Acute Care – Page 245
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Foundation trust pipeline agency studies franchise and risk-share routes
The agency responsible for pushing trusts through the foundation authorisation pipeline will look at private sector management franchises and “risk-sharing agreements” for NHS hospitals.
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NewsTougher penalties on horizon for slow ambulance handovers
Hospital trusts are likely to face tougher penalties for keeping ambulances waiting outside accident and emergency departments, HSJ has learned.
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NewsEmergency waits rise alongside savings target struggle
The number of patients waiting more than four hours in accident and emergency has increased by 26 per cent in the past year, according to the King’s Fund.
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News'Cancel operations now', warns doctors' leader ahead of pension action
Hospital managers should begin cancelling routine surgery and appointments now ahead of a day of action by doctors on 21 June, according to the British Medical Association’s consultant leader.
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NewsNHS could impose mandatory retirement age after court verdict
A recent court ruling could help create a precedent allowing NHS employers to apply a compulsory retirement age to staff, HSJ has been told.
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NewsCameron introduces 'family and friends' hospitals rating
A system for ranking NHS hospitals by patient satisfaction in “real time” will be introduced across England from April next year, the prime minister has announced.
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NewsNicholson: 'very real' chance Francis recommendations will conflict with policy
Recommendations from the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry run a “very real” risk of conflicting with government policy, NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has admitted.
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HSJ Local
West Mids volunteers respond to 999 calls
PERFORMANCE: Volunteer paramedics in the West Midlands responded to more than 400 999 calls last month, it has emerged.
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NewsNew patient rating system plans welcomed
Patients will be able to rate the treatment they receive in hospitals to ensure that people are treated with dignity and respect on wards, the prime minister will announce today.
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CommentWait control: a new system for better waiting list management
Waiting times expert Rob Findlay on better patient tracking lists.
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NewsOvernight discharge data questioned as hospitals hit back
Misleading data has emerged as a possible explanation for claims that hospitals discharge large numbers of patients in the middle of the night.
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CommentCommissioning outcomes framework will enable meaningful quality improvement
The framework will help organisations prioritise performance issues.
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HSJ KnowledgeAn innovative approach to redesigned oncology services
Developing a successful acute oncology service to admitted patients and those in A&E called for some innovative thinking, explain Rob Smith and colleagues.
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NewsExclusive: acutes' deficit and savings performance worsens, DH figures show
Plans to cut deficits in the acute trust sector fell further behind in the third quarter of 2011-12 as hospitals struggled to make up lost ground on challenging savings targets.
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HSJ KnowledgeEnhancing communication between GPs and hospital consultants
Dr Matthew Lewis explains how the approach at his trust is improving the quality of patient referrals, and communication between primary and seconday care clinicians.
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NewsExpand independent sector provision, says 'most powerful' hospital chief
The NHS’s most powerful hospital trust chief executive has used a HSJ interview to call for an expansion of independent sector provision.
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NewsNew infection threats emerging to replace MRSA and C difficile
A third of healthcare associated infections are now caused by bacteria that need to be tackled with different infection control techniques to MRSA and C difficile, a report has warned.
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NewsAdopting clinical decision support systems - FREE HSJ webinar
HSJ invites you to view and participate in an exclusive FREE webinar on the growing importance of clinical decision support systems, in association with UpToDate.
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NewsInformation Centre to focus on cost of over-60s hospital care
Patients aged 60 and over account for more than half of the income hospitals receive under the payment-by-results tariff, the Health and Social Care Information Centre has reported.
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NewsMixed-sex breaches rise across the NHS
The number of breaches of rules on mixed-sex NHS wards rose by 98 last month, according to new figures.