All Admissions and discharge articles – Page 15

Comment
Concerns about night time care

2013-03-26T00:01:00Z

Noel Plumridge on what happens on the stroke ward at night
Comment
Reflections on care on the stroke ward

2013-03-18T17:23:00Z

Noel Plumridge reports on a long-stay patient
Comment
How to transform long-term care services

2013-02-14T09:31:00Z

Long-term services can learn from changes in mental health
News
Asthma cases 'down after smoke ban'

2013-01-22T10:07:00Z

The number of children admitted to hospital with symptoms of asthma has fallen since the ban on smoking in enclosed public places came into effect, a study has found.
HSJ Local
Darent Valley closes to A&E admissions

2013-01-14T12:57:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham Trust was forced to close its accident and emergency department to admissions for the first time, after running out of beds earlier this month.
HSJ Knowledge
Best of 2012: long-term conditions

2012-12-23T21:00:00Z

Long-term conditions is the subject of this selection of best practice content
HSJ Knowledge
Best of 2012: mental health

2012-12-23T21:00:00Z

This round-up of best practice articles looks at mental health
HSJ Knowledge
Fast-forward to quicker discharge

2012-12-21T00:01:00Z

Trusts should look to processes closer the home to reduce delayed discharge
Comment
A timely strategy for hospitals to cope with demand

2012-12-13T00:00:00Z

Acute trusts cannot prevent overcrowding but they can reduce demand
HSJ Knowledge
South Staffordshire’s approach to surge planning

2012-12-07T00:00:00Z

Working collaboratively to address winter pressures
HSJ Knowledge
Liaison psychiatry can bridge the gap

2012-12-05T10:31:00Z

A joint approach to managing physical and mental care is a prime example of integration
HSJ Knowledge
The principles behind integrated care for older people

2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

How South Warwickshire FT transformed older people’s services
HSJ Local
Bolton bucks regional trend of head injury admissions

2012-11-20T15:52:00Z

PERFORMANCE: An analysis has found a low rate of hospital admissions for head injuries in Bolton, despite much of the North West having higher than average rates.
Comment
It's time to rethink payment by results

2012-11-13T00:00:00Z

The landscape has changed, and with it so should the tariff system
Comment
Let's find the political will to integrate care

2012-11-08T00:00:00Z

The NHS should focus on integration not more fragmentation
HSJ Local
Somerset Partnership fails readmission target

2012-10-29T17:56:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust had a psychiatric emergency readmission rate of 12.6 per cent in August against a target of 10 per cent.
HSJ Local
Hillingdon Hospitals readmission rate up on last year

2012-10-29T17:14:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust’s readmissions rate is 7.9 per cent for the year-to-date, up on 7.5 per cent in the same period last year.
HSJ Knowledge
Easing winter pressures

2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Consultant-delivered multidisciplinary team working is providing a host of positive outcomes
HSJ Local
Readmissions up at Hillingdon Hospitals

2012-10-23T16:56:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust has seen readmissions up 8.4 per cent on the same period in 2011-12.
HSJ Local
Hampshire Hospitals activity levels exceed plan

2012-10-22T10:28:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Activity levels at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust are higher than last year, despite commissioners’ intentions to cut admissions.