All Emergency care articles – Page 104
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HSJ Local
Mid Staffs board supports re-opening of A&E
PERFORMANCE: The board of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has voted in favour of re-opening the accident and emergency department at night, nine months after it was closed due to safety fears.
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NewsCare centres lighten load
The savings schemes set out by the London clusters entail significant reductions in work carried out by provider trusts, with urgent care centres picking up the slack.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: Accident and Emergency performance in Surrey
This briefing looks at how the economy will improve Surrey’s A&E performance
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NewsDozens of ambulance stations set to close in East Midlands
Dozens of ambulance stations could be closed across the East Midlands under plans intended to improve emergency response times.
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HSJ LocalPolice investigate 11 NHS staff after A&E death
PERFORMANCE: A criminal investigation has been launched into the death of a patient who collapsed outside a hospital A&E department.
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HSJ Local
Q1 A&E target problems for Royal Surrey County
PERFORMANCE: Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust breached the four-hour target for accident and emergency waits more often than it met it during the first quarter of 2012-13, according to board papers.
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HSJ Local
A&E target problems for Ashford and St Peter’s in Q1
PERFORMANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust breached the four-hour target for accident and emergency waits more often than it met it during the first quarter of 2012-13, according to board papers.
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HSJ Local
SASH breached A&E target in April
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust breached the four-hour target for accident and emergency waits for two consecutive weeks during the first quarter of 2012-13, according to board papers.
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HSJ Local
Steady performance by Frimley Park on four-hour A&E target
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust breached the four-hour target for accident and emergency waits once during the first quarter of 2012-13, according to board papers.
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HSJ Local
SHA approves £1m admissions avoidance scheme for cluster
FINANCE: NHS London has approved NHS South East London’s application for an emergency readmissions avoidance scheme, funded from the primary care trust cluster’s 2 per cent annual top-slice.
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NewsClinic to show drunks footage of themselves
Drunken party-goers who stumble into health clinics could be shown footage of themselves in a bid to crack down on binge drinking.
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HSJ Local
Royal Cornwall issued with contract notice
PERFORMANCE: NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly has issued a contract notice to Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust for poor performance against the four hour accident and emergency target in in April and May.
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HSJ LocalParamedic sacked after hospital A&E death
WORKFORCE: A paramedic has been sacked and another has resigned following the death of a man who collapsed outside a Midlands hospital A&E department.
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NewsPublic urged to avoid 999 nuisance calls in Wales
A woman called for an ambulance after being bitten on the finger by a hamster, health officials have revealed.
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HSJ KnowledgeLet's be clear on cancellations
The service has a duty to be transparent about cancelled operations, says Peter Homa
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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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NewsEmergency services feel strain of telephone trial
A telephone triage system developed by Connecting for Health to direct patients to the most appropriate forms of care appears to be increasing pressure on emergency services, HSJ has discovered.
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HSJ KnowledgeBright approach to fast care
Implementing new ambulatory emergency care tariffs demands a mindset shift
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NewsBed waiting times soar for A&E admissions
The number of patients waiting more than four hours in emergency departments for a bed to become available has rocketed in the past year, HSJ analysis reveals.
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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.