All Emergency care articles – Page 13
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HSJ LocalLeading ‘trust in distress’ can be like playing ‘whack-a-mole’, says CEO
A drawn out CQC inspection process that saw the final report published more than seven months later was difficult for staff to deal with, a trust CEO has admitted.
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HSJ LocalPlans to downgrade A&E services revealed
Plans that would significantly reduce the range of services at an acute hospital in north Lincolnshire have been drawn up by health chiefs.
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HSJ Local‘Helpless’ CEO’s report expresses ‘extreme concern’ over doctors strikes
Acute trust leaders have expressed ‘extreme concern’ over their ability to maintain safe services in the upcoming junior doctor and consultant strikes.
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NewsNational rollout for triage scheme which cut ambulance journeys
A scheme in which ‘category 2’ 999 calls are validated by clinicians will be extended nationally after reducing journeys by 4 per cent in a pilot, with no adverse incidents, NHS England has told HSJ.
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NewsHospital threatened with loss of junior doctors over safety concerns
A struggling trust has been warned by regulators that it could see its junior doctors moved, after concerns about clinical supervision and safety at a hospital whose A&E closes at night.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Will this winter be better or worse?
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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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Consultants on the picket line
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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CommentThe impact of junior doctor strikes on patient outcomes
A recent study on the impact of junior doctor strikes in the English NHS suggests that overall patient outcomes were not significantly worse, but certain patient groups, particularly black patients, experienced higher readmission rates. Careful consideration is needed in responding to future strikes to avoid potential inequalities in care quality
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NewsVaccination programme proposed for illness with ‘considerable NHS impact’
The government has been advised to introduce a vaccination programme for respiratory syncytial virus for infants and older adults.
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NewsRevealed: The specialties with rocketing litigation costs
Litigation costs for specialties including intensive care, oncology and emergency medicine have rocketed by up to five times as much as they were before the pandemic, internal data obtained by HSJ reveals.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Digital Awards 2023: Improving Urgent and Emergency Care Through Digital
WINNER: NHS England - East of England, East of England Ambulance Trust, and East of England UCR Providers: Access to the Stack - Cleric Digital Portal Enabler for Transferring Patients to Urgent Community Response Teams
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: How much harm in London?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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HSJ PartnersDesigning better acute painful sickle cell care
Dr Carl Reynolds and Dr Habib Naqvi emphasise the need of improving sickle cell care by developing highly usable digital care plans, eliminating treatment delays and disparities, and ensuring patients receive timely analgesia
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HSJ PartnersThe role of electronic bed management technology in driving capacity improvements
Nick Sinclair, chief operating officer at Medway Foundation Trust, on why the NHS needs to think differently about operations and bed management to drive sustainable healthcare delivery
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: The state of speaking up
HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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HSJ PartnersWhy user interfaces should be designed around customer needs
Capabilities that can be woven into solutions, such as greater use of data and AI to support decision-making, have increased in scope, scale and complexity. This user-centred disruption is redefining the healthcare user experience
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NewsNew triage policy implicated in 44-year-old’s death
An ambulance service says it has sped up clinical review of lower-priority calls, after a coroner said the new triage process — introduced in response to recent waiting time pressures — ‘will lead to further deaths’.
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NewsElective activity nosedives as strikes and holidays bite
Elective activity fell sharply in April as national holidays and strikes squeezed resources, and the waiting list rose to a record 7.4 million, NHS England’s monthly performance data shows.
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NewsMet intervention ‘will not serve London well’, says ‘very disappointed’ NHSE
NHS England has described the Metropolitan Police commissioner’s warning that his force will stop responding to emergency mental health calls as ‘very disappointing’, HSJ has learned.