All Emergency care articles – Page 57
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NewsDelays in answering 999 calls may have led to two deaths
A shortage of ambulance control room staff, which left 999 calls unanswered for up to 10 minutes may have led to the deaths of two patients, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local'Experiment' for new A&E target in the Midlands
NHS organisations in the West Midlands are set to run a “controlled experiment” around a new waiting time target for accident and emergency services, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCQC reveals catalogue of failings in “unsafe” A&E
The CQC has found a catalogue of failings in an “unsafe” A&E, following an inspection prompted by a patient death.
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NewsBig beasts back debate but warn ditching four hour target 'too dangerous'
Senior NHS leaders have welcomed a debate on emergency targets but warned scrapping the four hour standard completely could be “too dangerous”.
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HSJ InteractiveTackling the accident and emergency challenge
Break down the accident and emergency challenge into manageable chunks and then deal with them one at a time, says Jonathan Patrick
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HSJ InteractiveEssentials to achieve the four-hour A&E target
Claire Read outlines some approaches that support trusts in tackling the four hour accident and emergency target
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HSJ InteractiveTackling the four hour A&E target with a whole system approach
In May 2018 the care of 98.4 per cent of patients arriving at the A&E department of Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Foundation Trust was completed within four hours. Claire Read explores the factors driving this success
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NewsTrust with lowest A&E performance sees unit rated inadequate
The trust with the worst performing emergency department in England has seen its urgent and emergency services rated inadequate.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: The four hour target debate does not need to be binary
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing, James Illman’s fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNew health secretary: Targets need to be 'clinically appropriate'
Health secretary Matt Hancock has told HSJ that flagship waiting time targets should be made more “clinically appropriate”.
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CommentMore money, not yet enough people: it’s time to get creative
Thinking differently about how we engage our workforce is key to addressing some of the major obstacles we’re facing in cancer care, writes Jane Maher
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NewsA&E, RTT and cancer waits - June 2018: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated.
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CommentOne year waiters double in six months
One year waiters should be going down, instead they are soaring, warns Rob Findlay
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018: Best Patient Safety Initiative in A&E
Winner Healthy London Partnership and Metropolitan Police Service: Handover process for voluntary mental health patients in emergency departments
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018: Patient Safety in the Community
Winner East Midlands Ambulance Service Trust: Cycle response unit in Northampton town
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NewsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 winners
The winners of the 2018 Patient Safety Awards have been revealed.
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NewsMinisters announce funding for 256 new ambulances
Ambulance trusts will receive £36.3m of capital funding for new vehicles and infrastructure following a major capacity shortage last winter, the Department of Health and Social Care announced.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Can more chairs save beds?
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing, James Illman’s fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalTrust to restart construction of hospital in autumn as government ends PF2 contract
A trust hopes to restart construction work on its new hospital in October after the government terminated the private finance contract which funded the project.
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HSJ LocalMajor reconfiguration aims to ease financial pressure
Leaders in the north east are drawing up plans to shake up emergency and elective care services as part of a second wave of hospital reconfiguration due for consultation next year.