All articles by Matt Discombe – Page 9
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ICSs will be first to intervene in failing trusts, says NHS England
NHS England has said integrated care systems will be responsible for ‘initial problem solving and intervention’ if trusts fail to deliver against key targets to prepare for winter.
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Summer crisis deepens as trolley waits hit new high
Performance figures deteriorated to record lows this month as the unprecedented summer NHS crisis deepens, with trolley waits reaching a new high point and the waiting list growing to more than 6.7 million people.
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‘Super September’ to boost elective recovery declared by NHSE
NHS England is encouraging trusts to deliver a “Super September” of accelerated elective recovery plans, HSJ has learned.
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Trust chief calls for six-hour A&E target
The chief executive of a trust trialling the new emergency care standards being considered by the government has called for a new six-hour target to either move patients out of accident and emergency, or for them to receive treatment.
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Joint director gets £200k payout after ‘unlawful’ spending claims
A former joint director employed by a foundation trust and local authority has received a £209,000 payout after leaving her roles.
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Trusts reveal thousands of new 12-hour waits
Several trusts have now started reporting thousands of 12-hour waits in their emergency departments, representing a huge difference to the numbers published nationally under a slightly different measure.
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Exclusive: ‘Outrageous’ long A&E waits for mental health patients increase 150pc
Mental health patients who arrive at emergency departments in crisis are increasingly facing ‘outrageous’ long waits for an inpatient bed, with some being forced to wait several days.
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NHSE tells hospitals to take more risk with ambulance arrivals amid heatwave
NHS England has told hospitals to take urgent measures to reduce ambulance handover delays during the heatwave, including the ”creation of observation areas” and “further ways to add additional beds”.
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Emergency performance slumps again as covid hits
Emergency care performance has again plunged to near-record lows, despite demand falling compared to the previous month.
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24 hour ambulance handover on ‘worst night ever’
All ambulance services are now understood to be on the highest level of alert due to ‘extreme pressures’ caused by the hot weather and covid absences among staff.
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CQC criticises outstanding-rated trust for ‘unsafe’ staffing
An ‘outstanding’ rated mental health trust has been criticised by the Care Quality Commission for ‘unsafe’ levels of staffing and inadequate monitoring of vulnerable patients.
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New health secretary named
Sajid Javid has resigned and been replaced by Steve Barclay as health and social care secretary.
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NHSE sets trusts ‘100-day challenge’ to reduce delayed discharges
NHS England has set trusts and systems a ‘100-day challenge’ to discharge more patients from hospital and free up beds before winter.
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Huge variation in referrals to flagship ‘urgent response’ service
Groundbreaking new data on community services appears to show enormous variation between areas in the number of referrals for a ‘two-hour urgent response’ being recorded.
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‘Don’t stand in way of integration if clinicians want it’, says CEO
A trust chief executive says leaders ‘should not stand in the way’ of controversial plans for further integration with a neighbouring provider if that is the direction being set by clinicians.
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Staff shortages leaving women in ‘barbaric’ pain
Patient safety campaigners have said ‘too many women’ are still not being offered a general anaesthetic for a diagnostic test because of staff shortages, leaving them in severe pain.
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‘Impossible’ to improve delayed discharges as picture worsens
The number of patients stuck in hospitals despite being ‘medically fit’ to leave has continued to increase in recent months, leading to warnings from NHS Confederation that trusts are finding it ‘impossible’ to make progress on reducing the numbers.
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Intensive care units for children not meeting standards, says NHSE report
Three intensive care units for children are not meeting standards for co-located services, a national report has found.
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NHS England ends covid ‘command and control’ measures
The NHS threat level in response to covid-19 has been downgraded following drops in community cases and hospital inpatient numbers, NHS England chiefs have announced.
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Revealed: Secret stats show A&E crisis four times as bad as official numbers
New figures leaked to HSJ show the true volume of 12-hour waiters in emergency departments is more than four times as high as official statistics suggest.