Acute Care – Page 172
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NewsSurgery patients report ‘accidental awareness’
More than 150 UK patients could wake up every year while undergoing surgery, figures suggest.
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NewsHospital chiefs urged to tackle A&E crowding
Up to half a million patients could be put at risk every year as hospitals struggle to admit patients to hospital wards from bursting A&E departments, the College of Emergency Medicine has warned.
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NewsUpdated: Troubled trust reveals huge waiting list
A huge, previously unreported waiting list of more than 90,000 patients has been revealed by one of England’s most troubled trusts. It comes amid an intense national drive to tackle politically sensitive waiting targets.
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NewsNHS England top GP predicts end of 'independent contractor' concept
The concept of independent contractors in general practice will become “anachronistic” and “probably will have gone” within ten years, according to one of NHS England’s most senior GP leaders.
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NewsPressure grows for action on sepsis
Identifying and treating sepsis could soon be given the same attention as reducing pressure ulcers or hospital acquired infections, with campaigners claiming Sir Bruce Keogh is “supportive in principle” of increased national focus on the condition.
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NewsPayment reforms would be a ‘disaster’, warns A&E leader
Proposals by NHS England and Monitor for reform of the urgent and emergency care payment system would be a ‘disaster’ for emergency departments, the president of the College of Emergency Medicine has said
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NewsServices “not equipped” to cope with rise of legal highs
Health services are buckling under the pressure caused by new legal highs and the increasing use of club drugs, leading doctors have suggested.
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NewsMPs call for action on pancreatic cancer
Patients suffering from the “silent killer” of pancreatic cancer are treated like tennis balls as they are passed between their GP and doctors, MPs were told yesterday.
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NewsReport finds real-terms decline in cancer funding
NHS cancer services in England need funding boosts to meet the “looming demands” of an ageing population, a new report has found.
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HSJ LocalConcern over ageing ambulance vehicles and workforce
PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service Trust has raised concern about the age of its fleet of vehicles and employees, in its latest risk register.
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HSJ LocalMonitor launches investigation into York Teaching Hospital
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has opened an investigation into accident and emergency and cancer referral waiting times at York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust.
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NewsFormer minister calls for NHS land to be sold for care homes
The former care minister Paul Burstow will say today that NHS trusts should sell surplus land to build enough care homes and supported living apartments to meet increasing demand.
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NewsExclusive CCG survey: Deficits threaten hopes for radical reform
Many CCGs plan major changes to their contracting and provider models, with a particular focus on primary and community services
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HSJ KnowledgeMaking mothers aware: The benefits of using midwife led units
This new model of maternity care is not being utilised
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NewsGovernment seeks round the clock cover for 'no additional pay'
Government ambitions to deliver more NHS services seven days a week without increasing the wage bill have been branded an ‘attack on hard working nurses’.
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HSJ KnowledgeMake or break: How George Eliot secured a future for its paediatric service
Redesign turned it around
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NewsCalibre of senior management talent in decline, survey suggests
The calibre of applicants for top NHS posts is getting worse, many healthcare leaders believe.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe Johari window: Tackling the wicked problems of the unknown
Beware of problems in the bottom right pane
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NewsAmbulance staff to hold two strikes
Ambulance workers are to stage fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over working conditions and safety issues.
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NewsNHS England withdraws involvement from baby death probe
NHS England appears to have ruled itself out of direct involvement in patient care investigations after refusing to join the Care Quality Commission in a probe into the death of a baby girl.