All Emergency care articles – Page 12
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NewsNHS warned ‘cramming’ A&Es with medics is not working
The NHS’s efforts to prop up emergency departments with thousands of additional medical staff has been the wrong approach to solving the crisis in these services, experts have argued.
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NewsPatients ‘unaware of strike’ as some hospitals report ‘busiest day’
Acute trusts are reporting high demand at emergency departments despite junior doctor strikes, which in some cases threaten to lead to overflowing wards and long ambulance handover delays.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in January 2023, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsFormer number one CEO called in by NHSE to help struggling trust
A former trust chief executive who led his organisation to two consecutive ‘outstanding’ ratings has been drafted in to help a trust hit by a maternity scandal and performance issues.
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HSJ PartnersUrgent action is needed to tackle rising inequalities in respiratory care
When it comes to respiratory diseases, rising inequalities are a source of concern for the NHS, and inequalities persist when it comes to care and treatment
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HSJ Local‘Significant escalation’ in strike action, warns ambulance chief
Ambulance chiefs have warned of a ‘significant escalation’ in the strike action being planned by unions next week – saying the flexibilities that helped deal with previous walk-outs will no longer be available.
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CommentThe answer to improving urgent mental healthcare
Figuring out the best way to help people experiencing a mental health crisis to access the care they need is not a new challenge
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CommentPerformance management is making a comeback, here's how to stop it
If local teams can reshape demand with a risk-based approach the work to improve flow becomes quickly effective. By Dr Andy Haynes, Malcolm Lowe-Lauri and Sir John Tooke
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Flory tasked with getting a grip
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsMore trusts vote to strike
Staff at another four ambulance services have voted to take strike action in the ongoing dispute over pay, the union Unison has announced.
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CommentHow to turn the whining into winning
Former estate agent Darren Graft was dubbed the thickest ever winner of The Apprentice. After six weeks working as Lord Sugar’s business partner, Darren reinvented himself on Instagram as Britain’s leading Gen Z business influencer. Here he offers advice to NHS’s debt-ridden hospital trusts. As told to Julian Patterson.
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HSJ PartnersIntelligent disease management ‘vital’ to NHS survival
The insidious burden of chronic disease has been growing for decades draining resources, expanding health inequalities and multiplying costs. Paul McGinness, chief executive, Lenus Health, explains how proactive pathway automation builds system resilience.
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News‘We do not run our front door’, says CEO of ‘inadequate’ A&E
A trust whose A&E has been rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission has highlighted problems caused by an independent-sector run urgent treatment centre based at its emergency department.
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HSJ LocalFree coffee for delayed ambulance crews paused after £20k bill
Trust chiefs have paused a scheme which enabled ambulance crews facing long accident and emergency handover delays to get a free tea or coffee, after receiving a £20,000 bill for a single month.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in December 2022, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsStriking ambulance staff must cover all ‘emergency’ calls, say ministers
Ambulance staff will need to respond to category 2 calls during strike action under new government proposals.
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CommentAmbulance chief: Strikes are harming patients
Ambulance service strikes are harming patients and taking time from recovery – I hope resolution can be reached soon, says London Ambulance Service chief Daniel Elkeles.
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NewsTrust leaders ‘welcome rigour’ of A&E target, says new NHSE director
Trust leaders have said they will welcome the ‘rigour’ of ‘a lot more focus’ on the four-hour A&E target nationally, alongside other indicators, NHS England’s new emergency care director told HSJ.
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NewsParamedics not sent to quarter of urgent calls, admits trust
Some ambulance trusts are not sending paramedics to up to around a quarter of their most serious calls, according to figures obtained by HSJ.
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NewsScandal trust CEO ‘proud of staff’ who embraced criticism
The chief executive of a trust embroiled in the NHS’s biggest maternity scandal says staff have tried to embrace and understand the criticism they have received, and insists the culture of the organisation has started to change.