All Admissions and discharge articles – Page 16
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HSJ Local
Derby FT sees number of year-long waiters increase
PERFORMANCE: Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust had 23 patients waiting over a year for treatment in August this year compared to none in August 2011.
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HSJ KnowledgeStroke care: where do we go from here?
Stroke research will enter an exciting new era – as long as funding remains high
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HSJ KnowledgeAddressing the barriers
Research on stroke cases in Scotland suggests low-cost, hospital-based initiatives could transform outcomes for many
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HSJ Local
Capacity ‘crisis’ hits Brighton and Sussex
PERFORMANCE: A state of “business continuity” was declared at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust on 24 September, after it admitted many more patients than were discharged.
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HSJ Local
Yeovil aims to discharge patients in time for lunch
PERFORMANCE: Staff at Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust have been working on a project which aims to get patients home for lunch.
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HSJ KnowledgeHoming in on improved care
What can be done to realise the vision of ‘care closer to home’?
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NewsNottingham to open 80 new beds after cancellations surge
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is to invest more than £4m to open 80 new beds, after it was forced to cancel an “unprecedented” number of operations.
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NewsRise in number of hospital admissions for stress
The number of people admitted to hospital as a result of stress is on the rise, figures show.
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CommentFixing the broken system
Urgent action is needed to change how health and social care are delivered
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CommentThe focus on reablement
How health care and social housing can join to deliver good reablement is being fervently discussed
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CommentReaders' letters - 23 August 2012
Delayed discharge is expensive and entirely preventable. Plus, why are ambulances being held up?
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NewsA&E 12-hour wait numbers double in Scotland
The number of patients waiting more than 12 hours to be seen at Scottish accident and emergency departments has more than doubled in three years, new figures show.
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NewsNHS 'could save £462m' on over-65s
The NHS could save nearly half a billion pounds annually by reducing emergency admissions and hospital stays among older patients, according to a King’s Fund report shared with HSJ.
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NewsScottish mental health readmission rate attacked
There were more than 1,300 cases where people were readmitted to Scottish mental health hospitals within 28 days of being discharged last year, figures have shown.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to improve variation in inappropriate admission performance
Paul Fitzsimmons explores the rate of inappropriate inpatient admissions associated with diabetes and discusses why CCGs must know how to harness information and to act on it.
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LeaderTough choices await CCGs hoping to reverse GP referral trend
Time is short for CCGs and practices to collaborate.
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HSJ KnowledgeReady for the unexpected: how one trust is tackling unplanned admissions
Southend Estuary CCG provides one good example of how to deal with unplanned care issues when serving a challenging health population.