All Quality and performance articles – Page 81
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NewsWide variation found in emergency specialist surgery mortality rates
Thirty day mortality rates for emergency bowel surgery vary between 20.7pc and 3.2pc at best and worst performing hospitals Quarter of hospitals do not admit high risk patients to critical care post-surgery in recommended timeframe Six per cent annual drop in most urgent patients reaching theatre within two hours ...
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NewsAnalysis: CCGs with biggest increases and decreases in GP access
Bexley CCG sees biggest increase in patients unable to get GP appointments Most improved group on access to appointments was Slough CCG Recruitment cited as most common problem by CCGs HSJ analysis has identified the clinical commissioning groups with greatest improvements and biggest declines in patient access to ...
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NewsThird of providers will still miss A&E target in March 2017
Third of trusts not predicting hitting A&E target by the end of 2016-17 NHS Improvement and NHS England to replace fines for access performance with conditional access to bailout funding. 12.5 per cent of monthly bailout dependent on hitting A&E trajectory, 12.5 per cent on RTT trajectory and five ...
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Expert BriefingLintern’s Risk Register: Through the looking glass, nothing is what it seems
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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HSJ KnowledgeThe collaborative approach to tackling diabetes
A collaborative in south London gave participating trusts the tools and techniques to streamline patient pathways and improve services for type 1 diabetes sufferers
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CommentBrexit: Can the NHS maintain its international leading role in medical science?
Patients could well lose out now the Brexit vote has endangered the networks that link up specialised providers to pool expertise
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CommentEnglish waits improve slightly in May
There was a slight improvement in elective waiting times in May
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NewsJim Mackey: 'The NHS is in a mess'
Jim Mackey says he does not expect to fix the NHS’s problems but demands “progress” A&E is key priority and workforce identified as key problem News comes as data shows continued decline in performance this year NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey has told senior managers the health ...
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NewsTen trusts responsible for 20 per cent of A&E breaches
Continued decline in A&E performance − a priority area for the health service Ten trusts responsible for 20 per cent of target breaches Emergency care improvement programme team to be sent into a further 12 areas Ten hospital trusts clocked up 20 per cent of all accident and ...
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CommentForget 'eureka' moments – the real genius lies in marginal gains
Dr Tim O’Hanlon explains why steady advancement is the key to improvement, not a transformational idea or a breakthrough
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NewsMackey: A&E failure is 'normalised' at some trusts
Jim Mackey concerned about 25-30 trusts where A&E performance is “stuck” NHS Improvement chief warns breaching the four hour target has become ‘normalised’ at some providers Regulator working to identify A&Es most at risk of closure due to lack of staff The emergency care performance of around 30 ...
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CommentMore information doesn't create greater transparency - but here's what does
Huge amounts of data don’t in themselves guarantee a safer and better NHS - they need constant challenge
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HSJ KnowledgeBuilding local links with the third sector is tough but invaluable
It is time to form new relationships with voluntary and community sector organisations
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: CCG ratings – still coming
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: How to tackle unwarranted variation
How to reduce unwarranted variation in the NHS was the focus of HSJ’s latest roundtable
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HSJ LocalCQC: North Middlesex A&E 'has turned a corner'
Trust’s A&E rated “inadequate” But Sir Mike Richards says it has ”turned a corner” Chief executive on “emergency leave” PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has rated a trust’s accident and emergency department ‘inadequate’ but said it had ”turned a corner” and made improvements since April.
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HSJ KnowledgeRevealed: Winners of the 2016 Patient Safety Awards
This year’s Patient Safety Awards highlight those organisations which are going above and beyond every day to deliver exceptional patient care and safety.
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HSJ KnowledgePatient Safety Awards 2016: Best Organisation
The CQC said this was the most impressive turnaround it had seen
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HSJ KnowledgePatient Safety Awards 2016: Cancer Care
The winners want to improve services, treatment and care at all stages of the cancer journey
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HSJ KnowledgePatient Safety Awards 2016: Cardiac Care
The winners spearheaded a project designed to improve the recognition, prevention and treatment of acute kidney injury