All Emergency care articles – Page 48
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Hundreds of staff set to switch trusts
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsBreaking: Internal incident amid 'unprecedented' demand at top hospital
A major north London hospital has declared an internal incident as it struggles to cope with an unprecedented demand for beds.
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NewsLongest serving hospital CEO steps down ahead of merger
The longest serving chief executive of an acute trust has announced he will step down ahead of a proposed merger of his organisation with a neighbour trust.
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Expert BriefingPerformance watch: NHS has 'addressed' its A&E data problems, concludes watchdog
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalTroubled trust's leadership rated 'inadequate' by CQC
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has been rated “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission following months of concerns over the safety of the trust’s accident and emergency, and maternity services.
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NewsStevens: Long-term plan won’t ‘definitively’ address staffing problems
The NHS long-term plan will not “definitively” deal with staff training, capital or public health – and the government still has no “durable answer” for social care funding, Simon Stevens has said.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Help needed from the North East
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsExclusive: Top physician flags concerns over race to cut length of stay
NHS England’s drive to cut length of stay this winter could have damaging patient safety consequences without appropriate checks and balances, one of the country’s leading geriatricians has warned.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Data dump delving
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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CommentChild and adolescent mental health services: A case study in confused priorities
An audit of child and adolescent crisis admissions via A&E to CAMHS beds has identified problems that are symptomatic of the wider challenges facing mental health services, say Dr Daniel Poulter, Dr Ben Baig, Molly Cooney and Dr Sarah Cornick
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News'Flexible' pay cap helps trust avoid A&E closure
A trust has reversed its decision to close one of its accident and emergency departments overnight after being given flexibility over the pay cap for agency doctors.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2018: Acute or Specialist Services Redesign (London and the South)
Imperial College Healthcare Trust – Connecting Care for Children When staff at Imperial College Healthcare Trust invited feedback on services for children, they were given a valuable summary of the issues from the patient and carer perspective. “My health visitor told me to do one thing and the hospital told ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2018: Chief Executive of The Year
Lesley Watts, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust Lesley Watts has spent 40 years in the NHS, first as a midwife, then as a manager and now as a chief executive. It’s fair to say she was faced with a challenge when she took on the top job at Chelsea ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2018: Improvement in Emergency and Urgent Care
Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust – Children and young people’s ambulatory care experience Children and young people account for 30 per cent of emergency department attendances in Bradford. But in 70 per cent of these cases, the patient is discharged after an initial observation – only five per cent are ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2018: Primary Care Innovation
Mid-Mersey A&E Delivery Board, Widnes Vikings, Renova Developments and Cheshire & Merseyside Health & Care Partnership – Beat the Scrum Sponsored by People in Halton – a region in north west England with a challenging socioeconomic makeup – have often not used the NHS in the most effective ...
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HSJ LocalA&E unit’s fate to be decided next year
The fate of one of the NHS’ smallest emergency departments will be decided “later next year”, commissioners announced this month.
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Expert BriefingPerformance watch: ‘We have lost this winter already’
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsHancock: 'Watertight' case would be needed to change waiting targets
The case for changing the core NHS performance standards would need to be “watertight”, Matt Hancock told HSJ.
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NewsShifting NHS spend away from hospitals ‘can’t wait’, says health secretary
Increasing the share of the NHS budget spent on primary and community “can’t wait” and should begin next year, health secretary Matt Hancock has told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalRural area faces 'major problem' this winter
Regional chiefs have identified Norfolk as a trouble spot this winter, with local ambulance handover delays described as a “major problem”, according to leaked meeting minutes obtained by HSJ.