All Winter pressures articles – Page 19
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HSJ LocalNHS manager guilty of £153,600 fraud avoids jail
Lisa Hill and Ian Watson admitted defrauding the NHS of £153,600 Judge suspended two year jail term for two years Money was used to train GPs in mental health care A senior clinical commissioning group manager and clinical lead on its board have avoided being immediately jailed after ...
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals told to stop 'most' operations over Christmas
NHS Improvement letter tells trusts to “cease most inpatient elective activity” Move could involve rescheduling planned care “beyond any current plans” Trusts asked to cut bed occupancy from 95 per cent to 85 per cent for the next month Hospitals should focus on emergency activity over Christmas period ...
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HSJ KnowledgeAll around the country, vanguards are already delivering
The new care model vanguards are delivering the NHS Five Year Forward View vision, including in the reduction of pressure on our NHS
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CommentWhy the 18 week target might never be achieved again
The 18 week waiting times target might go away for good
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CommentWhy the NHS could do with cruise control
By reducing variation, the NHS can keep up with demand with less capacity and consequently lower costs, writes Rob FIndlay
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NewsExclusive: Rocketing death rate provokes calls for national investigation
There were 5.4 per cent more deaths in England in Wales in 2015 than in 2014 – the biggest year on year increase in several decades Many of the deaths were during winter in early 2015 Potential causes include public spending cuts and constraint, problems with flu vaccine, and ...
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News‘Good Christmas’ for NHS hospitals but some trusts still struggle
141 reports of “serious operational problems” over Christmas, compared to 336 in previous year A&E diverts also down compared to 2014-15 period Yeovil District Hospital, County Durham and Darlington, and Dartford and Gravesham Trust among strugglers Reports of “serious operational problems” at acute hospitals more than halved over ...
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CommentMoney's too tight to mention
But there is much we can to improve care, even in this cold financial climate
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CommentEngland still (probably) breaching 18 weeks
The 18 week target was narrowly breached again in November
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NewsCancellations from junior doctors' strike could hit elective performance, expert warns
Cancellations and pressure on waiting lists encourage trusts to “game” statistics, source tells HSJ Overall waiting list nears 3.5 million patients Waiting times expert estimates waiting time target was missed last October This week’s junior doctors’ strike could exacerbate an already difficult situation for elective waiting times in ...
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HSJ KnowledgeBeat the post-holiday patient flow blues
A new model may have the answer to the pressures the system faces every January. Dr Vincent Connolly explains
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NewsWarning A&Es will 'fly blind' with less performance data this winter
NHS England winter daily situation reports will not include key performance data Royal College of Emergency Medicine president says “somebody has decided to glaze over the windscreen” NHS England says less weekly data will “minimise the bureaucratic burden on frontline hospitals and GPs” NHS England will not publish ...
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NewsLack of winter cash 'will mean more A&E diverts'
Three-quarters of trusts tell HSJ they are receiving less winter cash than last year Fourteen trusts say funds are insufficient to meet staffing plans Chief executive warns A&Es will need to divert patients to other hospitals Hospital chiefs have warned they face the “most difficult winter in recent ...
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NewsExclusive: Fewer than one in 10 hospitals meet their own nurse staffing targets
Nine in 10 hospital sites fail to achieve own nurse staffing plans Chief nurses insist recruiting substantive nurses will save the NHS money Hopson: “Not enough clarity and consistency in the system” over staffing More than nine out of 10 acute hospitals in England are failing to meet ...
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Comment18 weeks still on course for England-wide breach
The English waiting list improved a bit in September, and by slightly more than expected, which pushes the anticipated breach of 18 weeks back into January, says Rob Findlay
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NewsTrust chiefs warn bed occupancy already at winter levels
Bed occupancy in acute trusts is already at the most pressured winter levels, trust chief executives and directors have told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalTrust closes beds as chair warns it is 'becoming unviable clinically'
PERFORMANCE: A struggling acute trust plans to close beds because it is ‘becoming unviable clinically’ and is ‘unable to consistently and safely staff’ the number of beds currently open, its leadership team has said.
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NewsNursing directors worry that 'finance is king' as winter looms
Directors of nursing have warned of their increasing concerns for patient safety as winter approaches, claiming the ‘pendulum is swinging’ towards trusts’ workforce decisions being led by financial considerations due to the escalating NHS deficit.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Immigration rules derail major nurse recruitment plans
WORKFORCE: A Manchester trust’s plans to draft in 275 nurses from India have been thrown into doubt due to difficulties securing visas.