All Performance articles – Page 97
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NewsCQC uncovers bullying perception at Barts
Concerns over bullying and accident and emergency department performance have emerged in the latest Care Quality Commission inspection reports, covering four trusts.
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HSJ KnowledgeUnlock the potential of outcomes based commissioning
A new way of thinking about commissioning
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NewsA&Es meet four-hour target
Accident and emergency departments together managed to meet the four hour waiting time target between October and December, according to NHS England data.
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Blogs
Politicians want to slay the beast that never was
MPs bashing the NHS is about softening up the public for the Americanisation of services
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HSJ Local
North Middlesex expands A&E as Chase Farm's closes
North Middlesex University Hospital Trust has expanded its accident and emergency department to meet increased demand after nearby Chase Farm Hospital’s A&E closed at the beginning of last month.
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CommentMark Newbold: Whole system transformation must be our priority
Solve the issues behind emergency pressures
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NewsFinancial implications imminent for east London reorganisation
The reorganisation of cancer and cardiac services in east London is taking shape with the financial implications set to be laid out at the end of this month.
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Blogs
Your 18 week waits: October 2013 data
Interactive maps of local NHS waits around England, showing the pressures and one-year waits, with links to all the detail by organisation and specialty.
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Blogs
Waiting list grows in October for first time
For the first time since records began, the English waiting list grew in October. Still, 18-week waits were steady. One-year waits probably got worse.
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Blogs
Will 2014 be the year of ethical leadership?
The public sector needs to move away from ‘greed is good’
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NewsThis winter will be worse than last, warn hospital chiefs
Hospital leaders predict this winter will be worse than the last and warn their health economies are not coping well already.
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Chief departs as Barking placed in special measures
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has been placed in special measures after the latest Care Quality Commission inspection found evidence of “unsafe care” in its accident and emergency departments.
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NewsLabour: bring back GP appointment target
The target for GPs to guarantee patients an appointment within 48 hours should be restored to help ease the pressure on accident and emergency departments, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said.
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Liver surgeon suspended by GMC
Health chiefs have suspended a specialist liver surgeon linked to the “avoidable deaths” of eight patients he operated on in south Wales.
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NewsFriday operations death risk 'greater'
People having a routine operation on a Friday are 24 per cent more likely to die than if they had one earlier in the week, according to a major report.
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NewsPatients in ambulance wait ordeal
Some patients are being forced to wait in ambulances outside hospitals for hours because accident and emergency departments are too busy to take them, according to research.
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NewsDeaths from three cancers 'to fall'
The number of people dying from breast, prostate and bowel cancer will almost halve in the three decades up to 2020, new figures suggest.
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NewsKnee, hip and eye ops 'rationed'
Surgery for knees, hips and eyes is under pressure across the NHS, with evidence of rationing to save money, a report suggests.
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SupplementsTaking the drama out of a crisis
An Essex trust has become an evangelical supporter of a care management initiative for people with mental health issues