All Performance articles – Page 57
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NewsTrusts raise concerns over lack of winter preparations
Trust leaders have raised concerns about the lack of planning at a national level ahead of next winter urging system leaders to publish a long awaited review of last winter.
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CommentOne year waiters up 13 pc in June
The rise in one year waiters has accelerated, with most of these ultra long waiters highly concentrated in a small number of providers, warns Rob Findlay
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NewsTrust ordered to review 62 day cancer target slump
A trust which has seen its 62 day cancer target performance slump to less than 54 per cent has been ordered to provide a report for the national cancer director Cally Palmer.
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NewsCQC now examining mental health care in acute hospitals
The Care Quality Commission is now targeting the care of mental health patients in acute hospitals during routine inspections.
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NewsNHS England urged to axe ‘perverse’ cancer funding policy
NHS England has been urged to stop a “perverse” policy of withholding money from a £200m cancer transformation fund from areas breaching the 62 day target.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs and trusts instructed to reduce "excess bed days"
NHS trusts and commissioners have been told to introduce new schemes to reduce the number of patients waiting too long in hospital beds, to increase elective capacity ahead of winter and save money.
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NewsRevealed: CCGs with the worst excess bed day rates
NHS England and NHS Improvement have compiled a list ranking CCGs across England on their excess bed day rates, HSJ can reveal
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Expert BriefingPerformance watch: Red lines and bear traps
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ Local'Experiment' for new A&E target in the Midlands
NHS organisations in the West Midlands are set to run a “controlled experiment” around a new waiting time target for accident and emergency services, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust considers drafting in military and using volunteer ambulance drivers
An embattled ambulance trust has floated the unprecedented move of asking volunteers to drive ambulances, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentWhat if M&S was run like the NHS?
There is a need for solutions based on a full understanding of the reasons behind the variation and complexity in service delivery, writes Alastair Beattie
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NewsBig beasts back debate but warn ditching four hour target 'too dangerous'
Senior NHS leaders have welcomed a debate on emergency targets but warned scrapping the four hour standard completely could be “too dangerous”.
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NewsRegulators agree joint plan to share care concerns quicker
Eight regulators have signed up to a new “protocol” about when to share concerns with each other to prevent poor care in health and social care settings.
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HSJ InteractiveTackling the four hour A&E target with a whole system approach
In May 2018 the care of 98.4 per cent of patients arriving at the A&E department of Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Foundation Trust was completed within four hours. Claire Read explores the factors driving this success
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HSJ LocalExternal review praises embattled trust's leadership after CQC criticism of bosses
An external review of the East of England Ambulance Services Trust’s leadership concluded bosses showed “cohesive leadership” and had a “clear vision” just weeks after the Care Quality Commission raised concerns about how well led it was.
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NewsCharity accuses royal college of 'dangerous' advice on 'normal births'
A charity has criticised a royal college for what it said was “immensely dangerous” support of a trust’s “normal birth” campaign.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: The four hour target debate does not need to be binary
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing, James Illman’s fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsRadiology backlog a 'potential key risk' for trusts: CQC chief
Trust boards must recognise backlogs of unreported radiology images as “a potential key risk” and take action immediately, the chief inspector of hospitals has warned.
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NewsStevens: Day case operations must be ‘ramped up’ urgently
Hospitals must urgently increase the number of day case procedures being carried out to help stem the growing waiting list, Simon Stevens has said.
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NewsNHS trusts sign multimillion pound China consultancy deal
Two “outstanding” foundation trusts have signed a contract with a Chinese real estate company to advise it on building 10 new hospitals in a deal which could be worth millions for the NHS.