All Emergency care articles – Page 149
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DH issues guidance on preparing for a heatwave
The Department of Health has published an updated plan to help trusts and other health and social care providers prepare for a major heatwave.
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A&E attendance trap
I try hard not to respond to stories in HSJ relating to primary care, especially not to the deliberately provocative comments of the editor in his column, writes George Young
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West Sussex A&E campaign undoes reconfiguration plans
A two-year battle to keep accident and emergency services at all three hospitals in West Sussex has ended in partial victory for campaigners.
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Inquiry shows gap in paediatric training
Children and young people with life-threatening illness are not being treated appropriately because professionals caring for them are not trained in paediatrics, the world's first confidential inquiry into child deaths has found.
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Inquiry reveals gap in paediatric training
Children and young people with life-threatening illnesses are not being treated appropriately because the health professionals caring for them are not trained in paediatrics, the world's first confidential inquiry into child deaths has found.
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Alcohol misuse costs Scotland £2.25bn
Alcohol misuse is costing Scotland a staggering £2.25bn per year, more than double previous estimates, the Scottish government has said.
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Emergency admissions for asthma vary hugely, report claims
A report published today claims there are huge disparities in the numbers of emergency hospital admissions for children with asthma across the UK.
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Police stations no place for mentally ill says Sainsbury Centre
Police stations should not be used to detain people with mental health problems, the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has said.
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Dental contract pushing up A&E admissions, say Tories
Hospital admissions for dentistry have gone up by 6 per cent since the introduction of the new dental contract, according to figures obtained by the Conservative Party.Last year, there were nearly 240,000 hospital admissions for dental treatment, of which nearly 18,000 were emergencies.
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Fines could turn access screw - if they do not scare off GPs
The plans being discussed by junior health minister Lord Darzi to effectively fine GPs when patients inappropriately use walk-in centres, accident and emergency departments and minor injury units, illuminate some of the darker corners of primary care policy.
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Inappropriate A&E use could mean fines for family doctors
The Department of Health is considering proposals to charge back to GPs the treatment cost of patients who visit accident and emergency departments instead of their family doctor, HSJhas learned.The proposals could emerge as part of the Darzi review this summer.
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Former ambulance trust chief defends controversial style
A former ambulance trust chief executive has hit back at a report in which staff branded him a 'benevolent dictator', under whose leadership targets were put before patient safety.
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Scotland asked to review ban on gay blood donors
Liberal Democrat health spokesman Ross Finnie has urged the Scottish government to examine whether the blanket ban on gay men donating blood could be lifted without compromising public safety.
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More children admitted in emergencies
The number of emergency admissions for children and young people under 20 rose by 18 per cent between 1996-97 and 2006-07, official statistics show.
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Most ambulance trusts off course for new target
At least three-quarters of England's ambulance trusts look set to miss a new target for the time taken to respond to life-threatening emergencies.
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Emergency services get the most calls from deprived areas
Ambulances are four times more likely to be called out to deprived areas than the most affluent areas, a ground-breaking analysis has found.
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Corporate manslaughter: you could be in the dock
From 6 April NHS organisations could be prosecuted for corporate manslaughter if someone dies in their care, but different interpretations of the law mean trusts may be unclear about their responsibilities. Ingrid Torjesen attempts to unravel the new actFor more in-depth information about the act, register for HSJ’s free corporate ...
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Skills for spotting acutely ill patients
Trusts are invited to comment on a proposed framework setting out the skills staff need to care for acutely ill patients.
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HSJ Knowledge
Charing Cross
Until recently the Accident and Emergency department at Charing Cross Hospital encountered a number of problems when recording patient data. The problem wasn’t clinical, but administrative. Nurses were inputting and displaying patient information in two separate places - on a pen and ink manual whiteboard that was regularly updated throughout ...
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Lift-off for air ambulances as government comes calling
The NHS is suddenly showing a lot of interest in buying into air ambulances. So are these charity services ready to do business? Alison Moore reports