All Emergency care articles – Page 90
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HSJ Local
Increase in private ambulances causes problems for trust
An increase in the number of private ambulances arriving at Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust’s accident and emergency department has led to “operational difficulties”, the trust has disclosed.
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HSJ LocalCQC reports Medway emergency department 'in crisis'
A Care Quality Commission inspection report on the emergency department at Medway Maritime Hospital concluded it was “effectively in a crisis situation”.
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NewsFailing A&E pay incentives urged
Specialist emergency care doctors should be paid more to work in struggling hospitals, MPs have suggested.
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NewsScottish NHS coping better this winter: Neil
The NHS in Scotland is coping “much better” with winter pressures than it did last year, Scottish health secretary Alex Neil said.
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HSJ KnowledgeSix questions about the increase of children in A&E
Andreas Hadjitheoris wants your views on what’s really happening in A&E
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HSJ KnowledgeThe kids aren't alright: more children are going to A&E than ever before
There are more under-16s in A&E than over-65s
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CommentCommissioners are the bridge builders for integrated care
CCGs are essential to integration working
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NewsAmbulance response times worsen
Ambulance response times to 999 calls for patients with life threatening conditions have got worse over the last two years, official figures show.
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NewsSurge in over-90s needing ambulances
The number of very elderly people needing to go to hospital by ambulance has risen 81 per cent since 2009-10, according to new figures.
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NewsTrusts face new emergency department standard
NHS England is looking to develop accident and emergency standards that are “far more meaningful” than the current target of treating, admitting or discharging 95 per cent of patients within four hours, it has been disclosed.
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HSJ KnowledgeEverything must flow: how emergency care can meet demand
Problems must be fixed throughout the system
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NewsDrop in attendances at A&E departments
Attendances to accident and emergency departments have fallen over the course of the past year, according to NHS England data.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy the strength of the A&E brand is its Achilles' heel
One way to cope with overloaded emergency care units
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HSJ KnowledgeWinter pressures and the NHS: the story so far
How the NHS is coping with the winter surge in demand
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HSJ KnowledgeTake urgent care for a test drive
How simulation of new models can resucitate emergency care
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HSJ Local
Trust plans to borrow £36m for A&E expansion
University Hospitals of Leicester Trust plans to borrow up to £36m to fund the expansion of Leicester Royal Infirmary’s accident and emergency department.
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NewsTreat patients in ambulances - MP
More patients should be treated in the back of ambulances rather than taken to hospital, MPs have heard.
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NewsPharmacies aim to absorb GP strain
A new campaign to increase awareness of the pharmacy service aims to take pressure off GPs and A&E departments.
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NewsA&E locum costs soar 60pc in three years
The cost of paying temporary doctors to work at accident and emergency units in England increased by 60 per cent in three years as hospitals struggle to find permanent staff.
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CommentIdentifying the members of the A&E frequent flyers club
Some patients attend emergency units more than 10 times a year