All Performance articles – Page 94
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CommentCommitment to change the NHS must come from within
Place more emphasis on learning best practice
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HSJ LocalBasildon removed from special measures
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust has become the first trust to come out of special measures after what the health secretary described as a “remarkable turnaround”.
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Comment18 weeks targets force pressured trusts into perverse patient scheduling
Patients out of order
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HSJ Knowledge
Four hours in A&E: what the target tells us about trusts
Does performance reflect the leadership?
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NewsSmaller trusts outperforming larger counterparts
Smaller trusts are outperforming their larger counterparts on several measures, research by healthcare data company CHKS reveals.
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NHS England backs cancer and cardiac reorganisation
NHS England is backing clinician-led proposals which would see a reorganisation of specialist cancer and cardiac services across London and Essex.
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NewsCancer waiting time target breached for first time
Providers have breached the waiting time target for patients with suspected cancer starting treatment within 62 days following urgent GP referral for the first time since the target was introduced in 2009.
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CommentScotland puts the squeeze on outpatient long waits
Underlying pressures continue to build on trusts
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NewsFoundation trust recruitment tops 24k
Foundation trusts saw their surpluses plunge £358m last year as they boosted staff numbers in the overheated recruitment market, a report by Monitor indicates.
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NewsProviders fail to report waiting times data
The NHS has missed its target for starting patient treatment within 18 weeks of admission for the second consecutive month, the latest official figures show.
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CommentCCGs should authorise 18-week target breaches
We must make sure a good crisis does not go to waste
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NewsLocal commissioners given say in special administration
Local commissioners that are not directly involved with failing hospitals are to be given the chance to respond to proposals put forward by trust special administrators, after the government last night adopted an amendment to the Care Bill.
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NewsFall in public satisfaction with emergency departments
Public satisfaction with accident and emergency services dipped to a five-year low in 2013, according to the latest British Social Attitudes survey.
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CommentQuality and safety must determine our targets
Rob Findlay’s analysis of issues around the 18-week waiting standard is timely.
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Comment'England is stuck with complex and perverse waiting times targets'
The government won’t fix this system
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NewsNew penalty cap could reduce total NHS bill
Trusts could see a significant reduction in penalty payments for breaching NHS targets in 2014-15, according to new analysis.
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NewsExclusive: Later arrival at hospital means staying for days longer, analysis shows
Being admitted to hospital a few hours later in the day often means patients spending several days longer on wards, according to new analysis shared with HSJ.
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NewsMP call for 'people's ombudsman'
MPs have called for an overhaul of the “outdated” public services watchdog to help prevent repeats of the Staffordshire hospital scandal.
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CommentFebruary waits: England breaches 18 weeks, in a good way
Target missed for first time in years