All Acute care articles – Page 216
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HSJ KnowledgeA surgical approach to value-based commissioning
Establishing guidelines for a wide range of procedures
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News
Hospital transfer wait 'too long'
Older patients are having to wait for a month before they are transferred from hospitals to care homes, a charity has warned.
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NewsFrancis warns recommendations could be lost in 'long grass'
Robert Francis QC has cautioned the government against allowing its review of safety in the NHS to “disappear beneath the long grass”. He also called for an “honest” conversation between the NHS and the public about which health services could be safely provided.
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LeaderLeader: Francis demands more honesty from the NHS
Robert Francis wants to shift the NHS’s centre of gravity
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NewsA&E performance tracker: England's hospitals miss waiting target
HSJ is tracking the performance of hopsitals in England every week
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CommentThe whole-system future for integrated urgent care
Designing better systems and behaviours is crucial
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HSJ KnowledgeAddressing the emotional impact of stroke
The psychological effects of stroke are going untreated
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NewsCare bill extends CQC's powers
The Care Quality Commission will be able to order Monitor to put trusts into special administration over quality failures, under new powers set out in the Care Bill.
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NewsTrusts submit deficit plans for 2013-14 amid 'going concern' worries
The NHS Trust Development Authority has written to trusts assuring them they can be classed as “a going concern” by auditors, despite submitting deficit plans for this financial year, HSJ has learned.
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News750 patients suffer 'never events'
Hundreds of hospital patients have suffered basic, preventable mistakes that should “never” happen in the NHS during the last four years including having surgical instruments left inside them and operations being carried out on the wrong body part, figures suggest.
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NewsHospitals leader: NHS reorganisation 'coming home to roost' in A&E failure
The organisation representing English hospitals has said the government’s NHS reorganisation is in part to blame for the failure to maintain low accident and emergency waiting times.
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LeaderTrusts risk unwanted legacy with short-term savings
There is little evidence of mergers working
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NewsHigh cost of fines for long waits revealed
English hospitals would have been fined £227m in 2012 if they had been subjected to the penalty regime written into their contracts for the current financial year, according to analysis shared exclusively with HSJ.
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News
Trusts ease pay savings in Francis aftermath, analysis shows
Hospital trusts are disproportionately targeting non-pay costs and seeking extra income as they embark on a £2.4bn savings drive in 2013-14, an exclusive HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsExclusive: Panic over Hunt plan to 'announce' A&E rescue fund
Jeremy Hunt is seeking to announce a £300-£400m fund to “solve” the accident and emergency performance dive, but the money may not be available, according to emails seen by HSJ.
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Blogs
A&E needs a sticking plaster as well as an overhaul
A&E services a struggling to keep up with growing demand. Chris Hopson offers some possible solutions
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NewsAsthma care variation warning
There is an “alarming variation” across the country in the numbers of asthma patients who are admitted to hospitals after suffering from an asthma attack, a charity has said.
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NewsNHS England area teams told to lead A&E recovery
NHS England’s local area teams have been given less than a month to develop accident and emergency “recovery plans” for their patch, the organisation’s interim deputy chief executive has announced.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe practical response to Francis
Six actions to take to prevent another Mid Staffordshire scandal