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Tag Archives: Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs)
Reducing Unplanned Admissions by People Aged 85 Years+ (NIHR / Health Services and Delivery Research / BBC News)
Summary Three sites where hospital admission rates for people aged 85 years and over had risen sharply, and three sites where these rates had declined, were studied in order to investigate local differences in strategies for avoiding the need for … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK
Tagged Access to Health and Social Care Support, Acute Care, Acute Care Collaboration, Acute Care Services, Acute Medical Care for Frail Older People, Ageing Population, Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC), Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Better Care Together, Business School: University of Nottingham, Care Closer to Home, Care Homes, Commissioning Home Care, Community Care, Community Care Services, Community Health Services, Community Health Services Ease Winter Pressures on Hospitals, Community Health Services Forum, Community Nursing, Department of Health Sciences: University of Leicester, Department of Public Health: NHS Northamptonshire, Dr Stephanie Machin: Robin Hood Health Centre in Sutton, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Ambulance Services, Emergency and Urgent Care Services, Emergency Attendances, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Services, ESCAPE 85+: Establishing System Change for Admissions of People 85+, Establishing System Change for Admissions of People 85+ (ESCAPE 85+), Factors Behind Increasing Emergency Admissions, Factors in Increased Use of Urgent and Emergency Care, Health and Care of Older People, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Services and Delivery Research, Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme, Health Services and Delivery Research Programme (NIHR), Home Care, Integration of Health and Care, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, Leicester, Local Health and Care Economies, Local Health and Care Services, Loughborough, Loughborough University, Matthew Winn: Chair of NHS Confederation Community Health Services Forum, McKinsey 7S Framework, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), NHS Confederation Community Health Services Forum, NHS Northamptonshire, NHS Service Reconfiguration, NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research Programme, Northampton, Nottingham, Out of Hospital Community Care, Out-of-Hospital Urgent Care, Out-of-Hospital Urgent Care Programme, Out-of-Hours General Practice, Out-of-Hours Primary Care, Pathways for Frail and Vulnerable People, Preventing Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Readmissions, Reducing Early Hospital Readmissions, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unplanned Admissions in People Aged 85 Years and Over, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Residential Care Homes, SPA: Single Point of Access, STARS: Short Term Assessment and Reablement Service, Sutton Homes of Care Vanguard, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, University of Leicester, University of Nottingham, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Unscheduled Care Pathways, Urgent and Emergency Care, Urgent and Emergency Care Pathways, Urgent and Emergency Services, Urgent Care Axis (Silver Book), Urgent Care Axis: Points for Intervention (Jay Banerjee’s Silver Book), Urgent Care Centres (UCCs), Urgent Care Centres (Walk-In and Minor Injuries Units), Urgent Care Services Outside of Hospitals, Whole System Change, Whole System Integration, Whole System Partnership, Whole System Patient Flows, Whole Systems Approach, Whole Systems Redesign, Winter Pressures, Winter Pressures: Role of Community Health Services, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering: Loughborough University
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Transforming Urgent and Emergency Care Services in England (Monitor / NHS England / UEC Review Team / ECIP / ECIST)
Summary An overview of work underway to improve urgent and emergency care: Improving patient flow in the rest of the hospital. Getting a better understanding of the impact of social and community care. Supporting the mid-long term sustainability of A&E … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 24/7 Access to Urgent and Emergency Care, A&E Four-Hour Wait Standard, A&E Waiting Times and Activity, Access to Urgent and Emergency Care, Acute Care, Acute Care Collaboration, Acute Care Services, Acute Hospital A&E and Liaison Mental Health Teams, Acute Hospital A&E and Liaison Mental Health Teams: Transforming Mental Health Crisis Care (NHS England), Acute Medical Care for Frail Older People, Acute Medicine Units (AMUs), Ageing Population, Allied Health Professionals, Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC), BBC Reality Check Team, Care Closer to Home, Care Trust CEs, CCG Accountable Officers, CCG Clinical Leaders, Clinical Decision Units, Community Care, Community Care Services, Community Hospitals, Community Nursing, Community Pharmacy, Comprehensive Local Directory of Services, Consultant Delivered Care, Crowding and Exit Block in Emergency Departments, CSU Managing Directors, Delayed Transfers of Care, Delayed Transfers of Care 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How Primary Care Could Help Reduce Emergency Admissions (University of Bristol / NIHR / BMJ Open)
