All Performance articles – Page 89
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NewsAnalysis: Hospitals will struggle to reach new 12pm discharge goal
Trusts have been told to try to carry out at least 35 per cent of discharges before midday, in a new NHS England directive aimed at preventing delayed discharges.
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NewsUpdated: NHS provider sector reports £822m deficit
NHS providers have reported a deficit of £822m for 2014-15, with foundation trusts ending the year in the red for first time ever. HSJ analysis suggests that without bailouts the net deficit was closer to £1bn.
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NewsOnly a quarter of CQC inspection reports published on time
Just a quarter of the Care Quality Commission’s inspection reports have been published on time, new figures show.
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NewsHunt: Peer review, not top-down targets, can improve NHS
Jeremy Hunt has praised the benefits of peer review to improve NHS standards, saying it is a better method than top-down targets.
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CommentBalancing the books while keeping services safe is hard but necessary
Ministers under pressure
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HSJ KnowledgeClinical governance: The formula for a safer hospital
The turnaround at Basildon Hospital
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NewsDiagnostic waiting list grows by over half in five years
The national diagnostic waiting list has grown by more than half in five years, in a further sign of growing demand on hospital services.
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CommentFinish with a bang: Target smashed as 'managed breach' ends
Record numbers of long waiting patients admitted
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News'Record breaking' number of long waiting patients admitted
Trusts have admitted a ‘record breaking’ number of patients waiting over 18 weeks for treatment, according to the latest data.
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HSJ KnowledgeNurture a revamp of maternity services to transform care
Increased bookings and improved care
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HSJ LocalMajor teaching hospital's deficit could double
FINANCE: One of England’s biggest and most prestigious teaching hospital trusts has predicted a large deficit for 2014-15, with indications it will almost double in this financial year.
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CommentThe new health secretary will face an uphill battle
The new health secretary must draw up a road map for sustainable health services
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CommentPoliticians must prioritise reform to close the NHS funding gap
It will prevent hardship in future
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NewsSpecial measures boss to lead Monitor 'provider sustainability' division
The deputy chief executive of a former ‘special measures’ trust has been appointed to lead a new major Monitor directorate tasked with driving performance improvement in NHS providers, the regulator announced today.
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HSJ LocalHinchingbrooke reports sharp deficit rise as Circle departs
Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has forecast a £14m deficit for 2014-15 – nearly double the size of its deficit for the first eight months of the financial year.
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HSJ LocalChief executive of major London trust resigns
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust has announced his resignation with immediate effect.
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NewsExclusive: Improvement bodies overhaul may take further six months
A six month review of the health service’s improvement organisations has finished, but may be subject to a further extended implementation phase, HSJ has learned.
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LeaderThe new health secretary will be more hands on than Hunt has ever been
Voters expect big things