All Quality and performance articles – Page 76
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CommentHow common is late validation of elective waiting lists?
It is suspected that some hospitals might have deliberately delayed waiting list validation to achieve the 18 week target.
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NewsRevealed: New A&E scorecard to launch 'as early as June'
System leaders want new measure to factor in issues such as acuity and patient experience as well as waiting times HSJ understands many of the details are still to be finalised Four hour waiting target will remain the priority A new accident and emergency scorecard to rate hospitals’ ...
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NewsAnalysis: Eight out of 10 inadequate GP practices improve after re-inspection
80 per cent of GP practices rated inadequate have had their CQC rating upgraded following a second inspection 80 inadequate practices upgraded to good 18 practices had their rating downgraded after re-inspection Eight out of 10 GP practices rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission have improved following ...
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NewsNHSI director to review 140 trusts' progress on cutting variation
Professor Tim Briggs leading review to check progress in orthopaedic surgery 140 trusts to be revisited and data will be rerun Next Getting It Right First Time review into general surgery expected in the summer The leading surgeon heading a national programme to reduce unwarranted variation in NHS ...
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NewsExclusive: Regulators predict 5 million waiting list if NHS 'does nothing'
“Do nothing” scenario predicts elective waiting list would grow to 5 million and backlog to 800,000 Programme to improve surgeons’ productivity is expected to lessen the deterioration National waiting target for elective care has been deprioritised by national bodies The backlog of patients waiting more than 18 weeks ...
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NewsRevealed: Trusts chosen to pilot new efficiency rating
Two trusts chosen to pilot the joint CQC/NHS Improvement use of resources rating National implementation of the rating delayed due to general election, with no new timetable confirmed Metrics for assessing a trust’s use of resources appear to have been tweaked since December consultation launch Two trusts have ...
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CommentWhy letting the waiting list grow is a false economy
Letting the waiting list grow is like borrowing from a loan shark: a bit of short term relief, followed by years of risk and expense
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NewsFlagship service hits recovery target for first time
Flagship talking therapy service hits target for first time since its launch in 2008 Improving access to psychological therapies achieved a 50.1 per cent recovery rate in January 2017, just above the 50 per cent target IAPT is a key element of the Five Year Forward View for Mental ...
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust chief pledges to get back on track after opening £48m A&E
John Adler says his trust will hit the four hour target 95 per cent of the time by the end of 2018 University Hospitals of Leicester must address capacity deficit of 105 beds Mr Adler says trust has no more plans to restrict elective treatment University Hospitals of ...
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive for recent special measures trust
An NHS manager who oversaw the dissolution of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been appointed interim chief executive of England’s only integrated acute, community, mental health, and ambulance care provider.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: New trust chief executive backs controversial hospital plan
Building a critical treatment hospital remains “the most sensible solution” to ensure the sustainability of acute services in mid and north Hampshire, the region’s newest trust chief executive has said.
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NewsSuccessor to Mike Richards expected to be chosen in June
The Care Quality Commission will likely agree a successor to Sir Mike Richards in early June, a “confidential” document seen by HSJ reveals.
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News18 week waits, February 2017: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for February 2017
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CommentElective waits hold steady in February
Referral-to-treatment waiting times were largely unchanged in February – the last full month when most trusts felt subject to financial penalties for this NHS Constitution standard. By Rob Findlay
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HSJ LocalOut of hours service first to be rated outstanding
North West out of hours GP service given highest rating by CQC Cumbria Health on Call rated outstanding following inspection last year The social enterprise is the first out of hours doctors service to get the top rating An out of hours GP service in the North West ...
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NewsFive trusts responsible for over half of year-plus waiters
Highest number of year-plus waiters in England since August 2012 Small number of trusts responsible for majority of long waiting patients Overall performance sees 90 per cent of patients waiting no more than 18 weeks for treatment in February Data released today shows five trusts were responsible for ...
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NewsNHS England orders CCGs to join forces in 'success regime' area
NHS England has formally intervened in one of the three success regime areas, ordering its clinical commissioning groups to pool functions and create a single plan.
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HSJ LocalFour trusts enter special measures in six days
Kettering General Hospital FT rated inadequate after “serious concerns” found in A&E, staffing, risk management and treatment delays Trust is fourth to enter special measures in six days New interim chief executive was appointed at trust after incumbent left within six months A Midlands trust has been placed ...
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HSJ LocalCQC scathing of leadership at special measures trust
Isle of Wight Trust placed in special measures after inadequate rating from CQC Former chief executive stepped down on 31 March ahead of report’s publication Senior leadership “did not have sufficient capability… to ensure quality and safety of services”, CQC says England’s only fully integrated hospital, mental health, ...
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HSJ LocalSecond Keogh review trust goes back in special measures
One of the original Keogh review special measures trusts, United Lincolnshire, rated inadequate Concerns raised about quality, safety, leadership and governance Trust waiting for health secretary’s decision on plans for A&E reconfiguration United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has become the second of the original 11 trusts placed in special ...