All Admissions and discharge articles – Page 23
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HSJ KnowledgePositive outcome: why the new DH strategy for COPD and asthma promises improvements
In July the Department of Health published the long awaited Outcomes Strategy for COPD and Asthma. What does this tell us about how things will develop for the future, asks Dame Helena Shovelton.
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NewsReadmissions policy costing hospital trusts £2.3m a year 'should change'
Hospital trusts are being unfairly penalised by bearing the cost of readmissions which are not their fault, according to the Foundation Trust Network.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe toolkit hoping to revolutionise the use of patient discharge data
Trusts have struggled with delivering patient discharge summaries rapidly to GPs. It is hoped that a new interactive toolkit will guide organisations through developing electronic systems that will overcome the problems, says Daloni Carlisle.
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NewsDrop in admission rates hailed as possible CCG success
A drop in hospital admission rates has been hailed by NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson as evidence that clinical commissioning is beginning to deliver improvements in care.
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HSJ Local
St George's paediatric medicine losing £4m to £5m a year
FINANCE: A report seen by the HSJ reveals the south London acute is losing up to £5m a year, largely down to excess non-elective admissions.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a landmark treatment programme is reducing alcohol related admissions
An alcohol treatment programme in Derby is helping to reduce admissions related to drink, which could prove highly useful across the NHS after the annual number of alcohol related admissions passed 1 million for the first time last May.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a change in practice can reduce hospital admissions for older dementia patients
Changing practice to reduce hospital admissions for older people with dementia can be achieved by strong liaison and information sharing. Consultant old age psychiatrist Afifa Qazi explains.
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NewsReferral falls could cause financial difficulty for hospitals - BMA
Hospitals could suffer “financial problems” as a result of GPs referring fewer patients, the British Medical Association warns today, after new figures showed the number of referrals has fallen by 4.7 per cent since the beginning of April.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow community based diagnostic services can improve patient care and cost-efficiency
Technological advances mean diagnostic services can move into community settings, say Lisa Hollins and colleagues.
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HSJ KnowledgeOpen to suggestions: can the National Programme for IT be saved by open source software?
Although a single electronic care record is still a ‘worthwhile’ aim, according to the Commons public accounts committee, the DH’s admission that it cannot be delivered poses a real problem for IT practice within the NHS. Nuffield Trust senior fellow Dr Geraint Lewis looks at one option for the beleaguered ...
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NewsHospital PFI deals attacked after car park charges increase
Private finance initiative contracts signed by the last Labour-led administration to build hospital car parks have been attacked following a decision by one hospital to increase charges by 62 per cent.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy critical comparisons are needed to improve management of patients with chronic diseases
The results of a rheumatology case-mix survey has highlighted a need to better evaluate care pathways for patients with chronic diseases. Sangeetha Baskar and colleagues explain the evidence.
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CommentSally Gainsbury: the real problems affecting readmissions
How do we keep people out of hospitals – those giant, multimillion-pound “monuments to the failure of preventive medicine”, as one director of public health recently put it?
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HSJ Local
North Staffs launches 24 hour liaison team
WORKFORCE: A new liaison team is being set up by North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust to ensure specialist 24 hour care for mental health patients.
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HSJ Local
18 week target remains a 'challenge' in North Staffs
PERFORMANCE: The main “performance challenge” of the North Staffordshire PCT trust remains the achievement of the 18 week referral to treatment target for inpatient and day case surgery.
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HSJ Local
Mid Staffordshire foundation trust introduces hospital passports scheme
PERFORMANCE: A hospital passport has been introduced at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust to capture the needs of patients prior to them attending hospital.
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HSJ Local
Emergency admissions down but A&E attendance up at University Hospital of North Staffs
PERFORMANCE: Emergency admissions have fallen at the trust, bucking the regional trend.
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HSJ Local
Royal Wolverhampton predicts £2.6m debt
FINANCE: Board papers reveal that the Royal Wolverhampton hospitals trust is likely to overspend by £2.6m this year.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a broader view of emergency readmissions could reduce overall activity levels
Efforts to cut emergency readmissions typically focus on so called “frequent flyers”, but analysis shows screening the wider population may be more effective. Simon Rowe explains
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HSJ Local
Outpatients self check-in saves Royal Surrey County £80,000
FINANCE: Royal Surrey County Hospital FT has saved around £80,000 since it introduced check-in and information kiosks 12 months ago, the device’s manufacturer has claimed.