All Royal College of Physicians articles – Page 6
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NewsStudy exposes 'scandalous' state of NHS neurology services
Patients with acute neurological conditions are waiting too long to see specialist consultants amid ‘scandalous’ widespread variations in hospital services across the country, HSJ has learned.
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NewsFrail older care in hospital 'fragmented', experts warn
Health leaders and patient advocates have welcomed the findings of the HSJ/Serco commission while warning that frail older people were not well managed by “fragmented” healthcare regimes.
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NewsSmall hospitals could be paid more under forward view plans
Smaller hospitals could be paid more for the work they do in a bid to ensure they remain viable, under plans set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View.
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NewsRCP joins calls for NHS funding increase
The Royal College of Physicians has warned politicians that a “crisis of care” in NHS hospitals can “only be avoided by a significant increase in health funding”.
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CommentWhy the care system makes a 'good death' so difficult
My Dad’s experience revealed shortcomings
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NewsHospitals 'failing' dying patients
Hospitals are “falling short” on caring for dying people in their final days and hours, a new review has found.
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NewsWorking time rules 'hit treatment'
Rules aimed at ensuring doctors do not work long hours are leading to cancelled operations and clinics for patients, a government-ordered review has found.
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NewsIntermediate care provision 'stuck', DH director admits
Intermediate care is under pressure with demand outstripping capacity, according to a national audit by a group of leading healthcare organisations.
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NewsReport calls for training changes
Doctors’ training must change to meet the needs of an ageing population, according to a major review.
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NewsOpposition mounts to extension of special administrator powers
Government plans to widen the powers of trust special administrators face opposition both within and outside Parliament, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCollege urges reconfiguration to support seven-days-a-week care
Hospitals must be reorganised so patients do not have to move beds or wards unless medically necessary, the Royal College of Physicians has urged.
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NewsRoyal college to say hospital reconfiguration is 'inevitable'
Reconfiguration of hospital services is “inevitable” if better standards of hospital care are to be achieved, a major Royal College of Physicians report is expected to say.
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NewsOmbudsman report set to reveal sepsis failures
The NHS is failing to adequately diagnose and treat patients suffering from the life threatening condition sepsis, the parliamentary health service ombudsman will say in a report later this week, HSJ has been told.
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NewsRCP pledges action on Francis and backs new criminal offences
The head of the Royal College of Physicians has told HSJ it backs the idea of new criminal offences for the abuse and neglect of NHS patients.
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NewsNHS emergency care 'unsustainable'
NHS emergency care is “unsustainable”, leading doctors have said.
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HSJ KnowledgeInviting peers to help improve stroke services
A scheme delivering significant improvements in stroke care
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HSJ KnowledgeAddressing the emotional impact of stroke
The psychological effects of stroke are going untreated
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NewsExclusive: Fewer doctors per bed at death-rate investigation trusts
An analysis of the 14 hospital trusts being investigated by the Department of Health over higher than expected death rates has highlighted medical staffing as a possible cause.
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NewsRoutine NHS services should be available seven days a week
Routine NHS services should be available seven days a week the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
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NewsConcern over 12 trusts' death rates
Death rates at 12 hospital trusts in England were alarmingly high last year, according to an influential report.