Summary Researchers at the University of Bristol’s Centre for Academic Primary Care reviewed the international evidence about how GPs might help reduce attendances at emergency departments. They have discovered that seeing the same GP each time patients visit their doctor’s … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged A&E, Access to Primary Care, Access to Urgent and Emergency Care, Acute Hospital Care, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACS), Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), BMJ Open, CAPC: University of Bristol Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Centre for Primary Care (University of Manchester), Centre of Academic Primary Care: School of Community and Social Medicine (University of Bristol), Chronic Diseases, Community Care, Community Facilities, Community-Based Services, Complex Care, Complex Needs, Continuity of Care, Coordinated Care, Coordination, Department of Primary Care Health Sciences: University of Oxford, Distance From Home to Emergency Care, Emergency Admissions, Emergency and Urgent Care Services, Emergency Attendances, Emergency Bed Use, Emergency Care, Emergency Centres, Emergency Departments, Emergency Services, Factors Behind Increasing Emergency Admissions, Factors in Increased Use of Urgent and Emergency Care, GP Practice Features, GP Surgeries, GPs, Institute of Population Health: Centre for Primary Care (University of Manchester), Inverse Care Law (King's Fund), Low Educational Attainment, Multimorbidity, Multiple Chronic Disease, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research School for Primary Care Research (NIHR SPCR), National School of Primary Care Research (NSPCR), Patient Characteristics, Patient Factors, Patient Factors (Demand Side), Primary Care, Primary care and Population Health: Royal Free Campus (London), Primary Care Factors in Unscheduled Secondary Care, Primary Care Physicians, Primary Care Service Interventions, Proximity, Quality of Care, Re-Admission NHS Hospitals, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Repeat Non-Emergency Attendees (Emergency Departments), Royal Free Campus (London), Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Socioeconomic Status, Supply-Side Factors, University of Bristol, University of Bristol’s Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), University of Manchester, University of Oxford, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Urgent and Emergency Care, Urgent and Emergency Care Pathways, Urgent and Emergency Care Review, Urgent and Emergency Care Services, Urgent and Emergency Care Services in England, Urgent and Emergency Services, Whole Systems Approach
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Two-Tier Accident and Emergency System Plans: Keogh Review (BBC News / NHS Choices / NHS England)
Summary NHS medical director Prof Sir Bruce Keogh‘s review of accident and emergency services has proposed a two-tier A&E system in England. The NHS England review recommends the biggest 40 to 70 A&E units – which specialise in heart attacks, strokes, trauma and the treatment … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged A&E Pressures, Acute Hospital Care, Admissions, Ageing Population, Alternatives to A&E, Alternatives to Hospital Admission, Ambulance Services, Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), Avoidable Admissions, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Care Closer to Home, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care Planning, Care Seven Days a Week, Challenges of Urgent and Emergency Care, College of Emergency Medicine, Community Care, Community Facilities, Community Pharmacists, Community-Based Services, Cross-Boundary Care Pathway Redesign, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Attendances, Emergency Bed Use, Emergency Care, Emergency Centres, Emergency Departments, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Services, Future of Urgent & Emergency Care Services in England, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integration, Integration of Primary Secondary and Community Care, Keogh Review, Major Emergency Centres, Major Trauma Centres, Major Trauma Netwoks, Major Trauma Networks, Medical Director of NHS England: Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, Minor Injury Units, Mobile Urgent Treatment Services, Multi-Agency Integration, Multi-Agency Working, Multi-Disciplinary Working, NHS 111, NHS England, NHS England (Formerly the NHS Commissioning