All Emergency care articles – Page 110
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Taunton and Somerset FT gets additional £5m
FINANCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has received additional funding of £5m from NHS Somerset.
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NewsExclusive: London bosses 'extremely concerned' over A&E
The head of NHS London has written to all the capital’s primary care trust cluster chiefs after becoming “extremely concerned” over accident and emergency performance, HSJ has learned.
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GWAS performance falls
PERFORMANCE: There were no areas of “good or improved performance” to note at Great Western Ambulance Service during December, a report to the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Board said.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to identify and treat patients in appropriate care settings
A hospital trust’s program of analysis, training and delivery to improve care settings for emergency admissions could provide insight into the structure of services across an entire health economy. Lucy Reynolds, Duncan Harper and Peter Wilson report.
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New Kent hospital runs into trouble with CQC
PERFORMANCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust said it had made immediate changes to improve patient care at its new hospital at Pembury after a routine inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
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Frimley Park expects new A&E to be ready in May
STRUCTURE: Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust claims it is “on track” for the spring completion of its new emergency department.
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'Frequent flyers' identified at Royal Wolves
PERFORMANCE: One patient attended A&E at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust 90 times between April and December last year - or roughly once every three days.
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Norovirus knock on effect at West Suffolk
PERFORMANCE: Norovirus has affected a number of wards at West Suffolk Foundation Trust in January and February, creating a knock on effect on A&E waiting times.
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South Staffs PCT wants to see 24 hour A&E at Stafford Hospital
STRUCTURE: The Staffordshire primary care trust has announced it is to launch a public consultation on the future of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust in May.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to cut overnight stays and improve trauma pathways
The unpredictable nature of trauma injuries has led one trust to call for an innovative approach to managing their surgical treatment. John Lloyd and colleagues explain how to cut overnight stays.
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Delay in Hull A&E revamp
STRUCTURE: Plans for a major revamp of A&E services at Hull have fallen slightly behind schedule.
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NewsEmergency services to stage Olympics incident drill
The emergency services will practise their response to a major incident during the London 2012 Games when a large scale exercise is staged this week.
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NHS North West London awards £3.3m 111 contract
COMMERCIAL: Seventeen organisations expressed an interest in a two-year NHS 111 contract but only two actually bid, a report from the cluster said.
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Business plan for Barnsley A&E observation unit
STRUCTURE: Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust is planning to develop a full business case for an observation unit within its emergency department.
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Integrated A&E at Mid Staffs to open by October
STRUCTURE: Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust is “optimistic” its accident and emergency department will open fully in time for May and is hoping to open a new department in October.
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Barnsley misses A&E target
PERFORMANCE: Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust narrowly missed the 95 per cent target for seeing A&E patients within four hours in December.
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Out of hours contract in Derbyshire extended ahead of 111 tender
COMMERCIAL: Derbyshire Health United’s contract to run call handling, triage and primary care services out of normal working hours for GP practices has been extended for an additional six months.
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NewsDH: hospitals must be fined for readmissions caused by others
Hospitals will be fined for emergency readmissions in 2012-13 even if they can prove that they are not responsible for them, according to rules published by the Department of Health this afternoon.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to choose the right treatment for community-acquired pneumonia
Clinical commissioners and providers alike need to ensure they are aware of the challenges of community-acquired pneumonia, says Professor Mark Wilcox.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy reconfiguration remains a difficult balance between commissioners and providers
The judicial process that saw a public consultation on children’s congenital heart services quashed following the Royal Brompton and Harefield Foundation Trust’s legal challenge has lessons for future NHS consultations, says David Mason.