All Acute care articles – Page 116
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HSJ LocalRevealed: Under pressure trust raises bar to admit patients
Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trust invokes “full capacity protocol” due to surge in ambulance arrivals Trust tells staff it must raise “acuity threshold” for emergency admissions A struggling trust has said it must to raise the “acuity threshold” for emergency admissions and discharge due to a surge in the ...
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CommentOnly the Budget can prevent an impossible task
The latest figures on NHS providers’ deficit are not surprising but they are very worrying – Anita Charlesworth analyses why
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NewsExclusive: Sir Bruce Keogh warns trusts over surgery delay deaths
Letter from Sir Bruce Keogh follows coroner warnings NHS England chief executive was warned over future deaths Medical director says neurosurgery patients should be admitted regardless of bed capacity NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has warned hospitals they must not refuse patients in need of emergency ...
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NewsNHS England urged to review bed capacity after surgery delay deaths
Royal College of Surgeons recommends a review of critical care bed capacity It follows two patient deaths as a result of delays receiving surgery NHS England chief Simon Stevens was warned by coroners of future deaths risk The Royal College of Surgeons has called on NHS England to ...
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HSJ LocalHunt wades into A&E closure row
Health secretary orders review of Lincolnshire trust’s decision to close hospital A&E overnight Independent reconfiguration panel will make initial assessment of whether full review is needed Trust says remains committed to fully reopening Grantham A&E ‘but only when safe to do so’ Jeremy Hunt has ordered a review ...
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NewsNHS bed occupancy hits record high
Latest NHS bed occupancy rates are highest ever recorded for a third quarter since data collections began in 2010 HSJ analysis reveals hospital trusts with highest occupancy Six acute trusts had general and acute bed occupancy rates over 99 per cent The latest NHS bed occupancy figures are ...
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NewsPrivate hospital rated inadequate by CQC
BMI Healthcare hospital in Kent receives damning CQC report Surgery patients at “high risk” of harm or abuse Inspectors witnessed wrong patient being taken for surgery Leadership and governance concerns also highlighted A privately owned hospital has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission after regulators found ...
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NewsExclusive: Budget set to extend CQC role to oversee care funding
Care quality regulator to inspect local authority commissioning of social care New role for regulator will come alongside boost in social care funding Treasury wants reassurance money will deliver for social care and NHS The Care Quality Commission’s role is due to be extended to regulating local councils’ ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Another fight in north east London
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsExclusive: Trusts given stricter instructions on reviewing patient deaths
Joint letter to trusts sets outs major reforms in how trusts review deaths All deaths where concerns are raised by family or staff must be reviewed Changes follow the CQC’s review of investigation of deaths in 2016 Every NHS trust will be required to review all patient deaths ...
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NewsTwo-thirds of hospital inspectors not confident in CQC data
Less than a third of CQC inspectors believe pre-inspection data can confidently identify patient risk More than half have concerns the data does not “reflect” inspection findings CQC is reviewing how information is collected and analysed following concerns with parts of its new data monitoring approach More than ...
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NewsSimon Stevens warned again after second bed shortage death
Second warning from coroner to NHS England chief following neurosurgery delays as a result of ICU bed shortage Teresa Dennett was denied an immediate transfer to Nottingham University Hospitals Trust Doctors told the coroner policies to admit patients regardless of bed capacity were “aspirational” NHS England chief executive ...
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Expert BriefingWhat's New in Care Models: ACO hits a snag
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View. By integration reporter David Williams.
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NewsRevealed: Significant variation in A&E cancer diagnoses across England
Cancer diagnosis in accident and emergency departments are three times more likely in some parts of England than others, HSJ analysis reveals.
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CommentAnalysis: Emergency care reforms delayed pending answers on social care
Details of an overhaul of emergency care targets have been delayed, as senior figures in the health and care system await a potential government intervention to support social care services, HSJ understands.
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CommentWinter in the NHS is all year round: here's how we can cope
What can A&E departments do to tackle acute admissions in light of rapidly escalating, crisis-level statistics, asks Jenny Simpson
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust loses half its sustainability funding as deficit rises
Major teaching trust’s deficit forecast deepens to £27m News follows University Hospitals of Leicester enforcing 12 day elective work restriction to cope with A&E demand A major teaching trust has been forced to revise its year-end forecast from a £20m to £27m deficit, after failing to hit its ...
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HSJ LocalSuccess regime will not solve region's problems, warn senior medics
Essex success regime proposals will not address workforce or sustainability problems, warn senior medics East of England Clinical Senate said a “bolder” plan and extended timescale is needed Success regime said it was “delighted” the senate agreed with its “direction of travel” Plans for a major acute reorganisation ...
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HSJ Local'Lives at risk' unless ambulance trust cuts waiting times
East of England Ambulance Service “does not have capacity” to meet response time targets, chief executive admits Coroner warns of patients waiting up to four hours for a vehicle response Inquest heard Brian Mills waited more than two hours for emergency responder The chief executive of East of ...
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NewsExclusive: Huge expansion of scheme to cut NHS variation
Getting It Right First Time programme to reduce unwarranted variation in the NHS grows New specialities include acute and emergency medicine, cardiology, intensive care and mental health Clinical leads announced for 12 specialities currently in progress The Getting It Right First Time programme, designed to reduce unwarranted variation ...