All articles by Alison Moore – Page 29
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NewsHospital hosts others’ surgeons so cancer ops can go ahead
A specialist trust has freed up 29 theatre sessions a week so cancer surgery from nearby providers can continue during the covid pandemic.
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NewsPandemic’s role blamed for trust’s 1,955 mixed-sex ward breaches
East Kent University Hospitals Foundation Trust reported 1,955 mixed sex accommodation breaches in November, the month before the new variant of the virus caused a huge increase in covid admissions across the county.
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NewsHospital warns it may become ‘impossible’ to stop patients catching covid
A trust has warned it may reach a ‘tipping point’ where it is ‘impossible’ to separate covid positive and negative patients.
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NewsPHE forced to issue urgent guidance to combat covid spread in ambulances
Rotating clinicians and keeping ventilation running are among Public Health England’s recommendations for how to avoid spreading covid while looking after patients in the back of ambulances outside emergency departments.
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NewsSouth-East hospital trust records highest weekly covid death toll
A trust in the South East has recorded the second highest weekly total of covid deaths since the start of the pandemic’s third wave in early December.
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NewsHospital offered covid jabs ‘on demand’ for several weeks
A leading hospital trust has been giving covid-19 vaccinations ‘on demand’ to people outside the top priority groups but who phoned for appointments without an invite, for several weeks, it has emerged.
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NewsChallenged trust’s chief executive quits after ill health
The chief executive of an ambulance trust which was criticised for its leadership and its handling of sexual assault and harassment allegations has stepped down.
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NewsLong ambulance handovers reach highest level for three years
The number of ambulances waiting more than an hour to hand over patients hit a new high last week as pressure from coronavirus increased — even though the number of people being taken to hospital has dropped.
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NewsThousands of London’s 999 calls answered by other regions
Thousands of calls have been redirected from London’s ambulance trust to providers in other regions in “unprecedented” levels of sustained support, leaked data has revealed.
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NewsFacebook closes ‘empty hospitals’ video group
A Facebook group hosting videos of empty hospitals has been closed down by the social network.
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NewsExclusive: Leak reveals urgent care patients face 30-hour waits because of covid pressures
Patients calling NHS 111 in London could face a 30-hour wait before being admitted to a hospital bed, the capital’s ambulance service has warned.
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NewsStevens condemns videoing of ‘empty’ hospitals
NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens has launched a blistering attack on people who post videos of ‘empty’ hospitals online claiming they show the NHS is not under pressure from covid.
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NewsCovid crisis forces suspension of maternity services
Some trusts in London and the South East are closing standalone birth centres and warning they cannot support home births because of high levels of demand for ambulance services from covid patients.
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NewsClinicians warn of ‘serious’ safety risk at crowded teaching hospital
Staff at a teaching hospital which has struggled with emergency care pressure this winter have warned that patient safety is being compromised as crowding is becoming “normalised”.
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NewsChief executive apologises after sharing ‘suicide note’ with 3,000 staff
The chief executive of a mental health trust has apologised after sharing a colleague’s ‘suicide note’ with 3,000 staff.
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NewsHour-plus ambulance to A&E transfers double in a week
The number of ambulance handovers taking longer than an hour have almost doubled in just one week, the latest figures have revealed.
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NewsNHS England reveals new measures to replace four-hour target
NHS England has begun consultation on replacing the four-hour accident and emergency target with what it calls a ‘sophisticated and patient-centred’ set of metrics covering both ambulance and in-hospital care.
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News10 new hospital vaccine sites revealed
Ten more hospitals are to start giving the Pfizer covid vaccine, including two in coronavirus ‘hot spots’.
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NewsA&E trolley waits double despite many fewer patients
Long waits for admission from emergency departments in November were nearly double last year’s figure, despite many fewer patients, as covid-19 hampered flow through hospitals.
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NewsFour trusts cancel planned operations as covid pressures mount
All non-urgent elective operations are being postponed for at least two weeks in a health system still seeing significant and growing pressure from coronavirus.