All Performance articles – Page 118
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News
Morecambe Bay withheld damning report from regulators, probe finds
Monitor is to toughen disclosure rules for would-be foundation trusts, after a probe found University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay withheld information that could have led regulators to discover its major care failures sooner.
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Blogs
A mandate for bad waiting list management
The draft NHS Mandate will drive up waiting times, undermine the NHS Constitution, and be unfair to patients. Not what was intended, obviously.
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News
FTs miss CIPs target as demand for services stays high
Latest figures from Monitor show that the foundation trust sector missed its cost improvement plan target last year, particularly struggling to make pay savings amid high demand for hospital services.
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News
Revealed: DH warnings to pipeline laggards
Delays and failure revealed in warning letters sent after trusts fall behind in attempts to achieve foundation trust status.
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News
Management of AF 'needs revising'
A potentially life-threatening heart rhythm disorder is not being properly managed in the UK, according to a new report.
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News
Dementia service access criticised
Dementia sufferers need better access to memory specialists, MPs said, after a report revealed that some patients are waiting over a year to be seen.
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Comment
The NHS must address its blind spot on older people's services
End ageism and care will improve for all.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to inject accountability into team performance
Role charters ensure everyone knows where they stand on accountabilities, say Graham Rich and James Kent.
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News
Exclusive: private franchise tops first 'friends and family' chart
Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has been rated joint top in the inaugural results of “friends and family” patient satisfaction test, recently endorsed by the prime minister.
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News
Councillors banned from CCG boards as new rules set
The government is set to impose further requirements on clinical commissioning groups’ governing bodies, HSJ has learned.
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Comment
The brave new world of managed failure
Increased power means Monitor will have a fight on its hands.
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News
Clinical negligence claims top £35m despite fewer cases
Clinical negligence claims involving C difficile have remained steady despite a significant decline in cases of the infection over the past decade, a study has revealed.
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News
'Surveillance groups' to monitor provider quality
The standard of care being delivered by providers is to be scrutinised at regular “surveillance groups” under plans to ensure quality in the reformed NHS, HSJ has learned.
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News
Exclusive: struggling GP practices may be classed 'cause for concern'
GP practices will be classed under three categories based on performance under the NHS Commissioning Board’s plans for contracting primary care.
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HSJ Local
Numbers of women being screened falls in Nottingham
PERFORMANCE: The number of women being screened for cervical cancer has fallen in Nottingham with 186,000 at risk sparking an appeal by hospital bosses.
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Supplements
Facing up to failure: an HSJ roundtable debate
What will, and should, happen to struggling trusts in the next few yeard? Will politicians step in to tackle failure? Should poor providers go under? This passionate HSJ debate looks at one of the toughest questions facing the NHS.
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Comment
Trusts need to face up to the reality of mergers
Deloitte expert Phil Lobb on merger and acquisition solutions.
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HSJ Knowledge
Flying high: how organisations can aim for top performance
An ambitious study has set out to discover what makes high performing organisations fly above the rest. Naomi Chambers and colleagues reveal their findings.
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News
'Public interest' whistleblowing law change criticised
NHS whistleblowers could be discouraged from speaking out by a proposed change in the law, HSJ has been told.