All Acute care articles – Page 246
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Larger trusts warn over C difficile rules
New Monitor rules on C difficile infections could still mean foundation trusts are downgraded by the regulator for relatively small outbreaks, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ Local
SHA launches video to 'stop the pressure'
PERFORMANCE: NHS Midlands and East has launched a new computer generated video on social website YouTube to highlight its campaign to prevent avoidable pressure ulcers.
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All-foundation trust NHS plans are 'at significant risk'
The government’s plan to see all NHS providers attain foundation trust status remains “at significant risk”, foundation trust regulator Monitor has warned.
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Foundation trusts cannot use bailouts to hide financial failings, regulator warns
Monitor has warned foundation trusts it may disregard bailout payments when assessing their financial health, in a move which could allow earlier regulatory intervention in troubled organisations.
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Exclusive: London and Manchester to get beam therapy investment
Andrew Lansley will tomorrow announce two hospitals that will offer Proton Beam Therapy for the treatment of cancer.
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Exclusive: Lansley rejects hospital merger case
The health secretary has ruled there is insufficient evidence of the benefits of formally merging Chase Farm Hospital with North Middlesex University Hospital, HSJ understands.
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Trauma network adds five major centres
Five major trauma centres in the South are joining a national network to provide life-saving care to patients.
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Comment
'Technology could change the way medicine is practiced'
IT must be embraced as a clinical tool.
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HSJ Knowledge
Keeping afloat: how trusts can survive under the new NHS failure regime
Takeover or oblivion are possibilities for some NHS organisations in the new order – so what are they doing to clutch victory from the jaws of defeat, asks Alison Moore.
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Acute sector faces wave of mergers and reconfigurations
The English NHS hospital sector is facing a wave of mergers, acquisitions and reconfigurations, HSJ’s extensive survey of trust chief executives has revealed.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to make patient experience out of this world
There has never been a better time to fine tune the “patient experience” – but it can seem a daunting task. Sam Hudson looks at how it can be achieved in manageable steps.
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HSJ Knowledge
Q&A: Monitor outline details on changing failure regime
From next year, foundation trusts will face an unforgiving regime which introduces transparency to their funding - and could lead to them being dissolved and their services distributed to other providers.
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Comment
The relationship between pharma and the NHS is challenging, not cosy
The three-cornered partnership between the NHS, pharma and academic medicine can only benefit from a more open culture, says Timothy Evans.
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News
Monitor should toughen assessments following scandal - Bennett
Monitor’s executive chair has admitted it is “very likely” University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay had “deep-seated problems” at the time his organisation granted the trust foundation status.
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News
Ambulance responses 'vary' in elderly fall cases
There are wide differences in how UK ambulance services respond to 999 calls from elderly people who have fallen, research suggests.
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Regional differences in accidental injury death rates
The number of people who die from injuries such as falls, road accidents and poisoning varies dramatically aross England, research suggests.
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HSJ Knowledge
The seven habits of emerging medical leaders
A focus group gathered together to identify the most important qualities consistent across successful leaders in medicine. Oliver Warren and Emma Stanton discuss the findings.
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HSJ Knowledge
How trusts can make radiology reporting world class
A new initiative could transform the way trusts manage their radiology reports and deliver substantial efficiency benefits. Charles House and Rhiannon Williams explain.
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Comment
Evaluating evidence from integrated care pilots
Is integrated care ready for the mainstream?
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Comment
'Our vital out of hours services are being sidelined'
In the first of our new monthly leadership interviews, GP and out of hours pioneer Mark Reynolds outlines his concerns for the future of evening and weekend services to Daloni Carlisle.