Acute Care – Page 129
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: Cutting the rate of surgical site wound infections
A roundtable by HSJ and Nursing Times during the Patient Safety Congress focused on how to reduce the high toll on health and finances caused by complications in post-operative care
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Mad fer mergers
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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HSJ LocalA&E night closure sees two patients a night sent elsewhere
Early data from controversial move suggests average of just two patients a night needed transporting to alternative A&E, says trust Night closure of Grantham unit resulted in admissions being reduced from 14 to 12 per day, trust says Royal College of Emergency Medicine says trust took “appropriate measures” ...
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Expert BriefingWhat’s new in care models: The NHS’s first accountable care organisation?
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View
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NewsContract to be let for pioneering 'ACO'
One of the first ‘ACO’ contracts to be let Foundation trust was the only provider to express an interest Due to begin in April next year A northern foundation trust will take control of a single budget for all local services except primary care from next April in ...
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NewsRegulator launches investigation into cost of patient falls
NHS Improvement launches investigation into cost of inpatient falls to the NHS Regulator is planning to share good practice to help providers improve care New “falls collaboratives” will be set up to take forward improvements NHS Improvement has launched an investigation into the cost and prevalence of inpatient ...
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HSJ Local'Gap' in CCG assurance process for Care UK contract
Verita report identifies “gap” in CCG assurance process for urgent care contract Care UK staffing model for contract “took no account of predictable peaks in demand” CCG failed to seek assurances that contract was not adversely affecting staffing levels and care at north London centre There was a ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: A unit closed after a visit from the CQC
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsLandmark patient data probe sparks 'serious concerns'
NHS accused of wrongly sharing hospital data of 1.2m patients Privacy group says NHS’s hospital data does not comply with anonymisation standards NHS Digital says it does comply with standards Researchers raise “serious concerns” about impact on life saving studies The UK’s data watchdog is set to make ...
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HSJ LocalJulie Moore intervenes over future of inadequate hospital
Dame Julie Moore criticises Worcestershire Acute Hospital’s plans for the Alexandra Hospital UHB chief executive says her trust could have provided an “exciting and innovative” proposal for the hospital UHB experiencing pressure from increase in patients from Worcester, Redditch and Bromsgrove One of the country’s most high profile ...
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: NHS finance Battleships
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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NewsRevealed: Less than a third of trusts hitting revised A&E targets
Less than a third of providers have hit “reset” targets for A&E for July NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey says primary care access and school holidays were factors Less than a third of trusts have achieved the new, lower accident and emergency targets for July, which they ...
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HSJ LocalExternal review at top hospital over four maternal deaths
External review into four maternal deaths at King’s College Hospital Internal reviews “did not establish a link between the [four] cases” In one case coroner rules says failure to give mother a blood transfusion “amounted to neglect” An external review is being carried out into four maternal deaths ...
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: MCPs don't just need assurance - they need a failure regime
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View. By integration reporter David Williams.
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HSJ LocalCity leaders push for accountable care model covering 250,000 people
A Midlands hospital trust is seeking to establish an accountable care model in partnership with its local metropolitan borough council and clinical commissioning group.
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HSJ LocalStaffing and leadership monitored at private hospital in special measures
NHS England is closely monitoring staff “capacity and capability” at Huntercombe Hospital in Stafford after damning CQC report One ward remains closed and two have capped capacity CQC has completed a follow-up inspection, which the hospital says found improvements The “capacity and capability” of staff at the Huntercombe ...
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NewsJunior doctors strike action called off
Junior doctor strike action which was planned for the next three months has been suspended, the British Medical Association announced this evening.
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NewsTrusts allowed to miss 2016-17 targets in 'rare' cases
Planning guidance says trusts will be allowed to miss targets if due to “exceptional” reasons But they will need to be back on track by 2017-18 Permission will only be granted in “exceptional circumstances” Trusts will be allowed to miss performance targets this year if it was a ...
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NewsAnalysis: NHS told to stick together or hang separately
Two themes characterise today’s pithy new planning guidance, writes Dave West.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Frontrunners for elective centres revealed
Commissioners have revealed the frontrunners to host elective centres in south east London.