All Performance articles – Page 126
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NewsPM pledge means no change on 18 week target
The Department of Health has confirmed that there will be no reintroduction of national performance management for the 18 week referral to treatment target, after prime minister David Cameron pledged to retain the limit.
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NewsGP commissioning 'poses new data risks'
The ability of GP commissioning consortia to manage information has been called into question by a Department of Health regulator.
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NewsPerformance pay for GPs risks patient trust in doctors, says BMA
The government risks damaging the relationship between doctors and patients if it pushes ahead with “unethical” performance-related pay, a union has warned.
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Fifth MRSA case reported at Warrington and Halton Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: A fifth case of MRSA was reported at the foundation in February, pushing it over its commissioner-set target of four cases or less in 2010-11.
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NewsMore performance data to be released under new transparency guidelines
Ministers are set to order the health service to publicly release previously restricted clinical data sets as part of a renewed cross-government transparency push, HSJ has learned.
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NewsAudit Commission finds social care services improving
Local councils are improving their adult social care but need to pick up the pace, a watchdog has said.
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CQC toned down criticism after Central Manchester FT took issue with draft report
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission toned down criticism in its recently published review of CMUH after the foundation took issue with the regulator’s draft version, a report to the foundation’s board claims.
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Central Manchester FT dodged red rating after 'teleconference' with regulator
PERFORMANCE: The foundation only avoided being rated “red” for governance over missed cancer waiting targets at the discretion of foundation trust regulator Monitor, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show.
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NewsMonitor and CQC complementary, regulator's chief insists
Monitor’s chief operating officer has defended the need for a separate economic regulator of the NHS in his evidence to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
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London public health risk after programme director redundancy
PERFORMANCE: A report fom the London strategic health authority, revealed under the Freedom of Information Act, showed risks to sexual health and smoking programmes due to senior staff cuts.
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Comment'I'm more excited than ever about the healthcare marketplace'
Competition on everything including price is not only the most practical solution to the growing pressures facing the NHS, it is also virtually inevitable, according to the chief executive of the UK’s largest private healthcare provider.
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NewsLansley reveals his struggle over father's NHS treatment
Andrew Lansley last night revealed his personal difficulties navigating the NHS’s palliative care services when his father died last year.
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Loss of maternity services could harm Salford Royal death rate stats
PERFORMANCE: The loss of its maternity services, moves to reduce short-stay admissions and the introduction of a new national mortality indicator could push up the foundation trust’s recorded death rates, board papers have warned.
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NewsStroke care progress lagging, report suggests
A government campaign to increase awareness of stroke may not have had a long-term effect, according to audit findings.
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NewsInfection target 'unachievable' under new tests
Trusts that have failed to meet their C difficile infection targets because of changes in how patient tests are carried out are challenging the “achievability” of even tougher measures.
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NewsHospital death rate indicator delayed
A promised new indicator of hospital death rates is unlikely to be ready until the autumn, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS Blood and Transplant in price freeze pledge
NHS Blood and Transplant has pledged to freeze the price of blood for the next three years.
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NewsBlood clot failings cost NHS £112m
The NHS has paid out £112m in compensation over the last five years after doctors failed to spot deadly blood clots, according to new research.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow online training can increase professional development in the face of spending cuts
As doctors struggle to manage their workload under the working time directive, and the NHS reduces its spending on training in the harsh economic climate, will continuous professional development – and ultimately patient care - suffer, asks Doctors.net.uk medical director Tim Ringrose.
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NewsLansley blames waiting time rise on snow
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has blamed the “severe winter” for an increase in NHS waiting times.