All Emergency care articles – Page 129
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Emergency tariff to cost trusts nearly £200m
Hospital trusts are expected to miss out on nearly £200m income under the marginal emergency tariff during this year, according to information provided to HSJ.
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Weekend admission 'raises death risk'
Being admitted to hospital with internal bleeding on a bank holiday pushes up the risk of dying by 41%, researchers have said.
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Drunk tanks proposed to take pressure off services
Drunk tanks and booze buses should be used to take some of the burden of intoxicated people off the hands of the health service and the police, a report has said.
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HSJ Knowledge
QIPP and care plans for long-term conditions
Care planning consultations can yield positive results for patients with long term conditions, as Shahid Ali and colleagues explain
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Surge in 999 calls puts ambulance crews under pressure
The NHS is coming under increased pressure due to the cold weather, with some ambulances struggling to move along icy roads and a rise in 999 calls.
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Blood donors urged to make special effort
Blood donors are being urged to make a “special effort” to keep their appointments after freezing temperatures led to sessions being cancelled.
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Circle wins battle to run hospital
Private provider Circle is set to run Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust in Cambridgeshire for 10 years under an operating franchise.
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Temperature linked to sharp rises in admissions
Plummeting temperatures increase the number of adults admitted to hospital suffering serious injury, according to the largest study of its kind.
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Ambulance trusts in talks with NHS Direct over 111 provision
Ambulance trusts are likely to team up with NHS Direct to compete against private providers for NHS 111 urgent care contracts, with representatives from both telling HSJ they have entered discussions.
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Mid Staffs advised to shed some services
A report into the future clinical strategy of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has recommended it should no longer run a number of services.
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Don't lose sight of productivity during winter, warns Nicholson
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has warned managers they need to “maintain a strong grip” on productivity and performance during the coming winter pressures.
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PCTs need to up game on out of hours coding
Many primary care trusts do not always record whether out of hours patients go on to hospital and need to improve clinical coding in this area, according to a report by the Primary Care Foundation.
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Migration caps may jeopardise service quality and safety
Proposed limits on migrants from outside the European Economic Area could affect the ability of trusts to continue providing high quality patient care, NHS Employers has warned.
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NHS Surrey stops funding for IVF and tattoo removal
IVF treatment for women under 39, cosmetic procedures and other low priority interventions will no longer be funded in Surrey.
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Report points to prison care lapses
Lapses in clinical care may have led to at least four prisoners’ deaths from heart disease in the last four years, a watchdog has said.
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Quarter of cancers found during emergency care
Nearly a quarter of cancer diagnoses in England are made when patients arrive at hospital in an emergency, a study has found.
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NHS targets skew surgery management, doctors warn
People needing emergency treatment are losing out because managers prioritise pre-booked patients in order to hit targets, senior doctors have warned.
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A&E closure plan accelerated by six months
One of the first reconfigurations to be approved under health secretary Andrew Lansley’s criteria is to go ahead earlier than expected because of safety concerns.
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Comment
The NHS needs to re-invent itself to cope with funding cuts
The NHS’s funding increase is actually a 0.5 per cent cut - efficiency savings of 4-5 per cent will have to be found.
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'Health outcome bond' pilot to attempt hospital admissions cut
A private company plans to launch a “health outcome bond” to provide NHS commissioners with private investment capital in an effort to cut emergency hospital admissions.