Acute Care – Page 174
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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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CommentA trust's success or failure is about more than its leadership
The wider care system has a big influence
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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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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?
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HSJ KnowledgeInnovation doesn't work in isolation so reach out to staff and patients
The NHS must grasp why good ideas and successful pilots fail to spread across the country
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NewsCCGs raise concerns over 'system resilience groups'
Clinical commissioning groups have become concerned about the burden of being involved with ‘system resilience groups’, which are expected to oversee efforts to clear waiting lists and ease winter pressures.
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CommentEnglish waiting list approaches next danger level
Much will depend on the impact of Hunt’s ‘managed breach’
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NewsNICE on the offensive in row over breast cancer drug
NICE has taken the unprecedented step of expressing its ‘disappointment’ with a multinational drug giant in a row over a new breast cancer drug and the government’s pricing deal
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NewsMinority of patients are offered choice of provider, say Monitor and NHS England
Less than 40 per cent of patients are offered a choice of provider when referred by their GP for an outpatient appointment, according to a survey report published today by NHS England and Monitor.
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NewsExclusive: Francis to stop the NHS's 'climate of fear' as review launches
The role of probing claims made by NHS whistleblowers could be taken out of the hands of hospital trusts, the head of a major government inquiry has indicated in an exclusive interview with HSJ.
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CommentElection 2015: Political spotlight to shine on special measure trusts
Affected constituencies could swing the election
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CommentSupport junior doctors on 'black Wednesday' and beyond
Help them to provide world class healthcare
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HSJ KnowledgeThe Johari window: The way to open up organisational improvement
This self-awareness tool can bring fresh perspectives
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