All Emergency care articles – Page 89
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NewsExclusive: Better care fund investment returns 'wildly unrealistic', analysis finds
One in 10 better care fund plans are predicting a first year return on investment of more than 20 per cent, HSJ analysis has revealed, prompting new suggestions that the financial planning of the fund is ‘wildly unrealistic’.
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NewsNHS England to trial employing pharmacists in A&E
The urgent and emergency care review being led by NHS England will conduct a national pilot in the spring to trial employing pharmacists in an emergency department setting.
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NewsEmergency care fines strengthened to encourage 'radical transformation'
The financial penalty imposed on accident and emergency departments that fail to meet the 95 per cent four hour target has been strengthened to encourage ‘radical transformation’ from struggling NHS providers.
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NewsExclusive: Service hit by staff 'exodus' after CCG transfers contract to Circle
One of the biggest teaching trusts in England has been forced to axe its once renowned acute dermatology service following an “exodus” of medical consultants following the transfer of their contract to private provider Circle.
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HSJ KnowledgeImmigration Act: Implications for GPs and trusts explained
GPs and trusts to enforce Immigration Act
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NewsA&Es under 'extreme pressure' as admissions rise
Accident and emergency departments are ‘cracking under extreme pressure’ with the number of patients waiting longer than four hours at a record high.
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HSJ Local'Perfect storm' tips Walsall trust into the red
Walsall Healthcare Trust has instigated an action plan to clear its ‘significant’ waiting list after being hit by a ‘perfect storm’ of IT problems and heightened demand that threatens to push it £9m into the red.
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HSJ LocalDorset's better care fund budget slashed
One of the largest and most ambitious bids to pool health and social care budgets has been scaled back dramatically after the plans were checked by NHS England.
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HSJ LocalInvestigation of London A&Es follows department closures
PERFORMANCE: A probe into poor accident and emergency services in north west London has been commissioned by four London local authorities following the controversial closure of two departments.
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HSJ KnowledgeSolve the A&E puzzle for smarter patient care
People often view hospital as ‘best place’ for treatment
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HSJ LocalCQC to inspect Heart of England
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission is to inspect Heart of England Foundation Trust following concerns about its accident and emergency services and ‘management issues’, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalStrict conditions imposed on Medway following multiple inspections
PERFORMANCE: Stringent conditions have been placed on Medway Maritime Hospital following a third CQC inspection of its struggling accident and emergency department.
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NewsDeficit for NHS providers swells to £630m
The NHS provider sector has plunged further into the red, the latest figures from Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority show
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HSJ LocalFirst of new NHS 111 contracts awarded
COMMERCIAL: South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has been left “deeply disappointed” after losing out on the contract to provide an integrated NHS 111 and GP out of hours service in Somerset.
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SupplementsGood practice case study: specialist care for confused older patients
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust set up a specialist unit so patients with delirium would not have to be treated in noisy and crowded wards
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SupplementsGood practice case study: improved flow through faster discharge
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust brings discharge duties home when needed for timely service delivery.
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CommentColchester is yet to turn the corner but feelings are mixed
Pressures of austerity collide with transparency
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NewsExclusive: Hinchingbrooke A&E could face axe
The NHS’s only privately run hospital, Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust, could lose core services such as its accident and emergency department despite earlier assurances that franchising the hospital would protect it from such a move.