All Performance articles – Page 77
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HSJ LocalMental health trust closes adolescent unit after CQC inspection
PERFORMANCE: A mental health trust in London has closed down a unit for adolescent patients after a Care Quality Commission inspection.
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HSJ LocalFT making ‘considerable improvement’ after three years in special measures
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust has shown signs of “considerable improvement” since it was inspected last August and September, the chief inspector of hospitals has said.
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HSJ LocalPioneering private hospital ‘requires improvement’, says CQC
PERFORMANCE: A high profile private hospital in Kent has been rated “requires improvement” by the Care Quality Commission, with its surgical services criticised as “inadequate” for safety.
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NewsJunior doctors dispute 'alienated staff at all levels' at teaching hospital
Doctors strongly disengaged with management at St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust Perceived management backing of government in junior doctors contract dispute cited as a factor Cost cutting, poor communication and car parking also aggravating factors for medics Medical staff at a scandal hit teaching hospital where the ...
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NewsColchester told to partner with local trust or face failure regime
Colchester trust told it risks being put in the failure regime, which could result in its liquidation CQC says its services are unsafe and patients are at risk of harm Regulators say trust must form a “long term partnership” with Ipswich to “secure services” CQC has no confidence in ...
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HSJ LocalCCGs order inquiry into disrupted switch to private transport firm
PERFORMANCE: Clinical commissioning groups in Sussex have ordered an independent inquiry into the troubled start of a new patient transport service.
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HSJ LocalLitigation authority payments drag down trust's deficit
FINANCE: A trust which is being investigated by NHS Improvement after its deficit soared says part of it was due to an extra payment to the NHS Litigation Authority.
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HSJ LocalFT hits out at CQC after hospital rated 'inadequate'
CQC found A&E, outpatients and surgical services at Scunthorpe General Hospital had “either not improved or had deteriorated since our last inspection” Trust chief executive “extremely disappointed” Chair says “a number of aspects of the inspection have given us cause for concern” Bosses at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole ...
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HSJ LocalHospital 'overwhelmed' by eye care demand
PERFORMANCE: A Kent trust has admitted it is “overwhelmed” with demand for ophthalmic services and has up to 7,000 patients at risk of worsening eyesight who require “urgent” follow up.
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HSJ LocalThree NHS executives hired to transform struggling CCG
PERFORMANCE: Three senior NHS executives have been drafted in to support the development of recovery plans at an under pressure CCG after it was put into turnaround.
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HSJ Local
Medway faces deficit of over £50m
FINANCE: Medway Foundation Trust is set to end the 2015-16 financial year with a deficit of £52.5m as its future looks ever more uncertain.
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News'Ofsted style' CCG ratings framework unveiled
New “improvement and assessment framework” for CCGs announced CCGs’ performance in six clinical priority areas to be assessed by independent panels Commissioning leaders welcome closer working with NHS England area teams but raise fears about ratings being “simplistic” NHS England has unveiled details of the new “Ofsted style” ...
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NewsDeadline to enter Patient Safety Awards is today
Today is the final day for entering the Patient Safety Awards 2016.
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NewsTransparency league table problems not a 'question of competence'
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has dismissed as “harsh” a suggestion that problems with the recently published “learning from mistakes” league table raised a “question of competence” over the government’s handling of improvement initiatives.
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HSJ LocalTrust told to improve mental health services
PERFORMANCE: Older people’s mental health wards across Sussex require improvement, according to the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsHospital shuts beds after CQC raises staffing ratio concerns
Hospital forced into temporary bed closures after CQC raises concerns about staff shortages Trust also pledged “immediate action” on stroke services to ensure they are safe The trust is offering “golden handshake incentives” for newly qualified nurses in bid to secure more staff PERFORMANCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation ...
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HSJ Local111 provider told to improve just weeks into five year contract
PERFORMANCE: The provider of the largest 111 contract in the country has been issued an “improvement notice” by commissioners, just weeks into a five year deal.
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NewsTrusts must apply and pay for new turnaround process
Trusts which receive turnaround support from consultancies will have to apply to Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority for it and pay for it themselves.
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HSJ LocalSenior managers censured after 'deliberate financial misreporting'
Four managers at Doncaster and Bassetlaw FT face disciplinary action Investigation finds the trust misreported finances for 15 months Report says financial position was “deliberately misreported” Finance director resigned in October WORKFORCE: Four senior managers are facing disciplinary action over the serial misreporting of accounts at an acute ...
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NewsTrusts ranked in 'learning from mistakes' league
Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust tops league for “openness and honesty” East Sussex Healthcare Trust at bottom of table Creation of league revealed by HSJ last month See the full rankings The Department of Health has published a “learning from mistakes league”, ranking trusts on their “openness and honesty” ...