All Acute care articles – Page 203
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HSJ KnowledgePutting an end to high weekend mortality rates
CCGs and providers cane work together to deliver safer care 24/7
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NewsKeogh review trusts to be paired with 'buddies'
The Keogh review trusts placed into special measures by regulators are to be “buddied up” with more successful providers in a bid to drive improvements, HSJ understands.
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NewsSharp fall in trust confidence on savings targets
There has been a sharp decline in the confidence of trust finance directors that they will meet their annual cost improvement targets, according to the latest King’s Fund quarterly monitoring report.
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NewsHospitals urged to follow Salford's staffing example
All hospitals should publish the staffing levels on their wards on a daily basis, the Commons health committee has recommended.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe wisdom of crowds: your views on 24/7 working
We asked for readers’ opinions on making 24/7 working successful
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Blogs
Families shouldn't have to do a hospital's job
A friend’s experience in a Spanish hopsital is a warning for the NHS
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NewsPwC to support 'operational challenge' of new inspection regime
The Care Quality Commission is drafting in staff from PwC to help support the first wave of its new inspection regime, board papers reveal.
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HSJ Local
Bedford’s future viability questioned by auditors
Bedford Hospital Trust faces “significant challenges” remaining sustainable in the future, its auditors have warned.
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NewsThis week on HSJ: what is the future for a seven-day NHS?
All week we will investigate the opportunities and obstacles for seven-day working in the NHS
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NewsDoctors 'must be free to innovate' says MP
Doctors should be free to innovate and be given greater opportunities to find cures for cancer, a Conservative MP has urged.
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CommentThe Keogh review holds up a mirror to the NHS
The report makes us reflect on NHS culture and values
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HSJ KnowledgeBarts sets the pace on better procurement
London trust saves millions by getting clinicians involved in buying
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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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CommentCanterbury tale: making a success of integrated care
The New Zealand health organisation provides a template
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NewsSurvey suggests staff concern about quality and pressure
A survey suggests healthcare workers are concerned their organisation could have similar problems to those seen at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, and worries about pressure and bullying.
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HSJ Knowledge'Even good trusts can learn from the Francis report'
Salford Royal’s journey to improvement
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CommentBad plans - not competition rules - are the obstacle to improvement
Rules will keep mergers in check
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NewsGovernment announces A&E fund winners
The government today announced the allocation of its £250m fund for the trusts thought to be most at risk of failing their accident and emergency targets this winter.
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HSJ PartnersHow Buckinghamshire is working towards seamless integrated care
The trust is using new technology for better patient transisitons
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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.