All Winter pressures articles – Page 20
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NewsExclusive: Trusts continue to forecast £2bn deficit as overspending worsens
The latest available figures show the NHS acute sector continuing to forecast a deficit in excess of £2bn for this financial year. Trusts’ year to date financial performance is even worse than planned, HSJ analysis has found.
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CommentPanic and denial won't solve funding issues
Honesty and realism is required for decisions on health spending
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SupplementsSupplement: The voluntary sector provides winter pressure relief
Social support for patients
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NewsMonitor: High bed occupancy to blame for worst A&E performance in a decade
The worst accident and emergency performance against the four hour target in more than 10 years was due to hospitals struggling with very high bed occupancy rates, Monitor has concluded.
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NewsStruggling emergency care systems to get winter buddies
A buddy system for poorly performing urgent and emergency care systems will be introduced this winter in an attempt to help the ‘most challenged’ areas.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to balance the push and pull of performance and demand
Hospital performance targets
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NewsAnalysis: Hospitals will struggle to reach new 12pm discharge goal
Trusts have been told to try to carry out at least 35 per cent of discharges before midday, in a new NHS England directive aimed at preventing delayed discharges.
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SupplementsSupplement: Enhancing the independent sector's role can ease pressure
Waiting times, delayed discharge and other strains
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HSJ LocalMonitor alerted over Yeovil’s finances
FINANCE: Monitor may have to provide Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust with ‘deficit support’ because of the trust’s financial position.
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NewsTrusts reach key waiting target despite winter pressures
Trusts have managed to meet a high profile waiting time target just weeks before the general election.
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HSJ LocalHandover delays expected to hit trust performance rating
PERFORMANCE: South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust is predicting a reduced performance rating from Monitor after a surge in 999 calls over winter and a large increase in the length handover delays.
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SupplementsIntegration supplement: How the third sector helps discharged patients
The important role of British Red Cross volunteers
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HSJ LocalTemperature alarms trialled to prevent older people becoming ill
PUBLIC HEALTH: Hull Clinical Commissioning Group has given 50 households ‘cold alarms’ that alert a communications centre or family member when rooms drop below a certain temperature.
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HSJ LocalCCG set to evaluate 999 pilot scheme
COMMERCIAL: Kingston Clinical Commissioning Group is analysing the findings of a pilot scheme which involved the London Ambulance Service treating some patients in their own homes instead of taking them to hospital.
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HSJ KnowledgeEmergency care summit: Sustainability remains A&E's biggest issue
The crisis facing A&E departments
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News£1.2m fund for volunteers to help under pressure A&Es
Trusts will be given an extra £1.2m to fund 700 volunteers to help ease pressures on accident and emergency departments.
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NewsHSJ analysis: Fines for breaching A&E target could rise by over a third
Fines levied on hospitals for missing the accident and emergency waiting target could increase by more than 35 per cent under new rules proposed for the coming financial year, HSJ analysis has found.
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HSJ PartnersBe prepared: Ensuring winter pressures are not so bleak
How winter pressures affect readmissions
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HSJ PartnersTwitter chat round-up: Unnecessary hospital readmissions in winter
Marie Curie Twitter chat