All Quality and performance articles – Page 92
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NewsNHS has problem hearing families' voices, says Stevens
Reforming care for people with learning disabilities is “unfinished business”, says Stevens NHS at a “cultural turning point” in the way it deals with families when “things go wrong” NHS England chief defends commissioning function over Southern Health The NHS is at a “cultural turning point” at which ...
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HSJ LocalRCS review raises concerns over Bolton surgical errors
RCS review says surgical checklists not consistently followed by some senior staff Bolton FT must reassure staff that “quality is more important than numbers” Trust says action has been taken and checklist compliance is now “excellent” PERFORMANCE: An independent review has raised concerns that approved surgical checklists were ...
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CommentIs Southern Health a one-off? Ministers have no way of knowing
The leaked Southern Health review exposed a gap of knowledge about quality of care. Shaun Lintern asks whether the problem is limited to only one trust
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HSJ LocalPrivate mental health hospital put in special measures
Harriet Tubman House is first private mental health hospital to go into special measures CQC found patients who were not detained under the Mental Health Act were not allowed to leave the facility when they wanted Staff had not received training on restraint PERFORMANCE: A private mental health ...
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CommentEngland breaches 18 week target
If you take non-reporting trusts into account, it looks like the English NHS breached 18 weeks in October – for the first time since the target was originally achieved in January 2012
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CommentUrgent care services are overstretched – we need to fund the cancer strategy now
Rising demand for support after treatment must be met with funding
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NewsPatient group fears national clinical director cut
Neurological Alliance warns NHS England against “removal or demotion” of national clinical director for adult neurology Charity also urges it to protect intelligence network and strategic clinical networks for neurology HSJ revealed last month that NHS England is considering cuts to 23 director roles If NHS England cuts ...
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NewsModest improvement in patient experience, nine year analysis finds
Nine years of data from NHS inpatient survey analysed by King’s Fund Data shows slight improvement in patient experience overall Think tank urges trusts to use data to plan longer term improvements There has been an improvement in patient experience within the NHS during the last nine years ...
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NewsContested report raises serious concerns over Southern Health deaths
Leaked report criticises leadership of Southern Health over deaths investigations A report by an academic, for the FT, says there are serious statistical faults with Mazars report Follows death of 18-year-old when a patient of Southern Health Critical findings in an NHS England-commissioned report into deaths among patients ...
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NewsCQC criticised for errors leading to trust's £200k 'fit and proper person' bill
Derby Teaching Hospitals chair calls for CQC to rethink its handling of fit and proper person complaints CQC failed to pass on vital information and is blamed for doubling cost of investigation Derby chief executive Sue James exonerated and called “exemplary” by report Serious concerns have been raised ...
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NewsHSJ Awards 2015 ceremony - watch the highlights
Winners, finalists and judges talk about what it means to take part in the largest celebration of excellence in UK healthcare.
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HSJ Local‘Inadequate’ Worcestershire trust placed in special measures
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust in special measures after CQC rates it “inadequate” “Urgent” improvements needed in staffing levels, governance, investigation of clinical incidents and culture Reliance on locum staff renders some services “fragile” PERFORMANCE: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust has been placed in special measures.
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NewsRevealed: London CCGs dominate requests for consultancy spending over £50k
More than half of permissions sought by CCGs for consultancy spending of over £50,000 from London No requests rejected by NHS England as of October Explore the data More than half of the requests from clinical commissioning groups for management consultancy contracts worth more than £50,000 have come ...
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NewsMapped: More than half of providers missing emissions targets
Less than half of NHS providers are on track to meet carbon reduction targets enshrined in law.
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HSJ LocalFirst ambulance service placed in special measures
London Ambulance Service put in special measures Trust chief says extra staff recruited and board members regularly visit front line Staff reported feeling stressed and fatigued PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service Trust has been put in special measures after an inspection that found staff did not feel supported and ...
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HSJ LocalInterview: Ambulance service fully prepared for terror attack, says chief executive
The chief executive of the first ambulance service to be placed in special measures has told HSJ the trust is prepared for a major incident in the same vein as the recent Paris terror attacks.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Morecambe Bay transcripts to remain secret until autumn 2016
Transcripts of 118 interviews could take until autumn 2016 to be published Morecambe Bay inquiry chair Bill Kirkup says timescale is a “surprise” Witnesses to the inquiry included senior NHS figures PATIENT SAFETY: Transcripts of interviews carried out for the Morecambe Bay inquiry will not be made public ...
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NewsTreasury claims council tax move and new ringfence will 'protect social care'
Chancellor says moves will divert up to £3.5bn additional funds to social care by 2019-20 All patches will set out plans for full integration in 2017 Care sector says funding unlikely to be sufficient The Treasury is attempting to maintain social care funding with a new ringfence and ...
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CommentWhy 'Hudson moments' are great for improving patient safety
The immense training undergone by the Hero of the Hudson pilot offers valuable lessons for the NHS
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HSJ KnowledgeCorporate manslaughter: the stakes are high
How courts will decide the penalties imposed on NHS trusts found guilty of corporate manslaughter