All Stroke articles – Page 7
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Supplements
Commissioning supplement: Giving new care models a supporting chance
Facilitating new models of care
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HSJ Local
Acute trust wins contract to provide out of hours help for stroke patients
COMMERCIAL: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust has been awarded a two-year contract to provide telestroke services in Cumbria and Lancashire.
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NewsNurse staffing levels linked to weekend death rates from stroke, research finds
Stroke patients are more likely to die in units with lower nurse staffing levels at weekends, according to latest UK research.
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NewsService centralisation hailed in new research
Centralising stroke services can save the lives of patients and reduce the number of days people spend in hospital, a new study suggests.
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CommentCentralisation is crucial to achieve better care locally
The politics must be taken out of the NHS
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HSJ Local
Concern over stroke admissions at Surrey trust
PERFORMANCE: South east commissioners have issued a critical assessment of stroke services at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals Foundation Trust as it seeks to establish a round the clock unit for acute patients.
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NewsStroke reconfiguration to be rolled out nationwide
NHS England is aiming to roll-out the London model of stroke reconfiguration on a nationwide basis, its updated business plan reveals.
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NewsMost popular quality premium targets revealed
Improving care for circulatory diseases and reducing emergency admissions are the targets most commonly chosen by clinical commissioning groups to be linked to their income, research has found.
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Blogs
Stress, strokes and Robin Hood
The affects of stress on managers could have a serious impact on the NHS in future.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to lift the barriers to post-stroke psychological support
Challenges for CCGs in helping patients
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HSJ Local
Southend preferred to Basildon to host hyper-acute stroke unit
FINANCE Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust has been named preferred hyper-acute stroke care provider over nearby Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust, board papers have revealed.
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HSJ KnowledgeInviting peers to help improve stroke services
A scheme delivering significant improvements in stroke care
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HSJ KnowledgeAddressing the emotional impact of stroke
The psychological effects of stroke are going untreated
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CommentShould we worry about the health of NHS staff?
Noel Plumridge’s third dispatch from the stroke ward
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CommentCo-payments undermine the NHS's claim to be 'free'
NHS care is not “free at the point of delivery” for patients’ relatives
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Blogs
First do no harm: lessons from service reconfiguration in London
King’s Fund chief executive Chris Ham reflects on attempts to reconfigure services in the capital