All Emergency care articles – Page 50
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NewsEmergency college appoints first female president
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has elected a new president just as the debate around the future of the four-hour waiting time standard reaches a critical point.
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NewsNew low for A&E after proposals to ditch target
NHS performance against the four-hour accident and emergency target hit a new record low in February – for the second month in a row.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: The four-hour target is on life support – but not dead yet
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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NewsNew emergency mental health targets revealed
Mental health patients needing emergency care would be seen within one hour of referral from accident and emergency departments, under new NHS England proposals.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: New knight for disjointed STP
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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News'Breakdown in relations' between A&E consultants and board
A struggling trust has been warned about a “breakdown” in the relations between its executive board and emergency consultants.
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HSJ LocalTrust's 'goldfish bowl' A&E has significant nurse shortages - CQC
A trust in special measures has been ordered to take immediate action, after inspectors warned it was failing to safely staff its emergency department.
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NewsRoyal colleges: A&E target could stay alongside new measures
The four hour accident and emergency standard could be retained “in conjunction” with new targets for emergency departments, the leader of the medical royal colleges has told HSJ, as NHS England considers ditching the flagship measure.
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NewsA&E patient waited 44 hours for suitable bed
A&E doctors at a Midland hospital trust have told CQC inspectors their department does not feel safe, as one patient waits nearly two days for a medical bed.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts where A&E has slipped most
Waiting time performance for major emergency admissions at one London trust has deteriorated by 29 percentage points in the last two years, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalWorkforce shortages force A&E downgrade
An accident and emergency department is to be temporarily downgraded to a 24/7 urgent treatment centre because of patient safety fears.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Remain or reform for the A&E target?
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Expert BriefingRegulators intervene in Devo Manc
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NewsExclusive: DHSC creates Brexit 'logistics hub' in Belgium
The Department of Health and Social Care has set up a “logistics hub” in Belgium and plans to manage its own dedicated shipping route from mainland Europe to the UK for vital medical products, as part of no-deal preparations, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrust blames coding problems for high death rate
A review of deaths at a trust with elevated mortality rates has suggested coding issues, and not care quality, as the likely cause, HSJ has been told.
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CommentWinter hits elective waiting times
RTT waiting times shot up in December as winter started to bite. In better news, one year waits continued to fall. By Rob Findlay
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NewsChildren's services rated 'inadequate' after staff raise concerns
Children’s and young people’s services at a major acute trust have been rated “inadequate” after concerns from staff prompted the Care Quality Commission to carry out an unannounced inspection.
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NewsBusiest outpatient speciality 'relying on' locums and outsourcing
Most NHS trusts are now relying on extra capacity to manage demand in the busiest outpatient speciality across the health service, a new report has warned.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Tin hats and stats
Welcome to Performance Watch - our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders, by performance correspondent James Illman. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Not a good look
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