All Winter pressures articles – Page 18
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CommentMoney's too tight to mention
But there is much we can to improve care, even in this cold financial climate
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CommentEngland still (probably) breaching 18 weeks
The 18 week target was narrowly breached again in November
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NewsCancellations from junior doctors' strike could hit elective performance, expert warns
Cancellations and pressure on waiting lists encourage trusts to “game” statistics, source tells HSJ Overall waiting list nears 3.5 million patients Waiting times expert estimates waiting time target was missed last October This week’s junior doctors’ strike could exacerbate an already difficult situation for elective waiting times in ...
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HSJ KnowledgeBeat the post-holiday patient flow blues
A new model may have the answer to the pressures the system faces every January. Dr Vincent Connolly explains
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NewsWarning A&Es will 'fly blind' with less performance data this winter
NHS England winter daily situation reports will not include key performance data Royal College of Emergency Medicine president says “somebody has decided to glaze over the windscreen” NHS England says less weekly data will “minimise the bureaucratic burden on frontline hospitals and GPs” NHS England will not publish ...
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NewsLack of winter cash 'will mean more A&E diverts'
Three-quarters of trusts tell HSJ they are receiving less winter cash than last year Fourteen trusts say funds are insufficient to meet staffing plans Chief executive warns A&Es will need to divert patients to other hospitals Hospital chiefs have warned they face the “most difficult winter in recent ...
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NewsExclusive: Fewer than one in 10 hospitals meet their own nurse staffing targets
Nine in 10 hospital sites fail to achieve own nurse staffing plans Chief nurses insist recruiting substantive nurses will save the NHS money Hopson: “Not enough clarity and consistency in the system” over staffing More than nine out of 10 acute hospitals in England are failing to meet ...
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Comment18 weeks still on course for England-wide breach
The English waiting list improved a bit in September, and by slightly more than expected, which pushes the anticipated breach of 18 weeks back into January, says Rob Findlay
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NewsTrust chiefs warn bed occupancy already at winter levels
Bed occupancy in acute trusts is already at the most pressured winter levels, trust chief executives and directors have told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalTrust closes beds as chair warns it is 'becoming unviable clinically'
PERFORMANCE: A struggling acute trust plans to close beds because it is ‘becoming unviable clinically’ and is ‘unable to consistently and safely staff’ the number of beds currently open, its leadership team has said.
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NewsNursing directors worry that 'finance is king' as winter looms
Directors of nursing have warned of their increasing concerns for patient safety as winter approaches, claiming the ‘pendulum is swinging’ towards trusts’ workforce decisions being led by financial considerations due to the escalating NHS deficit.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Immigration rules derail major nurse recruitment plans
WORKFORCE: A Manchester trust’s plans to draft in 275 nurses from India have been thrown into doubt due to difficulties securing visas.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts continue to forecast £2bn deficit as overspending worsens
The latest available figures show the NHS acute sector continuing to forecast a deficit in excess of £2bn for this financial year. Trusts’ year to date financial performance is even worse than planned, HSJ analysis has found.
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CommentPanic and denial won't solve funding issues
Honesty and realism is required for decisions on health spending
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SupplementsSupplement: The voluntary sector provides winter pressure relief
Social support for patients
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NewsMonitor: High bed occupancy to blame for worst A&E performance in a decade
The worst accident and emergency performance against the four hour target in more than 10 years was due to hospitals struggling with very high bed occupancy rates, Monitor has concluded.
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NewsStruggling emergency care systems to get winter buddies
A buddy system for poorly performing urgent and emergency care systems will be introduced this winter in an attempt to help the ‘most challenged’ areas.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to balance the push and pull of performance and demand
Hospital performance targets
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SupplementsSupplement: Enhancing the independent sector's role can ease pressure
Waiting times, delayed discharge and other strains