All Acute care articles – Page 120
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Exclusive: Tighter bailout controls to deal with NHS 'cashflow crisis' revealed
Requests for short-term revenue support will be subject to “increased challenge and scrutiny” Trusts’ reliance on bailout support has grown in recent years as expenditure has increased faster than income Providers seeking support will need to detail if “suppliers are threatening to put trust’s account on stop” NHS ...
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NewsAnalysis: Half of hospital trusts miss reduced waiting targets
Trusts missing largely lower “reset” targets for elective treatment times Performance means organisations could miss out on sustainability and transformation funding Total waiting list approaches 4 million More than half of England’s hospital trusts have missed their elective waiting time targets set by NHS Improvement.
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HSJ KnowledgeIn search of a stop to same day cancellation of operations
A northern trust created a role to identify the causes of same day cancellations – and possible methods for reducing them
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The gritty detail of STPs that leaders fear
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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HSJ LocalA&E could be downgraded to 'urgent care centre-plus'
United Lincolnshire chief executive says trust wants to reopen unit 24/7 but suggested it could lose services One option is for Grantham to become an “urgent care centre-plus” Trust announced “temporary” night time A&E closure was being extended until “at least” February The chief executive of the trust ...
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NewsNational nurse leaders defend plans for new support role
Senior nurses in England sign letter defending plans for nursing associate role Letter confirms nursing associates will take on tasks currently performed by nurses New research says substituting nurses for non-nurses increases mortality risk The most senior nurses in England have defended plans for the new nursing associate ...
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Mobile apps and the vanguard
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View.
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HSJ LocalTrust makes long awaited chief executive appointment
Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed East and North Hertfordshire Trust deputy chief executive Stephen Posey as its new chief executive.
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News18 week waits, September 2016: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for September 2016
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LeaderOnly evidence will build belief in the NHS's financial rescue
NHS trusts need to believe their financial redemption is possible - and for that we need to produce more evidence
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HSJ LocalLeaders of outstanding trust to take over special measures neighbour
Western Sussex FT leaders to take charge of Brighton and Sussex trust Arrangement is “not a merger” says Brighton chief executive Trusts “will continue to operate as two separate organisations” NHS Improvement sets up “improvement oversight group” The chief executive and chair of Western Sussex Hospitals Foundation Trust ...
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HSJ LocalTrust to take over running of more GP practices
The Royal Wolverhampton Trust is set to partner with two more GP practices, increasing the number involved in its vertical integration programme to five.
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NewsExclusive: Leaked STP calls for £160m for hospital services shake-up
Health leaders in Lancashire and south Cumbria believe £160m is required over the next two financial years to deliver key changes to NHS services, according to a leaked draft of the region’s sustainability and transformation plan.
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NewsExclusive: Vanguard hospital to trial private GP app provider
Yeovil trust signs up to trial with app firm providing virtual GP consultations App to be offered free to trust staff, but if trial is successful it could roll out to NHS patients Some GPs are “anxious” but trust pledges to work “hand in hand” with doctors if changes ...
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HSJ LocalFoundation trusts call off merger
A planned merger of two acute foundation trusts has been called off after one of the providers involved decided merging did not offer the best chance of stabilising either finances or services.
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NewsRCN chief: New role risks devaluing nursing
RCN chief executive Janet Davies criticises “lack of transparency” over development of nurse associate role She says proposals to allow nurse associates to administer controlled drugs is “ridiculous” Viewing nursing as a task based role would put patient safety at risk, she says Viewing nursing as a task ...
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NewsNot HEE's role to fill junior doctor rota gaps, says chief executive
Ian Cumming says Health Education England is responsible for supplying future consultant workforce The drive to provide 24/7 care has created gaps in rotas that should be filled by non-training staff NHS trusts and universities will need to fund expansion of nurse training posts in 2018 Providing enough ...
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NewsHacked trust faces criticism over handling of worst cyber attack on NHS
Northern Lincolnshire criticised for not using NHS Digital’s cyber security expert team Central team yet to arrive on site as trust opts for private firm to support them manage virus News follows significant concerns being raised that virus could spread The hospital trust at the centre of the ...
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HSJ LocalTrust's patient death investigations highlight communication failings
An east London trust has discovered cases of inadequate handovers and ineffective communication between wards during its investigations into two patient deaths.
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NewsExclusive: Chair kept bankruptcy secret from trust
Trust chair failed to tell colleagues and NHS Improvement he had been made bankrupt Museji Takolia left Wye Valley nearly three months after bankruptcy declared Departure not announced by trust or NHS Improvement Mr Takolia on “special leave” from role as chair of the Pensions Advisory Service An ...