All Quality and performance articles – Page 43
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NewsClinical waste stockpiling company put into liquidation
The company at the heart of the NHS clinical waste stockpiling scandal has gone into liquidation.
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Expert BriefingSparks fly over long waits in A&E
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsExclusive: Moves to end A&E breaches for mental health patients
Acute trusts are expected to be told they cannot keep mental health patients who are waiting for a bed or assessment within their accident and emergency department, HSJ understands.
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NewsPatients struggling to contact new provider after service transfer
Patients have claimed they have been left hanging on the telephone for hours after a dermatology service was transferred to a new provider.
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NewsHospital group fined £300,000 after teenager died in its care
A private hospital group has been fined £300,000 after a 14-year-old NHS-funded patient died in its care.
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HSJ LocalTrust complains of 'fundamentally flawed' procurement process
A community trust that lost a key contract has written to members of Parliament, claiming the procurement process was “fundamentally flawed”.
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NewsExclusive: Government drops key safe staffing measure
Publication of nurse staffing levels at each hospital in England – introduced after the Francis Inquiry to boost safety – has been quietly dropped, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalTop trust stops reporting waiting list data
A leading London hospital trust has stopped reporting its elective waiting list data, citing issues with accuracy.
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NewsA&E performance falls for ninth successive year
The NHS’ capacity crisis was laid bare by official data published today, which confirmed 2018-19 was the worst year on record for breaches of the four-hour waiting time target.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Punitive practices
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsTrust hits waiting time target in just 8pc of cases
A trust has apologised to patients after its performance against the two-week waiting time target for symptomatic breast referrals fell to less than 8 per cent.
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NewsCounting confusion sparks artificial spike in mortality scores
An increase in so-called same day emergency care patients and confusion over how they should be counted has caused an artificial hike in some hospitals’ mortality scores, senior sources have told HSJ.
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NewsSpecialist beds delayed after child welfare concerns
NHS England has halted the commissioning of new eating disorder beds in the south east following three incidents involving children at the intended provider.
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NewsExclusive: Clinical waste building up outside hospitals
Clinical waste is piling up outside hospitals, HSJ can reveal, amid fallout from the crisis which exploded in the sector last year.
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NewsFour more healthcare professionals arrested in poisoning investigation
Four more healthcare professionals have been arrested in connection with allegations of mistreatment and neglect at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
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CommentAverage RTT waiting times are pointless and a missed opportunity
Average waiting time targets will make the numbers look smaller, but that’s about it. Field testing should explore other options that might actually deliver the review’s aims. By Rob Findlay
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NewsExclusive: CQC shrinks inspector team to free up money for tech
The Care Quality Commission is to shrink its hospital inspection team as it slashes budgets to release millions to spend on new technology.
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CommentWork together to find solutions to the problem of hospital discharge
British Red Cross believes that care commissioners and providers can utilise non-clinical assistance, including that provided by voluntary and community sector organisations, to relieve pressure on the NHS and improve outcomes. By Mike Adamson
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NewsWinter A&E data ‘contaminated’, says NHS chief
This winter’s accident and emergency performance data has been “contaminated” because of coding problems, the service’s emergency care chief warned yesterday.
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NewsDHSC sets up hotline for Brexit disruption to supplies
NHS suppliers have been told to contact a new 24/7 call centre run by the Department of Health and Social Care if they experience disruption to their deliveries following a no-deal Brexit.