All BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST articles – Page 17
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CommentEnglish waiting times step back from the brink
But trouble is still building in the longest wait specialties
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NewsElective waiting list at its longest in six years
The waiting list for planned healthcare treatments has grown to its longest length in six years, according to official figures.
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NewsTrust misses urgent cancer wait target for one in five patients
A surge in referrals and lack of capacity saw a large hospital trust miss the two-week cancer wait target by 13 percentage points.
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NHS England backs cancer and cardiac reorganisation
NHS England is backing clinician-led proposals which would see a reorganisation of specialist cancer and cardiac services across London and Essex.
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NewsTDA struggles to replace resigned chairs
The NHS Trust Development Authority has become concerned at the number of chairs that have resigned from the 99 trust boards it oversees, after 17 left their posts in 2013-14.
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NewsProviders fail to report waiting times data
The NHS has missed its target for starting patient treatment within 18 weeks of admission for the second consecutive month, the latest official figures show.
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HSJ LocalReconfiguration delay in North East London
PERFORMANCE: The reshaping of emergency services at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has been delayed as it refocuses efforts on concerns raised by the Care Quality Commission.
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CommentFebruary waits: England breaches 18 weeks, in a good way
Target missed for first time in years
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News18 week target breached for first time in three years
The NHS has breached the target for 90 per cent of admitted patients to start treatment within 18 weeks for the first time since 2011, the latest figures from NHS England reveal.
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NewsElective waiting list continues to grow
The size of the NHS waiting list for elective care grew in January, bucking the pattern of previous years where the number of patients waiting reduced during the month, according to latest figures for England.
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New chief exec for one of England's most troubled trusts
One of England’s most troubled trusts has announced the appointment of a new chief executive.
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NewsHSJ Live 18.03.2014: DH eases private sector access to NHS pensions
U-turn means independent providers will not be required to provide a financial guarantee to become part of NHS Pension Scheme
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HSJ LocalNew chair for Imperial College Health Partners
Imperial College Health Partners has appointed Sir Peter Dixon as its chair with immediate effect.
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NewsHSJ Live 17.03.2014: Monitor appoints interim chair at The Christie
Previous permanent secretary at the Department of Health appointed, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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HSJ Local
Barking set to record more than double expected shortfall
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust’s forecast deficit for the end of the financial year is more than double its planned amount.
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LeaderWhy the NHS must learn to fail successfully
Policymakers are still looking for an effective failure regime
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NewsExclusive: Leaked emails reveal high level row over special measures move
The chair of a large teaching hospital has resigned in protest after claiming the NHS Trust Development Authority had pre-judged the results of a Care Quality Commission inspection, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsAnalysis: Flat waiting list bucks seasonal trend
The national elective waiting list hovered just below 3 million throughout the autumn – in defiance of the seasonal pattern seen in recent years – in one of the clearest indications so far of the pressure on the acute sector.
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HSJ KnowledgeSix questions about the increase of children in A&E
Andreas Hadjitheoris wants your views on what’s really happening in A&E
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And so it begins: the decline of 18 week waits
The waiting list usually shrinks from August to December. Not this time. The waiting list now looks set to pass the 3 million mark around Easter, and there is a risk of England-wide 18 week breaches this year.