All Emergency care articles – Page 106
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HSJ Local
NHS 111 leads to drop in out of hours activity
PERFORMANCE: Out of hours activity has fallen 8.5 per cent in Oxfordshire since the NHS 111 service was launched.
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NewsA&E waiting times rising - survey
Accident and emergency waiting times are getting longer, new research suggests.
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NewsNHS Direct begins redundancy consultation
More than 1,400 NHS Direct staff have been notified they could be at risk of redundancy as the organisation looks to cut around a third of its full time posts.
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NewsFunding pressure 'may hit NHS care', warns thinktank
Waiting times in emergency wards are rising as unprecedented financial strains on the health service start to bite, a report suggests.
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HSJ KnowledgeLiaison psychiatry can bridge the gap
A joint approach to managing physical and mental care is a prime example of integration
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NewsAnalysed: Ambulance service performance
We look at moves to improve the ambulance service’s performance amid relentless rising demand, though no extra money is available
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NewsDistrict general hospitals top efficiency league
District general hospitals are the most clinically efficient in the NHS, a major study has revealed.
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HSJ Local
Pilgrim Hospital's A&E in £100k revamp
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust is to spend £100,000 on improvements to its A&E department at Pilgrim Hospital.
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HSJ Local
Emergency activity puts Gloucestershire QIPP plans at risk
FINANCE: Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust’s QIPP plans have been rated amber by NHS South of England at the end of the second quarter of 2012.
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NewsNHS 111 switch will be a 'big bang'
NHS 111 is likely to generate inappropriate referrals for a “considerable period of time”, a champion of the new non-emergency telephone number has told HSJ.
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NewsRestrict friends and family test to hospitals, says DH
The new friends and family patient satisfaction test should initially be largely restricted to acute care settings rather than rolled out universally, according to a Department of Health cost-benefit analysis.
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HSJ Local
Warning after seriously ill patients attend minor injuries unit
A hospital trust has been forced to issue a plea to patients not to turn up at its minor injury unit with serious and life-threatening conditions.
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HSJ Local
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare designated as trauma unit
STRUCTURE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust has been officially designated as a regional trauma unit following an assessment on 16 November.
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HSJ Local
East Sussex board backs reconfiguration plans
STRUCTURE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust’s board has agreed recommendations that will see three key service areas reconfigured between its two main hospital sites.
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HSJ Local
CCG launches hard-hitting A&E campaign
A hard-hitting campaign has been launched across Nottingham to warn people of the consequences of turning up at Queen’s Medical Centre’s emergency department for non-emergency ailments.
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NewsEmergency cancer care 'fragmented'
Hospitals must improve the emergency care offered to cancer patients, according to a new report.
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HSJ Local
Bolton bucks regional trend of head injury admissions
PERFORMANCE: An analysis has found a low rate of hospital admissions for head injuries in Bolton, despite much of the North West having higher than average rates.
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HSJ Local
Fire disrupts A&E at Ashford & St Peter’s
PERFORMANCE: A small fire broke out at Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals Foundation Trust on 16 November, shutting the emergency department for a short period.
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HSJ Local
Northumbria appoints two emergency consultants
WORKFORCE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has appointed a consultant intensivist and a consultant anaesthetist, which it says is part of preparations for its planned new specialist emergency hospital.
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HSJ Local
Salisbury cancelled procedures due to spike in emergency demand
PERFORMANCE: The number of operations cancelled on the day of surgery at Salisbury Foundation Trust rose “significantly” during August due to an increased emergency workload, board papers said.