All Acute care articles – Page 18
-
NewsDozens of trusts still not sharing single pathology service
One in three pathology networks are still running testing services independently at trust level, despite having been asked to consolidate the services five years ago, new figures reveal.
-
NewsGrowth in covid hospital admissions equalling January surge
The growth in the number of hospital patients who test positive for covid is rising as steeply as during the January wave.
-
HSJ PartnersNew evidence for an integrated virtual ward approach
Paul McGinness, chief executive, Lenus Health, presents new evidence showing how a digital service model can reduce respiratory-related hospital admissions and enable care at home
-
Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Therese’s NHS short-term plan
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
-
NewsFourth covid wave of 2022 picks up speed
The number of people admitted to hospital who test positive for covid is rising once more in every English region after two months of decline.
-
NewsBMA ‘acting like football agents’ inflating extra shift pay, say trust chiefs
A row has broken out between trust bosses and the British Medical Association over the doctors’ union’s campaign to drive up consultants’ hourly pay rates for extra shifts, HSJ has learned.
-
NewsCovid admissions rise sharply in the South West
The number of covid positive patients admitted to hospitals in the South and East of England has stopped falling and, in some areas, is rising steeply.
-
NewsTrusts face quadrupling in gas prices
A leading energy broker for the NHS has told trusts to expect gas bills to rise by more than three times from April, according to information seen by HSJ.
-
HSJ LocalHospital issues ‘full capacity’ alert days before move to smaller building
A major acute site has issued a ‘full capacity’ alert to staff, just days before the services are due to move into a replacement hospital with fewer beds.
-
NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in July 2022, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
-
HSJ PartnersEmpowering Everyone in the Bowel Cancer Care Ecosystem with a Human-Centred & Digital-led Approach
80 experts, 80 hours, over 140 stress-tested ideas: a pop-up open innovation model shows us how combining talent from service design, digital technology, and healthcare can deliver results rapidly.
-
NewsHospital picks new private partner after firm’s sudden liquidation
An integrated trust has appointed a new provider of its diagnostic centre following the collapse of Rutherford Health in June.
-
Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Will ‘ICS first’ survive the Coffey era?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
-
CommentHas the growth in medical consultants outstripped need?
The specialty reports reference international benchmarking data to argue the need for more of everyone, illustrates Dr Nadeem Moghal
-
NewsNHS cuts 18-month waits but concerns over key target remain
NHS trusts again recorded a month-on-month reduction in the number of patients waiting over 78 weeks for treatment, although the flagship target to eliminate this cohort by March remains a tall order, with winter pressures set to crank up.
-
HSJ PartnersVirtual wards have sparked a new era for remote care – what happens next?
Adrian Flowerday discusses how expansion of initiatives like virtual wards is needed to reduce health inequalities and ensure that thousands of people have access to the benefits of remote monitoring over the coming years
-
Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Provider-led ‘place’ perfection
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
-
NewsCEO promises ‘long hard look at myself’ if A&E performance still bottom of table next year
The chief executive of the trust with the worst A&E performance in England has said he will ‘have a long, hard look at myself’ if sustainable improvements are not made by next year.
-
HSJ LocalInternal memo warns of ‘increasingly common’ deaths in A&E
Senior doctors have raised concerns about the numbers of patients now dying in their A&E department due to extreme operational pressures.
-
NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in June 2022, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.