All Acute care articles – Page 310
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NewsNicholson steps up reform with radical savings move
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has paved the way for primary care trusts to be merged as a means to make significant savings while implementing the health white paper.
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NewsCall for 'diagnostic cockpit' to reduce drug errors
Doctors should be provided with a “diagnostic cockpit” to reduce the risk of potentially dangerous errors being made during their initial assessment of patients admitted to hospital, a senior consultant has said.
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NewsBone fracture hospital admission data revealed
Almost six out of 10 hospital admissions for a fractured bone are due to people falling while 4% are due to assault, figures show.
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HSJ Knowledge
Directorate management teams
Most acute hospitals in the UK are subdivided into directorates with each directorate taking care of one or more specialities.
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CommentChris J Hawkey: A new opening for transparency
Clinicians must put away self-interest if they are to earn the new powers set out in the white paper
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NewsEmergency admissions bypassing GP referrals
The government may be over-estimating the ability of GPs to control emergency admissions.
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NewsNo accord on mortality measures
A nationally agreed hospital-wide mortality indicator will not to be in place before the publication of this year’s Dr Foster Hospital Guide, it has been confirmed.
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NewsWeight loss surgery could save NHS £56m a year
Primary care trusts are ignoring national guidance on who should be eligible for obesity surgery, a report by the Office of Health Economics says.
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NewsCall to extend radiotherapy care
Thousands of cancer patients are missing out on access to radiotherapy and few people know it can help cure the disease, a charity has claimed.
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NewsTrusts 'not following carbon reduction scheme'
New research has found that most trusts do not yet comply with impending legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
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NewsSuperbug risk from hospital sinks
The Department of Health has issued an alert warning that hospital wash basins have been identified as a source of gram negative bacteria.
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NewsMinimum alcohol price 'will save £700m'
A minimum price for alcohol of 45p a unit would save Scotland more than £700m in 10 years, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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NewsHospital trusts gain under new payment by results tariff
Hospital trusts could save “real money” as a knock-on effect of meeting new tariff standards for hip fracture surgery, according to a leading clinician.
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Comment'A couple of unproductive consultants can turn a viable specialty into a loss maker'
Trust income could be given a boost by rebalancing older consultants’ roles between surgery and management
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NewsDH puts Monitor chief job on ice
The government’s civil service recruitment freeze is delaying Monitor from recruiting a new chief executive, despite urgent calls for “strong leadership” at the regulator, which is set to be given sweeping new powers.
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Comment'Primary care trusts? Send in the marines'
So this is what it feels like. I’m managing along, minding my own business, when along comes Andrew D Lansley (Dudya to his mates), who liberates me.
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NewsFoundation trust chief calls for state support
Foundation trusts will still need state backing for private loans, according to a chief executive who lost £464m in government funding for a hospital scheme.
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NewsBudget risk to future MRSA success
The downward trend in the number of deaths involving MRSA and C difficile revealed by official figures could be reversed as a result of budget cuts, an infection control specialist warned last week.
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NewsIncentives required to bring about NHS collaboration
The government must introduce incentives and financial mechanisms to support integration in the NHS, according to a think tank report.
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NewsNicola Sturgeon hails 'best ever' waiting times
Health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has hailed the “best ever” waiting time figures achieved by the NHS in Scotland.