All Emergency care articles – Page 99
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HSJ Local
George Eliot relies on agency staff for A&E
WORKFORCE: More than a third of George Eliot Hospital Trust’s pay bill in accident and emergency and acute medicine is being spent on agency staff.
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NewsExclusive: London A&Es already struggling before winter pressures begin
Emergency performance in London has declined sharply since mid August, and has now fallen to a level not normally seen until December, a leaked report shows.
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NewsMonitor warning on foundations' A&E performance
The number of NHS foundation trusts failing to meet the target for seeing patients within four hours of arriving at accident and emergency departments has doubled in the last year.
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NewsMost popular quality premium targets revealed
Improving care for circulatory diseases and reducing emergency admissions are the targets most commonly chosen by clinical commissioning groups to be linked to their income, research has found.
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SupplementsCoping with winter pressures
As trusts begin to prepare for accident and emergency departments’ busy season, a concerted move towards co-located urgent and primary care services to take the pressure off is gathering pace
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SupplementsMoving up a gear − an HSJ efficiency supplement
The latest HSJ supplement looks at how trusts are preparing to cope with winter pressures.
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NewsA&E attendance figures cast doubt on Hunt's out of hours theory
Patients of GP practices that remain directly responsible for out of hours primary care may attend accident and emergency more often than others, analysis suggests. However, the research also indicates they may be admitted to hospital as an emergency less regularly.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe wisdom of crowds: your views on 24/7 working
We asked for readers’ opinions on making 24/7 working successful
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HSJ Local
'Vacuum' between GP and A&E, independent report finds
PERFORMANCE: An independent report into emergency provision in Berkshire has identified a “vacuum” between GP services and care for life threatening situations.
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HSJ Local
Coventry and Warwickshire turns around A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire achieved the four hour accident and emergency standard for the first time in nine months in June.
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NewsGPs failing elderly patients: Hunt
A “much better way” is needed for “vulnerable old people to journey through the NHS”, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
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NewsTwitter chat: is A&E on the brink of a crisis?
Join experts from the NHS Confederation to discuss survey findings
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NewsA&E departments 'could reach breaking point'
The prime minister has been accused of leaving accident and emergency departments on the “brink of a serious crisis” as a series of surveys reveal the concerns of patients, nurses and health service leaders.
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NewsAdditional £240m for NHS IT
The Department of Health has increased the size of a technology fund for improving access to electronic patient records, from £260m to £500m.
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HSJ KnowledgeSeconds out: time to beat the clock in A&E
The A&E crisis can only be solved with a system-wide solution
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HSJ KnowledgeBetter GP access, better A&E outcomes
Improving access to primary care can take pressure of accident and emergency
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CommentMental health support is essential to crisis care
Urgent care services for physical and mental health are fragmented
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NewsExclusive: Analysis reveals waiting list surge as hospital demand climbs
Demand for hospital services is reaching record levels with the number of patients on the elective waiting list hitting a five year high, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsNew head injury guidelines announced
People who suffer a head injury and require an ambulance should be taken straight to hospitals with resuscitation equipment, according to new guidelines.