All Quality and performance articles – Page 51
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Regulator reviews huge rise in failings at hospital mortuaries
Leading pathologists are reviewing a “dramatic increase” in the number of failings at hospital mortuaries across the NHS, HSJ can reveal.
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Six trusts named as 'outliers' in lung cancer audit
A hospital trust is considering hiring more nurse specialists after being flagged as an outlier for lung cancer treatment.
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CQC gaffe prompts re-inspection of NHS trust
The Care Quality Commission has been forced to apologise to an NHS trust after inspectors used data for another provider as part of its inspection report.
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Big beasts back debate but warn ditching four hour target 'too dangerous'
Senior NHS leaders have welcomed a debate on emergency targets but warned scrapping the four hour standard completely could be “too dangerous”.
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Exclusive: Fix ‘dark force’ surgical unit or lose it, leaked review tells trust
An independent review has challenged the leadership of a teaching hospital to make immediate changes to its cardiac surgical team or face losing the service altogether.
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Trailblazer sites to be selected to test £1.5bn plans
Between 10 and 20 regions will be selected as “trailblazer” sites to test out £1.3bn proposals to improve children and young people’s mental health.
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CQC failed to share safeguarding concerns with councils
An independent investigation will be launched by the Care Quality Commission into how almost 100 safeguarding concerns raised with the regulator were not passed on to local authorities.
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Trust with lowest A&E performance sees unit rated inadequate
The trust with the worst performing emergency department in England has seen its urgent and emergency services rated inadequate.
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Referral restriction plan 'puts patients at risk of opiate addiction'
Patients could be at risk of opiate addiction while waiting for surgery under policies being considered by seven clinical commissioning groups, the British Orthopaedic Association has warned.
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HSJ Local
External review praises embattled trust's leadership after CQC criticism of bosses
An external review of the East of England Ambulance Services Trust’s leadership concluded bosses showed “cohesive leadership” and had a “clear vision” just weeks after the Care Quality Commission raised concerns about how well led it was.
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Private provider has third hospital placed in special measures
A private provider has had a third mental health hospital judged “inadequate” and placed in special measures by watchdog inspectors.
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Expert Briefing
Performance Watch: The four hour target debate does not need to be binary
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing, James Illman’s fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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New health secretary: Targets need to be 'clinically appropriate'
Health secretary Matt Hancock has told HSJ that flagship waiting time targets should be made more “clinically appropriate”.
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CCGs to pump more money into wheelchair services
Commissioners in Kent and Medway are having to put extra money into a wheelchair contract after more than 330 people were left waiting more than a year.
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Thousands of NHS patients put at risk of preventable strokes
Thousands of patients are being put at risk of preventable strokes leading to death and life long disability because of poor management by the NHS, HSJ has been told.
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Radiology backlog a 'potential key risk' for trusts: CQC chief
Trust boards must recognise backlogs of unreported radiology images as “a potential key risk” and take action immediately, the chief inspector of hospitals has warned.
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Private hospital judged 'inadequate' for safety
A private mental health hospital which treats NHS funded patients including children has been judged inadequate for safety by CQC inspectors.
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A&E, RTT and cancer waits - June 2018: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated.
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GIRFT announces first mental health clinical lead
The Getting It Right First Time programme has today announced four new clinical leads, including its first for the mental health sector.
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Patients 'pressurised' into treatment to hit cancer target
GIRFT report finds some clinicians believe patients “pressurised” into unnecessary treatment to hit target Small number of providers “demoralised” by “constant failing” at targets despite doing their best for patients Report recommends networking services Some prostate cancer patients are “pressurised into receiving treatment within 62 days” even where ...