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NewsRevealed: Long waits for sickest patients at ‘above average’ A&Es
Trusts within reach of NHS England’s headline A&E performance target are often dealing with only a small fraction of their sickest patients in a timely fashion, new data has revealed.
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NewsThousands waiting 24hrs in A&E with mental illness
One in 10 mental health patients who attended A&E in England last month stayed for more than 24 hours – and this figure rose to more than one in three in some departments, new data suggests.
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals making hundreds of 999 calls to get patients to A&E
Ambulances are responding to hundreds of emergency calls to transport patients from hospital buildings to A&Es on the same site, HSJ has found.
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HSJ LocalHospital rated ‘inadequate’ over leadership and infection failures
A hospital run by the largest trust in the East of England has been downgraded to “inadequate” by the care regulator, which found ”disconnected” leaders and ”bowls of bodily fluids left for multiple hours”.
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NewsNHSE’s improvement teams axed
NHS England’s elective, emergency care and mental health improvement support teams are being axed – and their staff and functions merged into the Getting it Right First Time programme, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSE delays radical changes to payment system
Radical changes proposed to the health service’s internal financial wiring will not take place in 2026-27, HSJ has learned.
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NewsAmbulance staff arrested in deaths probe
Two ambulance workers in the South West have been arrested as part of a major investigation into six deaths, a trust and police have confirmed.
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NewsCEOs urged to ‘walk the floor of A&E’ this winter
Local NHS leaders should “step up personal visibility and leadership” in their emergency care services this winter, NHS England’s CEO has said.
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NewsBonus fund led to ‘March madness’ and possible gaming in A&E
A royal college has raised fundamental concerns that an NHS England incentive scheme may have been “gamed” and that this led to what one senior figure branded a “March Madness” in urgent and emergency care performance.
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NewsKey target hit for sixth straight month
Ambulance services have met a key target for the sixth month running, for the first time since the pandemic.
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NewsA&E staff can see 13% more patients with AI, says study
The largest trial yet of ambient voice technology in the NHS has concluded it could save nearly £1bn worth of staff time across England’s emergency departments.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Details of maternity investigation revealed and ‘corridor care’ scrutinised
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsTrust warned over A&E and maternity failings
A major acute trust has been served warning notices to urgently improve its maternity and emergency care services after making “insufficient” progress.
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NewsHospital wrongly rated ‘outstanding’ for six years
A leading hospital has been stripped of its “outstanding” rating, which the Care Quality Commission says was mistakenly awarded six years ago.
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NewsThe 17 trusts missing NHSE’s new A&E handover target
More than a dozen trusts have not been meeting a new “maximum” NHS England standard through the spring and summer, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNamed: The three trusts failing in every aspect of care
NHS England has named the three trusts that it believes are in need of national intervention on all four major clinical performance areas.
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NewsLetby trust issued ‘warning notice’ after failure to improve
Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust has been issued a “warning notice” by the Care Quality Commission for failing to improve its urgent and emergency services.
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CommentElective recovery is leaving minority ethnic patients behind
New analysis reveals stark inequalities in elective care waits, highlighting deprivation, ethnicity, and digital exclusion as key barriers to equitable recovery
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HSJ PartnersBridging the gap in hereditary angioedema care
As clinicians and patient representatives, we see firsthand the challenges faced by people living with hereditary angioedema, write Patrick Yong, Tomaz Garcez, Anthony Dorr, Emily Carne, and Angela Metcalfe
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HSJ PartnersDelivering sustainable respiratory care for greener ICBs
Prioritising disease control and embracing sustainable inhaler innovations will be key to delivering a net zero NHS, writes Edward Piper, medical & scientific affairs director at AstraZeneca UK