All Emergency care articles – Page 95
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NewsUPDATED: How HSJ has covered the NHS 111 rollout debacle
A round-up of HSJ’s comprehensive coverage of the problematic NHS 111 rollout, from its announcement in 2010 to the most recent developments
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HSJ Local
Block contract sees extra £2.3m for South Warwickshire A&E
FINANCE: South Warwickshire clinical commissioning group has spent £2.3m by cutting the use of contract penalties for emergency care.
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HSJ Local
South East Coast Ambulance tests brain-cooling tech
RESEARCH: South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust is evaluating a system that directly cools cardiac arrest patients’ brains prior to their arrival at hospital.
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NewsA&E doctors 'should get pay rise'
Doctors working in A&E should be given a pay rise to help end the staffing crisis on emergency wards, it has been claimed.
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NewsMPs criticise Lansley reforms over A&E problems
The Commons health committee has put part of the blame for recent accident and emergency performance on Andrew Lansley’s NHS reforms.
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HSJ LocalA&E consultant shortage drives reconfiguration in Gloucestershire
STRUCTURE: A shortage of accident and emergency consultants is driving the reconfiguration of accident and emergency services in Gloucestershire, board papers reveal.
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HSJ Local
RUH appoints new A&E consultants
WORKFORCE: Royal United Hospital Bath has appointed two new emergency medicine consultants.
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NewsNHS emergency care 'unsustainable'
NHS emergency care is “unsustainable”, leading doctors have said.
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NewsExclusive: GMC reveals 16 A&Es with concerns
HSJ can reveal the names of 16 emergency departments about which the General Medical Council has current significant concerns.
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NewsMcCarthy: Mandate update will impose 'additional burden' on NHS
Government plans to “refresh” its mandate to NHS England will impose an unfunded “additional burden” on the health service, NHS England’s policy director has warned.
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NewsTrust chiefs see sicker patients as key cause of A&E crisis
The most widely blamed factor leading to recent problems in emergency departments is an increase in the number of very sick patients, the HSJ/Capsticks survey reveals.
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NewsSafety fears as junior doctors abandon A&E
Junior doctors are turning their backs on emergency medicine, exacerbating patient safety risks in accident and emergency departments, the General Medical Council has warned.
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HSJ Local
Support workers to staff new ‘intermediate’ transport service
STRUCTURE: South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust is introducing a new tier of patient transport response across Kent and Sussex.
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NewsLast chance to join HSJ's debate on 24/7 working
As HSJ’s ongoing conversation on how the NHS can deliver 24/7 working draws to a close, we are asking our readers to help us prioritise the more than 3,300 contributions already made.
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NewsExclusive: Hunt says 'concept' of NHS 111 must be re-examined
The government is reviewing the “concept” of the controversial NHS 111 service, just months after the chaotic official launch of the new system, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told HSJ.
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Join the conversation on how the NHS can become a seven day service
HSJ’s ongoing online conversation on how the NHS can deliver 24/7 working is drawing hundreds of responses from readers around the world.
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HSJ KnowledgeFrom hospital to the streets – an opportunity to break the cycle
Improving care for homeless patients
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NewsHowe: Marginal rate for emergency care 'hasn't worked very well'
Health minister Lord Howe this week admitted the controversial 30 per cent marginal rate for emergency care “hasn’t worked very well” to help commissioners and providers ease pressure on emergency departments.
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BlogsA state of emergency for mental healthcare
Police cells are used 9,000 times each year as ‘places of safety’ for people detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act
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HSJ Local
Southampton CCG attempts to stem emergency demand surge
PERFORMANCE: Southampton City clinical commissioning group has had to revise the area’s 2013-14 action plan in the face of surging demand for emergency services.