All Admissions and discharge articles – Page 17
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NewsRise in number of hospital admissions for stress
The number of people admitted to hospital as a result of stress is on the rise, figures show.
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CommentFixing the broken system
Urgent action is needed to change how health and social care are delivered
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CommentThe focus on reablement
How health care and social housing can join to deliver good reablement is being fervently discussed
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CommentReaders' letters - 23 August 2012
Delayed discharge is expensive and entirely preventable. Plus, why are ambulances being held up?
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NewsA&E 12-hour wait numbers double in Scotland
The number of patients waiting more than 12 hours to be seen at Scottish accident and emergency departments has more than doubled in three years, new figures show.
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NewsNHS 'could save £462m' on over-65s
The NHS could save nearly half a billion pounds annually by reducing emergency admissions and hospital stays among older patients, according to a King’s Fund report shared with HSJ.
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NewsScottish mental health readmission rate attacked
There were more than 1,300 cases where people were readmitted to Scottish mental health hospitals within 28 days of being discharged last year, figures have shown.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to improve variation in inappropriate admission performance
Paul Fitzsimmons explores the rate of inappropriate inpatient admissions associated with diabetes and discusses why CCGs must know how to harness information and to act on it.
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LeaderTough choices await CCGs hoping to reverse GP referral trend
Time is short for CCGs and practices to collaborate.
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HSJ KnowledgeReady for the unexpected: how one trust is tackling unplanned admissions
Southend Estuary CCG provides one good example of how to deal with unplanned care issues when serving a challenging health population.
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News
Competition panel to probe referral management
The NHS Cooperation and Competition Panel has begun a probe of the competition implications of providers operating systems to manage patient referrals.
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CommentJennifer Dixon: identifying the true value of telehealth
Does teleheath reduce hospital costs? Nuffield Trust chief executive Jennifer Dixon suggests six points to ponder before answering.
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CommentJim Easton: let’s get serious about telehealth
It saves lives and money; so what’s holding telehealth back?
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HSJ Local
North Staffordshire trust threatened with fines over A&E failure
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have threatened to fine University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust over “persistent” failures to hit A&E targets, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow one trust's efficiency programme benefitted its foundation bid
As part of its foundation trust bid, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust embarked on a challenging three-year efficiency programme. Chief executive David Loughton explains what it achieved and how.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow productivity improvements pay off for patients
David Loughton explains how new productivity methodologies are aiming to improve Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust’s patient and staff experience, and save over £2m per annum.
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HSJ Local
South Glos social enterprise reduces admissions
PERFORMANCE: The restructuring of South Gloucestershire Community Health Services during 2011-12 helped to prevent 1,189 hospital admissions, a report to the board of NHS South Gloucestershire said.
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CommentThe benefits of centralised emergency services are less than clear
Small hospitals face growing threats, says Nigel Edwards.
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News'More Legionnaires' deaths possible'
Further deaths from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease cannot be ruled out, doctors warned, as people from further afield fell ill.