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professionals looking to implement the NHS ‘Seven Day Service’ improvement programme within a radiotherapy department. The report highlights some of the current issues in the NHS and its’ impact on clinical standards. It also focuses on how the leaders of a radiotherapy department worked to accomplish a seven day service whilst giving due consideration to existing organisational policies, customer service and management changes. Introduction Contemporary Issues in the NHS – The Seven Day Service Improvement

2005 and 2008, the conditions of the appalling care managed to flourish in the main hospital that was serving the people of Stafford the surrounding regions. During this time, this hospital was under the management of the by a Board which had succeeded in leading its trust to the foundation trust status. This board had replaced its predecessors because of a number of concerns about how this board managed the hospital. Before the foundation trust was allowed to work, it was first scrutinized by the

those patients who may be experiencing distress whilst in hospital and provide a valuable interface between mental and physical health. This is even more important as a high proportion of people with physical health conditions also have co-morbid mental health problems, many of these problems go undiagnosed and untreated leading to poorer health outcomes and higher costs of care. In addition, mental health co-morbidities increase hospital costs by 45- 75% per case, the extra costs of physical health

Introduction The author will discuss within the essay, the introduction of the Emergency Care Standard and the effects on patient flow within the NHS. Also, the many changes which have implications for the author professional practice and how if possible they maybe overcome. Background Queuing is feature of our daily life, whether in an airport, a post office or Emergency Departments(ED), few of us wishes to wait too long for service. The clinical cost of waiting too long for urgent treatment

Existing evidence in favour of expert clinical leadership and organisational performance According to Veronesi, Kirkpatrick et al. (2013), 10% increase in the number of doctors on boards can have positive impacts on hospital performance. It may be important to add, that it is clinical involvement that is increasing performance and not the reverse case, which would mean that more clinicians are hired at senior levels in well performing institutions. Moreover, the results suggest having a larger group

My desire to become a physician associate was established after my mother gave birth to my brother some years ago with Spina bifida, doctors were coming in and out of the hospital room, taking great care of my mother and brother, answering all questions, listening to all our concerns, teaching us how to take care of my brother, and comforting her when she felt upset. They were like angels and became my role models. I realized that becoming a physician will provide me with the intellectual challenges

registration that we, as health professionals abide by our ‘registering bodies ' guidance on this issue (Lowth, 2013). Maureen is 74, and was an emergency admission to hospital due to a fall on 20/12/15. Falls are the largest cause of emergency hospital admissions for older people, and significantly impact on long term outcomes (NHS, 2015). Maureen is a widow and lives at home alone. She has a daughter who visits regularly but works fulltime. A detailed process map was concluded in terms of Maureen’s

implementation. Poor Image Quality: In order for the dermatologist to provide an accurate diagnosis and management for the patient, good quality images are required, specifically a minimum of 75 pixels per inch (American Telemedicine Association, 2007). NHS does not have the ability to ensure all patients will take clear, high-resolution photographs. Patients who send low quality images may need to schedule an in person visit to prevent a misdiagnosis from the provider. Dermatologists must instruct their

1.Introduction Scottish government minister, Celina Stevens has recently been given the portfolio for managing the emergency resources of NHS Scotland. She and her team have been meeting with stakeholders of all emergency service. As a result one of the project is to identify and understanding the needs of a modern Patient Transport System for Scotland, in order to do so, the rollout of an ambulance support system for the town of Falkirk has been selected. 2.Abstract In order to have the best solutions

health of residents. Both nations have been hit by a crisis as winter takes its toll on hospital and doctor waiting times. In Scotland, the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde had to use surgical beds for medical patients and create more in-patient beds to cope with demand, BBC reported. On Thursday, the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital had to cancel 14 surgeries. Longer waits Jane Grant, the chief executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, admitted that several of its patients have to wait longer