All Emergency care articles – Page 106
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HSJ Local
Portsmouth trust struggles on emergency
PERFORMANCE: Accident and emergency performance is deteriorating at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust, due to “mismatches” in staffing levels and difficulties implementing discharge and patient flow policies.
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HSJ Local
Southampton FT falls short on three performance measures
University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust reported poor performance for April on cancer waiting times, accident and emergency and referral to treatment times.
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News
NHS 111 roll out delayed
The government has extended the deadline for the roll out of NHS 111 by up to six months following pressure from unions and clinical commissioning groups.
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Comment
The benefits of centralised emergency services are less than clear
Small hospitals face growing threats, says Nigel Edwards.
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News
'More Legionnaires' deaths possible'
Further deaths from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease cannot be ruled out, doctors warned, as people from further afield fell ill.
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News
In-house consultancy saves NHS £7.1m in fees
The NHS’s in-house consultancy says it saved the service an estimated £7.1m in consultancy fees in 2011-12.
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HSJ Local
Concern over A&E demand in Portsmouth and Southampton
PERFORMANCE: Emergency department waiting times have been identified as a “key performance concern” by the Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth primary care trust cluster.
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HSJ Local
Mid Staffs could merge with neighbour
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust could merge with University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust, HSJ understands.
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News
More blood donations needed ahead of Olympics
A drop in people giving blood over the Jubilee weekend led to national blood stocks falling by 7 per cent, NHS Blood and Transplant has warned.
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HSJ Local
A&E performance improves at Glos Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Performance against the four hour accident and emergency standard has improved “significantly” at Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust following an intervention by Monitor.
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HSJ Local
Cluster fears NHS 111 could create significant cost pressure
FINANCE: The introduction of the new non-emergency NHS 111 phone number in Gloucestershire and Swindon could lead to a recurring cost pressure on commissioners of £744,000 by the fifth year of the contract.
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HSJ Local
London Ambulance performance on life threatening calls falls sharply in run up to Olympics
PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service’s response to life threatening calls has fallen dramatically following the introduction of a new software system, with just weeks to go until the capital hosts the 2012 Olympic Games.
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HSJ Local
Mixed picture for emergency admissions at Somerset trusts
PERFORMANCE: Emergency admissions to Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust fell by 4.7 per cent in 2011-12 compared with 2010-11, equivalent to a reduction of 607 spells.
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News
Kent, Surrey and Sussex NHS 111 provider named
A partnership between out-of-hours provider Harmoni and South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has been named preferred provider to deliver NHS 111 in Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
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HSJ Local
UHBristol strugglng with A&E target
PERFORMANCE: A shortage of nursing staff is one of the key reasons University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has consistently failed the four hour accident and emergency target in 2012.
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HSJ Local
Mother attending Mid Staffs told healthy baby had died
PERFORMANCE: An investigation has been launched into how doctors at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust told a pregnant woman she had lost her baby - and tried to remove it - only to discover it was healthy.
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HSJ Local
EoE ambulance trust needs to up game on rural response times
PERFORMANCE: East of England Ambulance Service Trust meets all the essential standards a Care Quality Commission inspection has found - but needs to work on improving response times in more rural areas.
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HSJ Local
Suffolk OOH services rated 'good'
PERFORMANCE: Out-of-hours services in Suffolk have been judged to be good after being scrutinised by two county councillors - despite concerns that changes to the service would affect patients.
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HSJ Local
Ambulance trust raises concern about NHS 111
PERFORMANCE: East of England Ambulance Service Trust has raised concerns about the roll out of the 111 service.
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HSJ Local
Minor injures unit to close in Suffolk
STRUCTURE: A nurse-led minor injuries service which treated 23,500 people a year is to close because it led to “increased demands and costs”.