All Emergency care articles – Page 136
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Trusts fail to keep up pace on stroke targets
Fewer than 40 per cent of acute and specialist trusts are achieving the required standards of stroke care.
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Roger Boyle answers HSJ’s questions on improving stroke care
National clinical director for stroke Roger Boyle explains why meeting stroke targets has been challenging for many trusts and what managers can do to improve the situation.
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NHS South West named one of the best for stroke achievement
A comprehensive review of stroke services across the South West has helped patients in the region receive some of the best stroke care in England.
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Integrated services: reducing hospital admissions among older people
Integrated services mean many older people can stay out of hospital while receiving care, says Stuart Shepherd
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Controversial hospital reconfiguration cuts death rates
A controversial hospital reconfiguration has cut death rates and the time patients are staying in hospital, early figures suggest.
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David Nicholson warns NHS of nightmare winter ahead
A combination of winter pressures and swine flu could lead to delayed ambulances and long waits in accident and emergency, NHS chief executive David Nicholson has warned.
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Trust admits doctoring A&E waiting time figures
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has apologised after admitting it doctored figures to give the impression it had met government waiting time targets.
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Ambulance trust wins £10m boost
West Midlands Ambulance Service Trust has been given a £10m funding boost this year after an external review found more resources were needed to meet growing demand.
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Hospital plans 'flawed', says former chief executive
A former hospital chief executive has waded in to an ongoing fight over the future of accident and emergency services in Telford.
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The four hour A&E target: an accident waiting to happen?
While many have commended the government’s achievement of the promised four hour waiting target in accident and emergency, there are still concerns over whether this comes at the expense of quality and patient care
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'Mortality rates rise when new doctors start work'
Death rates for emergency patients jump 6 per cent when newly qualified doctors start work, according to the largest ever study of hospital mortality rates.
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West Midlands trust aims for big reductions in A&E attendance
An assessment of emergency care at a West Midlands hospital has revealed that nine patients had attended accident and emergency 128 times in a three month period.
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Trust defends low paid ambulance roles
NHS authorities in Yorkshire have defended of a scheme which pays apprentice ambulance drivers less than the minimum wage - just £2.66 an hour.
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HSJ Knowledge
Patient safety: how to connect with its human side
Training, systems and process design help all health team members prioritise safe patient care, says Stuart Shepherd
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MP calls for Welsh ambulance service to be 'disbanded'
The under-performing Welsh ambulance service should be disbanded and run by the new local NHS boards, says Plaid Cymru health spokeswoman Helen Mary Jones.
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HSJ Knowledge
Swine flu: what about NHS workers?
How do you deliver an effective health service with a workforce severely depleted by swine flu? Rachael Heenan looks at ways of coping
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Hospitals 'should appoint A&E alcohol liaison officers'
All NHS hospitals need to appoint an alcohol liaison officer to help patients in casualty come to terms with their drink problems, a senior emergency consultant has said.
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Alcohol-related hospital admissions 'on the rise'
Alcohol-related hospital admissions in England have seen a 33 per cent increase in the last three years, according to official figures.
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DH backs oncology centres call
The Department of Health has asked all hospitals with emergency departments in England to establish acute oncology services following a recommendation from the national chemotherapy advisory group.
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Heart attack care target missed
New figures have revealed that a government target to provide follow-up care for heart attack victims has still not been met after seven years.