Acute Care – Page 208
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NewsExclusive: London A&Es already struggling before winter pressures begin
Emergency performance in London has declined sharply since mid August, and has now fallen to a level not normally seen until December, a leaked report shows.
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NewsMonitor warning on foundations' A&E performance
The number of NHS foundation trusts failing to meet the target for seeing patients within four hours of arriving at accident and emergency departments has doubled in the last year.
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HSJ Knowledge
Are US-style 'hospitalists' the answer for 24/7 working?
Robert Wachter explains the creation of the pioneering ‘generalist’ role
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SupplementsMoving up a gear − an HSJ efficiency supplement
The latest HSJ supplement looks at how trusts are preparing to cope with winter pressures.
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SupplementsCoping with winter pressures
As trusts begin to prepare for accident and emergency departments’ busy season, a concerted move towards co-located urgent and primary care services to take the pressure off is gathering pace
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Blogs
English waiting list peaking just below 3 million
The English waiting list peaks just below 3 million: the largest reported list size since April 2008. But 18 weeks performance remains steady.
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NewsCQC appoints campaigner to advise on safety
A father whose high profile fight for answers over the death of his baby son at an NHS hospital led to the setting up of an independent inquiry has been appointed an adviser to the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsUPDATED Hunt: 'unacceptable compromises' made by aspirant FTs
Jeremy Hunt has today said he believes that “in certain cases unacceptable compromises were made on staffing” by aspirant foundation trusts.
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NewsReview of health rules on veils
A review is being launched into health service guidelines on full-face veils to ensure that patients always have “appropriate face to face contact”, it has emerged.
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HSJ KnowledgePutting an end to high weekend mortality rates
CCGs and providers cane work together to deliver safer care 24/7
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NewsKeogh review trusts to be paired with 'buddies'
The Keogh review trusts placed into special measures by regulators are to be “buddied up” with more successful providers in a bid to drive improvements, HSJ understands.
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NewsSharp fall in trust confidence on savings targets
There has been a sharp decline in the confidence of trust finance directors that they will meet their annual cost improvement targets, according to the latest King’s Fund quarterly monitoring report.
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NewsHospitals urged to follow Salford's staffing example
All hospitals should publish the staffing levels on their wards on a daily basis, the Commons health committee has recommended.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe wisdom of crowds: your views on 24/7 working
We asked for readers’ opinions on making 24/7 working successful
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Blogs
Families shouldn't have to do a hospital's job
A friend’s experience in a Spanish hopsital is a warning for the NHS
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NewsPwC to support 'operational challenge' of new inspection regime
The Care Quality Commission is drafting in staff from PwC to help support the first wave of its new inspection regime, board papers reveal.
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HSJ Local
Bedford’s future viability questioned by auditors
Bedford Hospital Trust faces “significant challenges” remaining sustainable in the future, its auditors have warned.
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NewsThis week on HSJ: what is the future for a seven-day NHS?
All week we will investigate the opportunities and obstacles for seven-day working in the NHS
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NewsDoctors 'must be free to innovate' says MP
Doctors should be free to innovate and be given greater opportunities to find cures for cancer, a Conservative MP has urged.