Acute Care – Page 23
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in February 2022, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsHospitals taking on two-year waiters won’t be penalised, says NHSE
Concerns that providers are not taking as many patients as they could from struggling neighbours because they feared having to add breaches to their lists have prompted NHS England to publish new mutual aid rules.
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NewsTrusts with the most two-year elective breaches revealed
The NHS has improved its position on one- and two-year-plus breaches for the first time since the system was forced to start reporting waiters over 104 weeks last April, data published today shows.
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HSJ Local‘Outstanding’ CEO moves to larger acute trust
The chief executive of an ‘outstanding’ specialist hospital has been appointed to lead a large general acute trust in the Midlands.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: The great follow-ups revolution
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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NewsTrust board backs medical director who wrongly dismissed whistleblower
A trust board has backed the medical director who oversaw the dismissal of a whistleblower in a case linked to patient deaths.
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NewsTrust CEO says MP ‘not fit for office’ over Partygate
An acute trust chief has taken the rare step of publicly condemning an MP who claimed nurses and teachers had ‘a quiet drink’ after shifts during covid lockdowns.
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NewsWhite men form the minority of HSJ’s Top Chief Executives
A chief executive with less than four years’ experience has been selected as the number one CEO in HSJ’s eighth annual ranking of the service’s top provider trust chiefs
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HSJ LocalHospital group’s ‘collective brand’ may help DGHs recruit, say chiefs
Two district general hospitals are planning a major clinical reconfiguration and developing a “collective brand” which they hope could ease their staffing problems, their leaders have told HSJ.
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NewsRevealed: Trusts with the biggest falls in staff confidence in care provided
Several large teaching hospitals are among those which saw the steepest declines in the proportion of staff who would recommend the care of their organisation, according to the NHS staff survey results.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance chief calls out acute trust over ‘lack of action’ on handover delays
An ambulance service has raised concerns over the record number of ‘hours lost’ to handover delays at an acute hospital on its patch, which it says is happening despite the number of arrivals being at its lowest level in seven years.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief appointed permanent ‘group CEO’ despite ‘poor behaviour’ finding
A trust chief executive who behaved “poorly and inappropriately” in his role as interim CEO of another acute provider has been appointed permanent boss of both organisations.
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Expert BriefingCreating the NHS’ biggest virtual outpatients department
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.
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NewsBullying among top surgeons sparks two national investigations
‘Horrifying and upsetting’ reports of bullying in prestigious heart units are being probed by national officials and professional leaders, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCovid admissions now higher than January peak
There were more admissions of covid-positive patients to English hospitals last week than at the peak of the January wave.
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NewsPCR tests dropped for elective patients
Patients going into hospital for planned surgeries will be asked to test for covid using a lateral flow device rather than a PCR test from Friday, NHS England has said.
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NewsRevealed: The best and worst acute trusts to work at, according to staff
Where do NHS staff most recommend their trust as a place to work? Full results for general acute and acute/community trusts in the 2021 NHS Staff Survey, including those most improved and declined, and split by region.
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NewsView grows that NHS ‘must live within its means’ as satisfaction plummets
The view the NHS must deliver significant improvements within its existing budget has risen sharply, alongside a dramatic fall in public satisfaction, according to the most respected annual survey of attitudes towards the UK’s health and care services.
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NewsExclusive: A&E tents ‘borderline immoral’ and ‘dangerous’, claims royal college
The use of temporary treatment areas for patients arriving via ambulance at over-crowded A&Es is ‘borderline immoral’ and ‘a danger to patient safety and dignity’, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has warned.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The South West’s nightmare may soon spread to the rest of England
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.