All Acute care articles – Page 210
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NewsTrust by trust: the Keogh review lays down verdict
HSJ’s news team summarises Sir Bruce’s findings
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NewsCall for reforms on EU patient costs
Hospitals should be given greater incentives to recoup the cost of treating EU nationals, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
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NewsChief inspector plans 'small army' to target hospitals
Eighteen acute NHS trusts are to be inspected by the CQC in the first wave of inspections under the chief inspector of hospitals.
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NewsHospitals to get new 'avoidable deaths' measure
NHS England is working to devise a new national indicator intended to finally resolve the confusion over what constitutes an avoidable death in hospital, it has been revealed.
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HSJ Local
Clinical leadership criticised at North Lincs
The Keogh review has found “lack of sufficient implementation of clinical strategies and effective clinical leadership” as one of the main areas of concern at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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LeaderBringing the Keogh 14 in from the cold
The review trusts need support, not an avalanche of criticism
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NewsEleven trusts put in 'special measures' following Keogh review
Eleven of the 14 hospital providers investigated because of high mortality ratios have been placed in “special measures”, the health secretary has announced.
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NewsChiefs avoid axe despite trusts facing 'special measures'
HSJ understands no hospital chief executives will face immediate removal from post as a result of Sir Bruce Keogh’s review into mortality rates.
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NewsResignations announced at Keogh review trust
East Lancashire Hospitals Trust today announced the resignations of its chair and deputy chief executive, minutes before the expected publication of Sir Bruce Keogh review’s report on the trust.
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NewsCollege urges paediatric reconfiguration
Health services for children must be radically changed or young patients could face serious safety risks, leading doctors have said.
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HSJ Local
Hospital had 'suboptimal standards'
Tameside General Hospital is set to be heavily criticised in a series of reports by NHS England medical director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh.
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NewsMcCarthy: Mandate update will impose 'additional burden' on NHS
Government plans to “refresh” its mandate to NHS England will impose an unfunded “additional burden” on the health service, NHS England’s policy director has warned.
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Comment
Breaking down barriers for women doctors
Why do women doctors continue to be underrepresented at the most senior level?
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News
Analysis: Hunt backs North West reconfigurations
If there was ever a good day for a health secretary to announce his backing for two controversial reconfigurations, last Thursday was probably the day.
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NewsHospital urges admin staff to volunteer as care assistants
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust is encouraging administrative staff to volunteer for work as care assistants on its wards.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy junior doctors are innovation leaders
Trainee doctors are ideally placed to make service changes
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NewsHospital chiefs give thumbs down to purchaser-provider split
Hospital chief executives believe there is little value in separating the NHS into commissioners and providers, a new HSJ survey has found.
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CommentCommentary: Trust Chief Executives Barometer
Hospital leaders are confident but realistic about challenges
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NewsTrust chiefs see sicker patients as key cause of A&E crisis
The most widely blamed factor leading to recent problems in emergency departments is an increase in the number of very sick patients, the HSJ/Capsticks survey reveals.
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NewsGovernment 'likely to need legislation' to change NHS merger rules
The government is likely to have to legislate if it wants to change the regulation of NHS provider mergers, HSJ has been told.