Acute Care – Page 349
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NewsEU law 'causing hospital deaths'
Poor clinical practice and an EU directive are causing unnecessary deaths in hospitals across the UK, a patient care report has warned.
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NewsTrusts fail to keep up pace on stroke targets
Fewer than 40 per cent of acute and specialist trusts are achieving the required standards of stroke care.
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CommentNoel Plumridge on medicine’s gender balance
Supposing it were possible for an observer from 50 years ago to be miraculously teleported into one of today’s NHS hospitals - what would seem most different?
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NewsDH proposals threaten trainee medic posts
A major shake-up of the way trainee doctors are funded could see hospitals cut training posts for junior doctors and swap their posts for nurses, HSJ has been told.
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NewsRoger Boyle answers HSJ’s questions on improving stroke care
National clinical director for stroke Roger Boyle explains why meeting stroke targets has been challenging for many trusts and what managers can do to improve the situation.
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LeaderHospitals are blocking stroke care progress, and patients are bearing the cost
HSJ’s analysis of trusts’ performance on stroke care shows there is a long, long way to go.
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NewsNHS South West named one of the best for stroke achievement
A comprehensive review of stroke services across the South West has helped patients in the region receive some of the best stroke care in England.
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NewsDavid Cameron pulls together threads on health policy
Conservative leader David Cameron has set out the legislative changes to healthcare the party plans to implement if it wins the next election.
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NewsFoundation trust accuses Monitor of 'intimidation'
A foundation trust has accused Monitor of being “grossly unfair” and “intimidatory” and claims it is considering legal action against the regulator.
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NewsVoters halve as foundation trust governors win elections uncontested
Turnouts at foundation trust governor elections have almost halved in the past five years while the proportion of those that are uncontested has increased by 81 per cent.
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NewsTargeted cleaning 'cuts MRSA rates and saves money'
The Department of Health has been shown evidence that just one extra cleaner on a hospital ward can reduce MRSA infections and save tens of thousands of pounds.
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NewsProductive ward frees up half a million hours
Implementing the productive ward model at acute trusts across London has freed up more than half a million additional hours of nurses’ time to dedicate to direct patient care.
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HSJ KnowledgeIntegrated services: reducing hospital admissions among older people
Integrated services mean many older people can stay out of hospital while receiving care, says Stuart Shepherd
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HSJ KnowledgeDemystifying NHS data
Huge tables and 3D charts often baffle those who want to access information but there is a move under way to demystify the digits, writes Helen Mooney
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NewsFoundation trust chair replaced by Monitor
The chair of a financially troubled foundation trust has resigned and a replacement has been appointed by Monitor.
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NewsNHS plea for more organ donors
NHS Blood and Transplant has launched a campaign to boost the number of people prepared to help the thousands who face death unless without an organ transplant.
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NewsSir Liam Donaldson warns of swine flu pressure
The government’s most senior medical adviser has warned that the swine flu pandemic is putting NHS hospitals under a “lot of pressure” in coping with the most seriously ill patients.
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NewsRise in swine flu cases
There were 78,000 new cases of swine flu in England in the past week, up from 53,000 the week before, new estimates show.
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NewsInvestigation launched after woman demands all-white maternity team
Hospital staff have complained to the Equality and Human Rights Commission after a woman in labour demanded an all-white team to deliver her baby.
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NewsNHS organisations hit staff numbers to save costs
There has been a big jump in the number of NHS organisations planning to cut staff, an HSJ survey has revealed.