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02/02/2004
Better performing hospitals to get cash boost
Hospital trusts in England providing faster, better emergency care for patients will be able to access £500,000 each to develop services across the hospital, Health Secretary John Reid announced today.
Ninety per cent of people are now seen, treated, admitted or discharged within four hours of their arrival at A&E and trusts have been asked to set out how they will ensure this target is met for all patients.
Ambulance trusts which consistently reach 75% of life threatening cases within eight minutes and trusts improving their crisis care for patients with mental health problems will also be able to access extra money.
Dr Reid said: "Now trusts that deliver real, significant and sustained improvements will get financial rewards that match their achievements and help them to carry on improving their services and facilities."
He also said that the package recognises that there is more to emergency care than A&E and ambulances.
"Not every patient gets equally good services and we're determined to do something about that. Mental health patients can find it especially difficult to get urgent care when they need it and that's why we're focusing new resources on improving 24/7 crisis care."
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Ninety per cent of people are now seen, treated, admitted or discharged within four hours of their arrival at A&E and trusts have been asked to set out how they will ensure this target is met for all patients.
Ambulance trusts which consistently reach 75% of life threatening cases within eight minutes and trusts improving their crisis care for patients with mental health problems will also be able to access extra money.
Dr Reid said: "Now trusts that deliver real, significant and sustained improvements will get financial rewards that match their achievements and help them to carry on improving their services and facilities."
He also said that the package recognises that there is more to emergency care than A&E and ambulances.
"Not every patient gets equally good services and we're determined to do something about that. Mental health patients can find it especially difficult to get urgent care when they need it and that's why we're focusing new resources on improving 24/7 crisis care."
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