All Emergency care articles – Page 130
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Hospital trusts hit by £90m fall in earnings
Hospital trusts lost out on income worth approximately £90m during the three months to June as a result of the Department of Health’s policy to restrict funding for emergency admissions.
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Child alcohol admissions up by a third
The number of under-18s admitted to hospital because of drinking has increased by a third, according to a new report.
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Assault prosecutions up five-fold since 2005
Prosecutions for assaults against emergency service staff in the Scottish NHS have increased five-fold since 2005, according to the latest figures.
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MP calls for NAO investigation into 'misguided' halting of reconfiguration plans
An MP has asked the National Audit Office to investigate health secretary Andrew Lansley’s decision to order a review of a reconfiguration consultation.
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Patient care record plan is scaled back
Patient summary care records will not include more information than necessary to ensure safe treatment in emergencies and unplanned care, it has been announced.
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Two ambulance trusts get all-clear from Lansley
Two ambulance service trusts are the first to be put forward by the health secretary for approval to become foundation trusts.
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Comment
The right way to form GP consortia
GP commissioning consortia will not be created by guidance notes from the Department of Health. Nor will they be formed by primary care trusts and strategic health authorities suggesting the necessary population size for efficient commissioning.
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Big income drop likely for children’s hospitals
Specialist children’s hospitals could see a significant drop in their income under changes to the national tariff.
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Key NHS providers face loans limits
Providers running health and social care services deemed “essential” will have their borrowings capped and will not be able to use the assets involved in those services as security in loans.
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NHS London revives Queen Mary's Sidcup closure plans amid patient safety concerns
NHS London has recommended “temporarily” closing the accident and emergency and maternity units at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.
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Comment
NHS training must start with values
The news that the number of places on the National Management Training Scheme is to be reduced is not surprising given the reduction in management jobs expected in the next few years.
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Call for ban on cheap alcohol
Doctors have called for happy hours and the sale of cheap alcohol to be banned.
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Call for 'diagnostic cockpit' to reduce drug errors
Doctors should be provided with a “diagnostic cockpit” to reduce the risk of potentially dangerous errors being made during their initial assessment of patients admitted to hospital, a senior consultant has said.
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Bone fracture hospital admission data revealed
Almost six out of 10 hospital admissions for a fractured bone are due to people falling while 4% are due to assault, figures show.
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Emergency admissions bypassing GP referrals
The government may be over-estimating the ability of GPs to control emergency admissions.
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Millions 'can't get through on GP phone lines'
Millions of people struggle to reach a GP because they are met with an engaged tone when they call their local surgery, according to a survey.
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Nicola Sturgeon hails 'best ever' waiting times
Health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has hailed the “best ever” waiting time figures achieved by the NHS in Scotland.
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Cardiac care pathway: all hands to the pump
A countywide angioplasty service is speeding up recovery times through multi-trust cooperation, reports Alison Moore
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NHS reorganisation: don't leave the patients behind
It could be the language that seals the deal. New Labour’s mission got lost in a technocratic haze, so a white paper more comfortable with the vernacular of the voluntary sector is helping patient groups swallow the pill of another reorganisation while showing genuine enthusiasm for the changes ahead.
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NHS County Durham and Darlington launches non-emergency hotline
NHS County Durham and Darlington has launched a new urgent care phone service.