Board), Patient Flows, Personalised Care Planning, Personalised Care Plans, Post-Discharge Support, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, Self-Care, Specialist Centres of Care, Specialist Children's Services, Staffing Levels, Supporting Self-Care, Transforming Urgent and Emergency Care Services, Two-Tier Accident and Emergency System, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Urgent and Emergency Care, Urgent and Emergency Care Networks, Urgent and Emergency Care Review, Urgent and Emergency Care Review Team, Urgent and Emergency Care Review: End of Phase 1 Report, Urgent and Emergency Care Services, Urgent and Emergency Care Services in England, Urgent and Emergency Services, Urgent Care Centres, Urgent Care Services Outside of Hospitals, Vulnerable Older People, Walk-in Centres, Whole System Patient Flows
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Ten Priorities “Prescription” for Urgent and Emergency Care (RCP / House of Commons Health Select Committee / Department of Health / BBC News)
Summary Challenges faced by urgent and emergency care services include: Rising demand and an ageing population. Lack of comprehensive, effective alternatives to hospital admission seven-days a week. Complex discharge issues. Handover and patient flow. Recruitment into emergency and acute medicine. … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS, NHS Confederation, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, Standards, UK
Tagged Access to Medical Records, Acute Hospital Care, Admissions, Ageing Population, Alternatives to Hospital Admission, Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), Avoidable Admissions, BBC Health News, Care Seven Days a Week, Challenges of Urgent and Emergency Care, Collaboration, Collaborative Care, Collaborative Working, College of Emergency Medicine, College of Emergency Medicine (CEM), Consultant Input, Culture Change, Development of Urgent Care Board Plans, Discharge Coordination, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Electronic Medical Records, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Attendances, Emergency Bed Use, Emergency Care, Emergency Departments, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Services, Foundation Trust Network, Funding of Urgent Care Board Plans, Health Select Committee, Hospital Beds, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Emergency Departments, House of Commons Health Select Committee, House of Commons Health Select Committee Report into Urgent and Emergency Services, Imperial College London, Inpatient Beds, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integration, Integration of Primary Secondary and Community Care, Leadership, Leadership Development, Local Urgent Care Boards, Multi-Agency Integration, Multi-Agency Working, Multi-Disciplinary Working, NHS England Area Teams, Partnership and Collaboration, Patient Discharge, Patient Flows, Payment by Results (PbR), Post-Discharge Support, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Problem Prevention, RCP, Royal College of Physicians (RCP), Society for Acute Medicine, Staff Flu Vaccinations, Step Down, Tri-Partite NHS Plan, Tripartite Plan: Improving A&E Performance, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Urgent and Emergency Care, Urgent and Emergency Care Services in England, Urgent Care Boards, Whole System Patient Flows
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Transforming Health Care: Ten Priorities for Commissioners (King’s Fund)
Summary This paper outlines priorities for commissioners in the NHS, with a view to changes to the healthcare system from April 2013. “The ageing population and increased prevalence of chronic diseases require a strong re-orientation away from the current emphasis on acute and episodic care towards … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age and Ageing, Ageing Population, Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACS), Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), Avoidable Admissions, Care and Support White Paper 2012, Care Management, Clinical Commissioning, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Task, Elective Admissions, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Emergency Services, EOL, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health and Social Care Integration, Health Care Reform, High Quality Commissioning, Integrated Commissioning, Intermediate Care Teams, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Medication Errors, Mental Health and Wellbeing, NHS Reform, Outcome-Based Commissioning, Place of Death, Prescription Management, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Prevention, Preventive Care, Primary Prevention, Priorities for Commissioners (King's Fund), Public Health Reform, Readmissions for Patients with Long Term Conditions, Secondary Prevention, Self-Care, Self-Management, Social Care Reform, Unplanned Hospital Admissions
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