All Performance articles – Page 113
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CommentPutting the quality back into QIPP
Pursuing value could be the right step towards transforming the NHS
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CommentThe healthcare arms race
It is blinkered to assume the best innovations come from developed nations
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: Accident and Emergency performance in Surrey
This briefing looks at how the economy will improve Surrey’s A&E performance
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NewsGovernment rejects BMA's rationing warning
The government has rejected a warning by the new leader of Britain’s doctors that the health of NHS patients was being put at risk because they were being denied access to operations and drugs.
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HSJ Local
Mid Yorks reopening Pontefract A&E 24 hours
PERFORMANCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has announced the reopening of overnight accident and emergency services at Pontefract Hospital from Monday 3 September.
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CommentWhat we can learn from Team GB
The opening ceremony of the Olympics was a proud moment for the NHS
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CommentThe new breed must listen to survive
The raft of new NHS organisations must work towards the same goals, says Mike Farrar
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NewsLansley hails cancer care improvements
Treatment for cancer sufferers has undergone a “fantastic” improvement, the health secretary has said
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HSJ KnowledgeLet's be clear on cancellations
The service has a duty to be transparent about cancelled operations, says Peter Homa
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NewsBed waiting times soar for A&E admissions
The number of patients waiting more than four hours in emergency departments for a bed to become available has rocketed in the past year, HSJ analysis reveals.
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HSJ Local
Poor infection control highlighted at Mid Yorks Trust
PERFORMANCE: Serious shortcomings in infection control have been discovered at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust, including nurses having to carry out routine cleaning due to a lack of cleaning provision.
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NewsNorth Staffordshire trust fined again over waiting time failures
University Hospital of North Staffordshire has been fined £2.5m by commissioners for its continued failure to hit a key accident and emergency target.
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NewsNon-acute services see rise in transfer delays
The level of delayed transfers of care attributed to non-acute NHS services has been rising consistently over the past two years, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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HSJ KnowledgeAn under-the-lens examination
The quality governance framework must be used properly in trusts’ self-assessment
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HSJ KnowledgeMental health - a joint approach
Getting the most out of an area means working together for NHS North of Tyne
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NewsDoctors to have annual skills assessment
Doctors skills are to be reassessed every year to ensure they are fit to practise, the General Medical Council said.
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HSJ KnowledgePeople power: how to make better use of patient experience
It is the commitment of leaders, not the use of surveys, that will properly harness the power of patient experience, argue Seraphim J. Rose Patel and colleagues.
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NewsMid Staffs medical director criticises doctors' 'self-preservation'
Doctors are turning a blind eye to poor practice to protect their own jobs, according to Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust’s medical director.
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NewsExclusive: CCP research suggests competition improves hospital services
Research by the NHS Cooperation and Competition Panel, shared exclusively with HSJ, claims to provide new insight into the mechanism by which competitive pressure improves hospital services.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy physician involvement can inspire higher performing healthcare
The level of physician involvement is positively associated with better performing hospitals and improved financial management, write Peter Spurgeon and colleagues.