All Admissions and discharge articles – Page 6
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: ‘Parliament is being treated with absolute contempt by NHS England’
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsDelayed discharges worsen despite NHSE’s reduction targets
The number of patients in hospitals who are ‘medically fit’ to leave has increased in January, despite NHS England targets for trusts to dramatically reduce the numbers.
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HSJ LocalCCG opens ‘care hotel’ after critical incident
A hotel in the centre of Norwich is temporarily being converted into a care facility to help ease local bed pressures, as Norfolk becomes the latest area to pilot the model.
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NewsNHSE tells staff: Consider legal action against patients who refuse to leave beds
NHS England has encouraged trusts to consider taking legal action against patients who refuse to leave hospital beds when step-down care is made available.
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NewsHospital trust launches as social care provider
A leading acute foundation trust is launching itself as a direct provider of domiciliary social care services, and planning to open care homes, in what is thought to be a first.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The discharge debacle
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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News‘Low priority’ community cases to be deferred as staff redeployed
NHS England has told local systems to defer ‘low priority’ cases across 11 community services, because of the pressures created by the omicron wave.
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NewsTrusts fall far short of NHSE discharge target
NHS trusts have been unable to get anywhere close to the target for reducing delayed discharges set by NHS England last month ahead of the omicron wave.
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News‘Patients at risk’ from ‘hastily rolled out virtual wards’
NHS England’s plans to rapidly expand virtual wards are being ‘hastily rolled out’ and could put patients at risk while taking up significant staffing capacity, leading clinicians have warned.
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NewsData suggests first signs of potential slowing in omicron hospitalisation surge
Covid admissions have fallen in London hospitals for the first time in over a month, while the growth rate of the national total rate has also dropped, according to official data.
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News‘Pushing guidance’ without resources ‘unhelpful’ in clearing long-stay patients, NHSE told
‘Pushing guidance’ without backing it up with more resources would be ‘unhelpful’ in shifting backlogs of medically fit patients, NHS England has been told.
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NewsSteep increase in number of trusts struggling with long stay patients
Acute trusts are reporting increasing numbers of long stay patients as NHS England highlights the number of ‘medically fit’ patients who do not need to be in hospital.
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CommentWaiting list nudges 6 million as NHSE incentive plan fails to bite
The waiting list continues to grow rapidly, with no sign yet of the missing referrals surging back, says Rob Findlay
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CommentTackling health inequalities must be a fundamental priority for the NHS
A new report on health inequalities sets out how a supportive policy framework will help the NHS address longstanding injustice, says Saffron Cordery
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CommentWaiting list soars past 5.6 million patients
The waiting list continues to grow rapidly as demand mostly recovers but activity cannot. By Rob Findlay
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CommentUnpaid carers’ rights are overlooked in hospital discharge
The discharge to assess model, rapidly extended during covid and still in place, has in many cases failed family members looking after loved ones at home, omitting carers from the discharge process, says Helen Walker of Carers UK.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2021: Paediatric Care Initiative of the Year
WINNER: LB Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets CCG, Barts Health Trust, East London FT, Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, Community Voluntary Sector: Tower Hamlets Together - Born Well, Growing Well Asthma and Wheeze Project The Asthma and Wheeze Project is overseen by the integrated borough-based partnership “Tower Hamlets Together” and sought ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2021: Respiratory Care Initiative of the Year
WINNER: Nottinghamshire Healthcare FT: Children’s Community Respiratory Physiotherapy Team (including Rapid Response) The Children’s Community Respiratory Physiotherapy Service are a team of four specialist physiotherapists. The service was established to improve outcomes, quality of life and experience for children with complex disorders, in line with the NHS long term plan. ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2021: Urgent and Emergency Care Initiative of the Year
WINNER: H4All: High Intensity User Service The High Intensity User service was launched to reduce the unnecessary attendances and admittances to Hillingdon A&E of the top 50 patients, which incurred an annual cost of £7m. The team deliver a holistic model of support that utilises health coaching, integrative counselling and ...
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Discharge fund faces a ‘hard line’ at the Treasury
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior correspondent Sharon Brennan.