All Quality and performance articles – Page 8
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NewsHospitals prosecuted over baby deaths
The trust at the centre of a maternity investigation is being prosecuted by the Care Quality Commission over the deaths of three babies.
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NewsICB and three trusts put in ‘recovery support’
An integrated care board and its three main acute providers have been placed under “recovery support” by NHS England due to large deficits.
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News‘Basic’ gaps left trusts exposed to cyber attacks
Two recent cyber attacks that cost the NHS millions of pounds and led to patients’ data being published online could have been mitigated with basic security measures, an integrated care board has found.
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NewsRevealed: Dozens of safety probes kept secret by trusts
Trusts are still keeping reports that reveal serious patient safety concerns secret, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsHospital chief moves to nearby trust
The chief executive of a trust awaiting a critical Care Quality Commission report has been appointed to lead another provider in the region.
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News‘Inadequate’ trust told to ensure it listens to staff
An ambulance trust has been told it needs to go further in its drive to improve, including that it listens to staff feedback.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Capital in the capital
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsTop-rated ICS downgraded by NHS England
The only integrated care system in the top tier of NHS England’s oversight framework has been downgraded, it has emerged.
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NewsSpecialist unit a step closer after 13 years in planning
A long-awaited hyperacute stroke unit could finally be opened – 13 years after it was first mooted.
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News500 CQC reports ‘stuck in IT system’
Around 500 draft inspection reports are “stuck” in the Care Quality Commission’s IT system and cannot currently be retrieved, its leaders admitted today.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: New year, new questions
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in November 2024, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentElective recovery loses more momentum
Elective recovery slowed again in November. But, says Rob Findlay, the right approach to the renewed national waiting time targets could reverse the decline.
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NewsPatient transport service failing on most fronts, data reveals
A company providing patient transport services across an integrated care system has massively underperformed against key indicators, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentWhat NHS leaders can do about health inequity
NHS leaders can take urgent action to tackle systemic barriers, improve access, address discrimination, and rebuild trust with underserved communities, says the Patient Association’s Sarah Tilsed.
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CommentNational priorities must not crowd out local initiatives
Wes Streeting seeks to drive NHS performance by shifting from top-down management to empowering staff and local teams. Sir Chris Ham explores what more will be required to support the hard work of delivering the 10-year health plan
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NewsEvery trust given individual elective waiting time target
Every trust must improve its performance against the 18 week elective care target by a minimum of five percentage points by March next year, a new government plan has revealed.
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NewsThe NHS in 2024, told through 11 charts
From continuing strike action to long waits in emergency departments and the community, there’s been plenty to write about in the NHS in 2024. But sometimes words don’t tell the story quite as vividly as a picture. Here are 11 charts which visualise the year that was 2024 for the ...
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NewsC difficile rates rise 25%
Cases of C difficile caught in hospital are up a quarter on last year, according to recent figures seen by HSJ.
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NewsNo big increase in waiting list work next year, says NHSE
The NHS will carry out a similar level of elective activity next year as it has this year, despite government ambitions to significantly reduce waiting times, under plans agreed with ministers.