All Emergency care articles – Page 102
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HSJ Local
Emergency activity puts Gloucestershire QIPP plans at risk
FINANCE: Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust’s QIPP plans have been rated amber by NHS South of England at the end of the second quarter of 2012.
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NewsNHS 111 switch will be a 'big bang'
NHS 111 is likely to generate inappropriate referrals for a “considerable period of time”, a champion of the new non-emergency telephone number has told HSJ.
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NewsRestrict friends and family test to hospitals, says DH
The new friends and family patient satisfaction test should initially be largely restricted to acute care settings rather than rolled out universally, according to a Department of Health cost-benefit analysis.
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HSJ Local
Warning after seriously ill patients attend minor injuries unit
A hospital trust has been forced to issue a plea to patients not to turn up at its minor injury unit with serious and life-threatening conditions.
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HSJ Local
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare designated as trauma unit
STRUCTURE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust has been officially designated as a regional trauma unit following an assessment on 16 November.
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HSJ Local
East Sussex board backs reconfiguration plans
STRUCTURE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust’s board has agreed recommendations that will see three key service areas reconfigured between its two main hospital sites.
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HSJ Local
CCG launches hard-hitting A&E campaign
A hard-hitting campaign has been launched across Nottingham to warn people of the consequences of turning up at Queen’s Medical Centre’s emergency department for non-emergency ailments.
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NewsEmergency cancer care 'fragmented'
Hospitals must improve the emergency care offered to cancer patients, according to a new report.
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HSJ Local
Bolton bucks regional trend of head injury admissions
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.
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HSJ Local
Fire disrupts A&E at Ashford & St Peter’s
PERFORMANCE: A small fire broke out at Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals Foundation Trust on 16 November, shutting the emergency department for a short period.
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HSJ Local
Northumbria appoints two emergency consultants
WORKFORCE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has appointed a consultant intensivist and a consultant anaesthetist, which it says is part of preparations for its planned new specialist emergency hospital.
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HSJ Local
Salisbury cancelled procedures due to spike in emergency demand
PERFORMANCE: The number of operations cancelled on the day of surgery at Salisbury Foundation Trust rose “significantly” during August due to an increased emergency workload, board papers said.
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Comment
Readers' letters - 15 November 2012
The government needs to review many unresolved issues around NHS 111 before rushing through a national rollout, writes Ron McDaniel
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HSJ Local
Emergency admissions on the rise at Torbay Hospital
PERFORMANCE: Emergency admissions to South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust increased by 5.6 per cent between April and August 2012 compared to the same period the previous year.
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NewsUpdated: Care UK buys Harmoni
Care UK has bought out-of-hours provider Harmoni for £48m in a deal that will create an organisation providing unscheduled care for more than 15 million patients.
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NewsFunding for fingerprint drugs test
Drug tests that will be able to detect the substances someone has taken through their fingerprints have been given funding.
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News
South east Midlands hospitals face major service reconfiguration
A major reconfiguration of acute hospital care in the East Midlands will see significant change for five trusts in the region, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Penalty cash returned to trust following A&E progress
PERFORMANCE: A fine of £2.4m that was imposed on University Hospital of North Staffordshire for poor accident and emergency performance looks set to be returned to the trust after it started hitting targets.
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NewsAnalysed: The future of acute services in the south east Midlands
This week we examine the reconfiguration of hospital services across the south east Midlands to ensure services remain viable as demand rises
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News
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust seeks £9m bailout
A hospital trust struggling with its finances has lodged an application for a £9m loan from the Department of Health.