All Emergency care articles – Page 46
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CommentHitting RTT target now almost 'a minority sport'
Waiting times improved in June, but the underlying waiting list pressures kept growing as activity remained short of demand, says Rob Findlay
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NewsWarning over NHS 111 role in teen’s death
The NHS has faced fresh calls to make changes to its 111 service after a coroner blamed its triage system for confusing a 17-year-old who later died.
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NewsSteep rise in summer A&E admissions amid record attendances
Admissions at major NHS emergency departments have risen six per cent in 12 months as total attendances hit 2.27m last month - the highest level since records began in 2010.
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HSJ LocalAcute trust’s BME staff feel ‘ignored and disenfranchised’
Black and minority ethnic staff at Blackpool hospitals trust feel “ignored and disenfranchised”, saying management has failed to deal with concerns about racist language.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: No case to answer
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentReducing emergency admissions from care homes: a measure of success for the NHS long-term plan?
Jennifer Dixon asks how the NHS long-term plan can support efforts to reduce emergency admissions from care homes.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: NHS local leaders’ views on four-hour target revealed
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ Interactive
Advice from emergency consultants one phone call away
A Scottish health board has rolled out a system that provides GPs and paramedics with immediate advice and guidance from emergency department consultants, reports Jennifer Trueland
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HSJ InteractiveCase study: Using telehealth to improve emergency care
Access to Phone Advice & Guidance helped a paramedic speak directly to a senior clinician and make a time critical decision for a patient, reports Jennifer Trueland
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HSJ InteractiveHelping paramedics make right decisions
A project that enables paramedics to speak directly with ED clinicians is helping them make decisions about the best place to treat patients, easing overstretched A&E departments, notes Jonathan Patrick
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HSJ LocalTrust declares critical incident after fridge fire
An East Midlands trust had to evacuate several wards of patients on Friday night after a faulty refrigerator caught fire.
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NewsPensions crisis leading to outsourcing to Australia, warns union
The NHS pensions crisis is forcing trusts to outsource elective work at a “significantly higher cost” and rely on expensive locums to cover vacancies, a doctors’ union has warned.
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NewsTwelve trusts to stop reporting waiting times performance as part of trial
NHS England has announced the 12 trusts which will trial the proposed new elective waiting time standard.
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NewsExclusive: Fresh A&E data fiddle concerns revealed
Several hospitals are trying to artificially boost their emergency waiting times performance data by exploiting a loophole opened up by the introduction of new emergency day care units, multiple sources have told HSJ.
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NewsControversial ‘friends and family’ question dropped
NHS providers will no longer be required to ask patients whether they would recommend their service to “friends and family”, and rules on when they must ask mandatory experience questions will be lifted, NHS England has decided.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Groupthink
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalA&E gets worse for Devo Manc
Greater Manchester’s performance against the headline accident and emergency standard has continued to deteriorate, despite a formal intervention from regulators earlier this year.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Seen in sixty minutes
Performance Watch is HSJ’s fortnightly expert briefing on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: A closer look at supervision
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsDoctors will be incentivised to work in unpopular trusts
Health Education England has revealed plans to incentivise trainee doctors to work in hard to recruit for areas and specialities.