All Admissions and discharge articles – Page 10
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Comment
Evidence-based STPs – the case for stroke care
Investment in the right stroke care saves lives – and money
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Comment
Minor home repairs bring major benefits to health
Healthcare must recognise how domestic improvements can play their part in reducing acute admissions, says Jan Gilbertson
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Comment
Housing is ready to step up – will health meet us halfway?
Supported accommodation can play a key role in preventing issues such as unnecessary hospital admission, but it can’t achieve great results on its own
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HSJ Local
Revealed: Under pressure trust raises bar to admit patients
Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trust invokes “full capacity protocol” due to surge in ambulance arrivals Trust tells staff it must raise “acuity threshold” for emergency admissions A struggling trust has said it must to raise the “acuity threshold” for emergency admissions and discharge due to a surge in the ...
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Comment
Simon's disease and what to do about it
A three part analysis can help the commissioning body calculate the change in emergency admissions, focusing on reducing total healthcare activity
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HSJ Knowledge
How specialist nurses can bring services closer to home
Shrewd service redesign by specialist nurses can lead to greater efficiency for providers and better care for patients
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Comment
I survived heart attack but the NHS's arteries can't take any more
A new year’s eve emergency brought home to Nick Samuels the huge gap between NHS staff’s compassion and the resources available to them
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Expert Briefing
Deep South: A South West super-CCG?
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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Comment
Food, glorious food: can trust chiefs eat hospital meals for a week?
Andy Jones throws down a challenge to trust chief executives to share the same culinary experience as their patients…
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HSJ Local
Cash-strapped council plans funding cuts to joint NHS discharge project
Northamptonshire County Council looks to axe £650,000 from joint NHS discharge project Council also plans £4m of cuts to adult social care and a review of menta health services for children Cabinet papers reveal Treasury advised “self-help” under the government’s austerity drive A county council struggling to make ...
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Comment
Breathlessness campaign could make all the difference in early treatment
The “Be Clear on Cancer” brand is being extended to raise awareness of other diseases
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HSJ Knowledge
Building local links with the third sector is tough but invaluable
It is time to form new relationships with voluntary and community sector organisations
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Comment
Care is so critical - now it's time to get clever with coordination
How a personal experience made Mahiben Marathappu believe that carers are the unsung heroes of our health system
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: A&E
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover Sign up here to get London Eye by email
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Comment
NHS channel management strategy needs some resuscitation
Gordon Miles on how some of the urgent care plans proposed by NHS agencies have been tried elsewhere and failed
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HSJ Knowledge
How a trust developed new patient flow pathways to upgrade its A&E
Ben Rosling explains how information-led change focusing on patient flow helped Croydon Health Services Trust improve its A&E performance
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Comment
Analysis: When will England breach the 18 week target?
Forecasting is a tricky, uncertain business
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HSJ Local
Brighton A&E rated 'inadequate' by CQC
PERFORMANCE: An unannounced Care Quality Commission inspection of the Royal Sussex County Hospital’s emergency department has found overcrowding and a lack of board progress in addressing inspectors’ concerns.