Blog Archives - SAVE THE MID

Antrim Area Hospital Doctor Suspended

5/31/2013

Dr Adam Nowak had his medical registration suspended until the substantive direction takes effect, or until such time as the outcome of any appeal is decided follow facing a fitness to practice panel over the treatment of 3 patients at Antrim Area Hospital in 2010, the panel made its final ruling on the 11th April 2013.

A&E Improvement Action Group: DHSSPS/HSCB Briefing

5/30/2013

Official Report (Hansard)Session: 2012/2013

Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
A&E Improvement Action Group: DHSSPS/HSCB Briefing

For full briefing: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/Assembly-Business/Official-Report/Committee-Minutes-of-Evidence/Session-2012-2013/May-2013/AE-Improvement-Action-Group-DHSSPSHSCB-Briefing/

Assembly Passes Motion to Legislate Against Privatization Of Health

5/29/2013

"How Are The Public Supposed To Know What Changes Are Being Made In Health, When Transforming Your Care Documents Purposely Withhold Information On The Future Of Services" Save The Mid

Save The Mid welcome the motion passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly restricting the involvement of the private sector in the provision of health and social care.

You can watch full debate here :http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/northern-ireland-22689862

The Northern Health & Social Care Trust sent 15, 000 plus patients private in order to deliver the support of achieving Backstop Waiting Times position

Northern Health Trust Bosses Shielded From Public Questions By Acting Chair Bob McCann

5/25/2013

Mary Hinds

Paul Cummings

Mary Hinds admitted at her first Board meeting with the Northern Trust the the new A&E will not solve the crisis facing Antrim Hospital.

"Mary Hinds & Paul Cummings sat in their first board meeting within the Northern Health & Social Care Trust on 25/5/2013.

Despite Mary Hinds being the led review in the Rutter & Hinds report into Antrim Hospital In 2012, she failed in her first role of public engagement after she was shielded from answering questions by acting Chairman Bob McCann" Save The Mid

Northern Health Trust Director States No Elderly Person Was "Upset" With Clousre Plans

5/25/2013

In an attempt to justify her position to the Trust at Trust Board Una Cunning, Director of Primary and Community Care for Older People’s Services and Executive Director of Nursing NHSCT, stated to the Trust Board that no one was upset with the plans to close the 10 residential homes within the Northern Helath & Social Care Trust.

"Considering the way in that Una Cunning portrayed the potential closure of the residential homes to the Trust board, Save The Mid believe that Una Cunning should be barred from any further input in Residential Home reconfiguration & That he role as Director within the Trust in this be subject to investigation by the Health Minister Save The Mid

Over 1,600 Deaths In Northern Ireland A&E's Since 2009

5/24/2013

Ever contracting, under staffed with dangerously low capacity within the A&E service in Northern Ireland, is this leading to more deaths inside A&E ?.

In March 2012 a elderly patient died un-noticed on a trolley in the Royal Victoria Hospital, the patient was found by ambulance crews who arrived to move him to a different unit. 6 months later in October 2012 another man died in Antrim Area A&E after waiting 22 and a half hours to be admitted from the A&E into a ward.

More recently we have seen the death of a 3 month old baby who arrived at Antrim Area A&E, the child and its mother spent half an hour in the waiting room waiting for medical care, by the time that help came it was too late and the baby died after being transferred to the Royal.

In a meeting after this incident attended by Save The Mid's Hugh McCloy with a off duty member of staff who witnessed this incident, Margret O'Hagan acute director in the Northern Health & Social Care Trust stated that if it was any consolation the baby would of not lived anyway. Despite this the Acute Director was not willing to admit that the system failed, regardless if the child had lived or died there was a serious failing inside the A&E that was directly related to over crowding and capacity issues and not just the medical condition of the baby.

Also see:
BMA Warns Of Toxic Overcrowding in A&E
&
Northern Ireland’s emergency departments are struggling to cope with demand

British Medical Association - Northern Ireland’s emergency departments are struggling to cope with demand

5/23/2013

Northern Ireland’s emergency departments are struggling to cope with demand, the most recent government figures have highlighted.

During March, only 66 per cent of patients were either treated and discharged or admitted within four hours of arriving at emergency departments

British Medical Association warns of ‘toxic overcrowding’ in A&E departments

5/23/2013

Doctors leaders have demanded urgent action to address the pressures on emergency departments after revelations of a system on the brink of failure.

BMA council chair Mark Porter urged the government to tackle the crisis after a letter copied to the association shows an alarming picture of a service veering towards collapse.

They say they can ‘no longer guarantee the provision of safe and high-quality medical and nursing care in our [emergency departments]’

Edwin Poots A&E Performance Is Worse than Michael McGimpsey

5/22/2013

While the focus on A&E's seems to direct itself on those patients who are waiting over 12 hours, there are also worrying trends that more people than ever are waiting over 4 hours for treatment. Albeit these patients are not waiting 12 hours plus they are waiting between 4-12 hours, the exact breakdown is not released by the DHSSPS. Save The Mid feel that the 4-12 hour bracket is to large an interval for statistical analysis and the DHSSPS should show more detailed performance reports.

These figures are based on the first quarter of each year since 2008.

Patients seen in under 4 hours has dropped 18% since 2008

Patients seen in under 4 hours in Type 1 A&E Northern Ireland

Patients seen in 4-12 hours has increased 228% since 2008

Yearly 1st Quarter showing patients who waited 4-12 hours for treatment

Northern Trust Press On With Population Plans That Sean Doanghy Described as Unimportant

5/22/2013

Despite a new A&E Unit and 24 bed ward at Antrim Hospital, the Trust still predicts it will no be able to meet the 4 hour A&E target and stop all 12 hour breeches in A&E

Read How Population Plans Were Not Available In Public Consultation Meetings - http://savethemid.weebly.com/1/post/2012/12/population-plans-mid-ulster-hospitals-future-not-disclosed-to-public-during-consultation1.html

"It is inevitable that as a result of increased growth in our population the demand for services will continue to rise and so we have to be innovative, adopt proven best practice in terms of service delivery and work more closely than ever with primary care colleagues, other statutory agencies, independent providers and with service users to ensure we optimise our health and well being potential, and use our resources effectively. Our local
Population Plan sets out how we intend to reshape services so that not only do we bring services as close as possible to a home setting and improve patient experience but also create the capacity and resources to cope with growing demand, responding to that demand in new ways and preventative ways, and delivering services within the finances available." NHSCT

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