All Performance articles – Page 91
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CommentA wall of fines: perverse waiting targets pack a bigger punch
There is a better way to measure waiting times
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals offered bonus payment for extra operations
Acute providers will be paid at a bonus rate for carrying out additional operations as part of national officials’ ongoing attempts to cut waiting lists, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive poll: Public approval for government's NHS handling grows
The past three months have seen a strengthening of public approval for the government’s treatment of the NHS, an exclusive HSJ/FTI Consulting poll has found.
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NewsNational officials call for 'rapid action' on failing waiting targets
The bosses of clinical commissioning groups and NHS providers have been told to raise their game to hit waiting time targets in a letter from NHS England, Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority.
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NewsProviders report 'unprecedented' financial problems
NHS providers have suffered “unprecedented” financial problems in the first few months of this year, new official figures suggest.
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NewsSpend the £250m elective fund or lose it, Stevens warns trusts
Trusts could lose their share of the £250m elective fund if they do not perform increased numbers of patient procedures, the chief executive of NHS England has warned.
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NewsNHS hospital comparison website launched
A new website to enable patients and staff to compare hospitals across a broad range of metrics from accident and emergency waiting times to the quality of meals will be launched tomorrow.
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NewsConsultant level data undermined by 'conflicts of interest', expert says
A health information expert has claimed official consultant level quality data is flawed because of the ‘conflicts of interest’ of those who oversee national clinical audits.
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NewsDH arm's length bodies to consider overseas business
A host of Department of Health arm’s length bodies - including Health Education England, Public Health England and Monitor - will meet this month to discuss the scope for marketing their services overseas.
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NewsHospitals to put CQC 'scores on doors'
Hospitals, care homes and GP surgeries could be legally required to display their Care Quality Commission ratings to help patients make more informed choices about where they go for care.
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CommentIt's time to stop incentives for perverse waiting list management
It’s time Jeremy Hunt delivers on his promises
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CommentReaders' letters - 15 September 2014
The Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman is free and independent of the NHS
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NewsA&E and elective performance stalls
Accident and emergency department performance has deteriorated in recent weeks while planned activity failed to increase in July, according to new data.
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CommentSummer's waiting list initiative lost without trace
July’s data shows waiting times have got worse
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LeaderTensions grow as NHS reaches make or break month for waits
More time must be spent on primary care
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NewsUpdated: Troubled trust reveals huge waiting list
A huge, previously unreported waiting list of more than 90,000 patients has been revealed by one of England’s most troubled trusts. It comes amid an intense national drive to tackle politically sensitive waiting targets.
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HSJ KnowledgeListen and learn: Patient experiences hold the key to better care
Help for organisations adopting the PFCC approach is now available online
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NewsLarge majority of CCGs gearing up for GP contract responsibility
A large majority of clinical commissioning groups are gearing up to take on responsibility for management of GP contracts in the next year, the HSJ CCG Barometer has found.
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HSJ LocalEast Kent placed in special measures
Monitor has put East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust in special measures more than two weeks after the Care Quality Commission recommended the move.