All Ambulance articles – Page 39
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NewsAmbulance trusts in talks with NHS Direct over 111 provision
Ambulance trusts are likely to team up with NHS Direct to compete against private providers for NHS 111 urgent care contracts, with representatives from both telling HSJ they have entered discussions.
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NewsTwo ambulance trusts get all-clear from Lansley
Two ambulance service trusts are the first to be put forward by the health secretary for approval to become foundation trusts.
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NewsHSE issues ambulance trust warning
The Health and Safety Executive has warned an ambulance trust after it found measures had not been taken to assess the risk to crews from violence and aggression.
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NewsNicola Sturgeon apologises over one hour 999 delay
An emergency call was delayed by almost an hour because of a technical problem that disrupted 999 phonecalls to the Scottish Ambulance Service, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has revealed.
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NewsNHS Direct staff bid for role in 111 line
NHS Direct staff should have a role to play in setting up the new 111 urgent care service which is due to replace it in 2013, according to the chief executive of the telephone triage service.
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HSJ KnowledgeCardiac care pathway: all hands to the pump
A countywide angioplasty service is speeding up recovery times through multi-trust cooperation, reports Alison Moore
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NewsHospital drivers to vote on strike action
Health staff who drive patients to and from hospitals are to be balloted for strikes in a row over plans to privatise their work.
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NewsTrauma care ‘needs networks at regional level’
The location of NHS regional trauma centres should be organised to deliver required levels of care rather than to deal with the predicted volume of patients, according to the NHS Confederation.
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HSJ Knowledge
Maternal mortality in Africa
The high rate of maternal mortality in Africa is a worldwide concern. The global targets of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) no 5 are to reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters and achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015.
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CommentMedia Watch: lazy and unproductive?
Many NHS staff won’t be getting a pay rise and fear for their jobs, but they are lazy and unproductive too, newspaper reports suggest.
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HSJ KnowledgeA&E attendances
Initial liaison and discussion took place between Yorkshire Ambulance Service and the community matrons to look at ways of working together to ensure wherever possible patients can be managed at home, especially those with long term conditions and to try and reduce inappropriate 999 calls.
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NewsControversial urgent care unit will not revert to full A&E status
Burnley urgent care centre will not return to full accident and emergency status but will be upgraded to treat more emergency patients.
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NewsCentralising stroke services improves care, says NHS London
The centralisation of stroke services across London has more than tripled the number of patients receiving life-saving clot busting treatment in just five months, according to latest figures from NHS London.
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HSJ KnowledgeNew ambulance transfer service
A good example of successful integration of public and private resourcing of the NHS is the new Intermediate Care Ambulance Transfer Service introduced for hospitals in central London in April.
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HSJ KnowledgeCOPD services
Dr Elango Vijaykumar and Dr Joe McGilligan describe how internal integration of existing resources and external support from a pharmaceutical company have provided a structure to improve the care of people with COPD.
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NewsEmergency care support teams called to help one in five trusts
Around one in five eligible NHS organisations have called in an expert team to help resolve emergency care problems.
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NewsZero tolerance needed for ambulance staff assaults
Zero tolerance is needed to crack down on people who assault ambulance staff, according to a leading union.
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NewsViolent attack admissions fall
Hospitals saw a slight fall in the number of people needing treatment after being injured in violent attacks, academics have revealed.
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NewsAmbulance system backed despite death
Ambulance bosses have reassured the public the systems used to dispatch emergency vehicles are up to scratch after it was revealed that a woman died when the ambulance sent to her was diverted to another incident.
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NewsMental health trusts best at patient involvement
Mental health trusts have made the greatest efforts to reflect patients’ views in the precursors to formal quality accounts, the Foundation Trust Network has found.