All Acute care articles – Page 25
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in October 2021, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsTrusts delay controversial merger due to ‘operational pressures’
A large acute trust and small specialist trust have delayed plans to complete a controversial merger.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: ‘It feels explosive’
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsHSJ deputy editor wins top journalism award
HSJ deputy editor Dave West has been named health journalist of the year at the British Journalism Awards.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Is the NHS making best use of private sector capacity?
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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NewsCovid admissions increase ahead of potential Omicron wave
The number of covid positive patients being admitted to hospitals in London and the South East has risen noticeably, while the decline in the rest of the country is slowing.
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HSJ LocalAcute boss moves to lead mental health trust
A mental health and community services provider has appointed an acute hospital boss as its new chief executive.
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LeaderWhat the rejection of ICS jobs by acute chiefs tells us
Cast your minds back five years. Sustainability and Transformation Plans are a relatively new thing and NHS England has announced the leaders for the new powers in the land.
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NewsCovid admissions fall 40pc in the North
The number of covid positive patients admitted to hospitals in the North of England has seen a significant fall in the last month, in stark contrast to the South East of the country where admissions have remained more or less the same.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Boris Johnson’s secret integration intervention
This week the HSJ Health Check podcast hears how Number 10’s mission to integrate health and social care services has ramped up with some contentious thoughts, and discuss the NHS’ overall progress in its move towards integrated care systems.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Pritchard and Javid’s key messages to trusts ahead of ‘toughest winter’
This week we discuss Amanda Pritchard and Sajid Javid’s key messages to local NHS chiefs at this week’s NHS Providers conference.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2021: Acute or Specialist Trust of the Year
WINNER: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2021: Acute Sector Innovation of the Year
WINNER: Royal Devon and Exeter FT: Patient-Led Home Blood Testing
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HSJ Local‘Bullying, intimidation and reprisals’ undermined patient care at trust, review concludes
A ‘culture of distrust’ between consultants and the use of incident reporting as a tool of ‘reprisal’ impacted patient care at a trust’s cardiology department, a review has concluded.
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NewsRevealed: the ICSs given the highest and lowest ratings by NHS England
Only one integrated care system, but 32 provider trusts, have been deemed ‘consistently high performing’ by NHS England under its new regulatory regime.
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News160,000 risk harm each year from ambulance handover delays
Ambulance handover delays could harm 160,000 patients a year, 12,000 of them severely, according to a structured clinical review of cases by service bosses earlier this year.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in September 2021, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Why NHS bosses are braced for more slaps and fewer claps
This week we look at the latest NHS performance data and discuss hospitals’ chances of hitting crucial waiting time targets, as winter approaches.
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NewsTwo-year waiters rise by over 3,000 in a month
The number of patients breaching the two-year mark on the waiting list rose 28 per cent from 9,754 to a record 12,491 between August and September, according to the latest NHS England data.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: ‘Hoping for six feet of snow to keep everyone at home’
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.