abating” Labour has warned, after figures revealed a “major increase” in the number of ambulances turned away from busy emergency departments.
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HSJ KnowledgeA strategy for maximising hospital capacity
Using home care services to reduce emergency admissions
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HSJ KnowledgeInviting peers to help improve stroke services
A scheme delivering significant improvements in stroke care
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CommentPrepare for the workforce boom
The DH has to face up to 20,000 future unemployed hospital doctors
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NewsConcern over NHS giving commercial access to new mothers
NHS officials have been criticised for letting sales people have access to new mothers just hours after they have given birth.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe potential risks of closing small A&Es
Trusts’ struggles have little relation to their size
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NewsReport reveals concern about using friends and family test in A&E
Trusts “consistently” raised concerns about using the controversial friends and family test in accident and emergency departments, according to research commissioned by the NHS and obtained by HSJ.
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NewsA&E performance tracker: Some improvement but new trusts miss target
Accident and emergency performance has improved slightly, but some trusts which had been hitting the waiting time target have seen performance suddenly plummet.
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Foundation trusts 'boost UK wealth'
Foundation trusts in the NHS benefit the UK economy to the tune of £30bn a year, a new report has found.
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NewsPatient-centred care training urged
NHS staff should be required to take classes in “patient-centred care”, a think tank suggested after a poll found that almost three-quarters of NHS professionals do not think that patient care is given enough priority in the health service.
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HSJ Local
CQC issues warning notice to Kettering General Trust
PERFORMANCE: Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust has been issued with an warning notice by the Care Quality Commission after inspectors identified a series of failings.
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CommentMichael White: a gloomy picture of A&E
The inevitable result of soaring demand and dwindling resources
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CommentWhy hospital failure is fine, but passing is not
Examining Sir Bruce Keogh’s review of high mortality rates