All Acute care articles – Page 4
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NewsICS explores wide-ranging service reorganisation
An integrated care system is seeking support to explore a wide-ranging reconfiguration programme encompassing all acute and community services, HSJ has learned.
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CommentTesting Labour’s waiting list pledge
Waiting list expert Rob Findlay examines whether Labour’s election pledge to restore the 18 week elective target within five years is feasible.
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News‘Most improved’ trust exits NHSE intensive support
A trust that has spent most of the past decade in regulatory “special measures” has left NHS England’s “recovery support programme”.
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HSJ LocalNew hospital set to open with £40m running cost gap
A new hospital which has taken over a decade to deliver will open without all the funding needed to run it, the trust’s chief executive has warned.
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HSJ LocalMaternity-scandal trust to share chair with neighbour
A struggling acute trust has announced plans to share a chair with its neighbouring community provider.
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HSJ InteractiveNavigating the complexities of obesity treatment in the NHS
An HSJ webinar explores strategies for the NHS to tackle challenges such as managing patient demand, navigating resource constraints, and assessing the effectiveness of new medications in combating the obesity crisis
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HSJ Local‘Rolls-Royce’ EPR still being driven ‘like a Ford Focus’ admits trust CEO
The chief executive of an acute trust operating in one of the country’s most troubled healthcare economies has admitted his organisation is struggling to get the most from its top of the range electronic patient record system three years after rollout.
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CommentPIFU can work, but not if we focus on a meaningless target
Navigating the complexities of outpatient care in the digital age requires a balanced approach, integrating technology with clinical expertise to optimise patient outcomes
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NewsEPR causing errors and delays two years after go-live
A trust is experiencing severe problems with its electronic patient record system two years after it was installed, HSJ research has revealed.
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CommentMoving NHS patients with severe eating disorders onto palliative care is inhumane
The refusal of treatment, cessation of care, and acceptance of palliative routes prolongs the agony for those with eating disorders. Urgent reform is essential to halt unnecessary suffering and deaths, writes Hope Virgo
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NewsInterim hired after trust's sudden CEO departure
An interim chief executive has been appointed to run an acute trust whose previous CEO left suddenly in March.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in March 2024, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentLongest waits fall in year-end activity surge
Very long elective waits improved as the NHS increased inpatient and daycase treatments at the end of 2023-24, finds Rob Findlay.
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CommentThe data speaks for itself: our virtual wards go from strength to strength
The transformative potential of Hospital at Home services is driving dynamic change in healthcare delivery, enhancing patient outcomes, and easing pressure on traditional hospital systems, writes Elliot Howard-Jones
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CommentEmpowering Black Communities in HIV Healthcare
Oluwakemi Agunbiade explores how the Unheard Voices project challenges the ‘hard-to-reach’ narrative, empowers Black communities, and advocates for meaningful involvement in HIV healthcare
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NewsTrusts with ‘distressing’ mixed-sex ward breaches blame poor estates
The trusts with the worst breach rates of mixed-sex ward rules in hospitals are revealed today by HSJ analysis after national levels hit a record high in 2023-24.
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HSJ LocalNew £2bn hospital group appoints chair
Two trusts which are forming a hospital group have appointed a new chair.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Are you going to lose your job?
This year sets the NHS one of its toughest financial challenges as pandemic cash dries up and funding shortfalls deepen.
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CommentThe police's rushed withdrawal from mental healthcare is creating serious risks
Challenges in implementing the Right Care Right Person policy reveal concerns over resource allocation, local coordination, and potential risks to vulnerable individuals, writes Sean Duggan
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NewsA&E problem trusts targeted for tech investment
Some of the worst-performing trusts for emergency care performance are set to get funding from NHS England to help manage patient flow through hospital.