All Emergency care articles – Page 88
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HSJ KnowledgeEmergency care reform requires a whole system change
Start with understanding motivations
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NewsA&E pharmacists pilot gets national rollout
More than 50 pilot sites will take part in a national trial of clinical pharmacists in accident and emergency departments.
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HSJ KnowledgeHospital mortality rates are a blunt instrument to measure avoidable death
Avoidable deaths mystery
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HSJ LocalAmbulance crews assess 999 patients in their own homes
ACUTE CARE: Wakefield CCG has introduced a scheme to allow ambulance crews to assess certain patients at home following 999 calls.
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HSJ KnowledgeTake these simple steps to ease A&E pressures in the short term
Discussions at the Emergency Care Summit
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HSJ KnowledgeWe need a sustainable workforce to keep up with winter pressures
Trust did all it could preparing for winter pressures
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NewsTougher penalties under new NHS contract
Penalties for breaching referral to treatment targets have been toughened up to try to bring down waiting lists, in the final standard contract issued by NHS England, but sanctions for accident and emergency and elective treatment breaches have been reduced.
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HSJ LocalTrauma unit accredited for another year
STRUCTURE: The trauma unit at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust has been accredited for a further 12 months – but there are concerns about availability of theatres seven days a week.
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NewsDrop in elective patients treated reflects A&E demand
There were fewer elective patients treated in January compared to the previous year, according to the latest data from NHS England.
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HSJ LocalConsultants' en masse resignation letter exposes rift with trust management
A resignation letter from four accident and emergency consultants has heavily criticised the management of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust and local reconfiguration plans.
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HSJ KnowledgeClosing the emergency care gap takes accountability and knowing what works
Get the measure on A&E
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HSJ LocalLocal care networks model favoured by CCG
STRUCTURE: Lewisham Clinical Commissioning Group is one of six CCGs in south east London pursuing joint plans for a ‘whole system model’ of healthcare implemented by ‘local care networks’ in each borough.
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CommentWe need to win the PR battle on sharing patient data
Data sharing will unlock pressure mysteries
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NewsUrgent care system 'near breaking point', think tank claims
Four hour target ‘distorts’ behaviour in hospitals, Nuffield Trust says
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HSJ LocalMonitor investigates major London trust
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has launched an investigation into King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust because of ‘long standing problems’ at Princess Royal University Hospital.
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NewsTrusts told to halve the number of ‘green to go’ patients
A number of trusts were told to reduce the number of medically fit patients who were delayed in being discharged from hospital by 50 per cent in a month, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ KnowledgeClocking on at the NHS factory: Lessons from industry
Calculating healthcare in industrial terms makes better use of staff time
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NewsLord Crisp: Money and beds are not the answer for mental health
Increased funding and more beds may not be the solution to capacity pressures in mental health services, according to Lord Crisp who is heading up a new inquiry into the sector.
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CommentThe reasons why the 18 week target isn't on solid ground
Has the government achieved what it set out to?