Quality and performance – Page 24
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NewsCQC postpones most NHS inspections until 2022
The Care Quality Commission has tightened the criteria that trigger inspections for acute hospitals, ambulance services and GPs for the rest of the year.
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NewsTrust keeps ‘outstanding’ rating despite not listening ‘enough’ to staff concerns
The Care Quality Commission has rated the surgery and maternity departments at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton ‘inadequate’ following concerns over lifesaving emergency surgery being delayed and pregnant women waiting up to six hours to be assessed by a doctor.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Winter of the ‘cancer catastrophe’?
This week we dig into the latest NHS performance data, including the first detailed snapshot of how the NHS is coping this winter.
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CommentWaiting list nudges 6 million as NHSE incentive plan fails to bite
The waiting list continues to grow rapidly, with no sign yet of the missing referrals surging back, says Rob Findlay
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NewsExclusive: Police drop manslaughter investigation into trust
A trust will not face a second prosecution over the death of a baby seven days after a chaotic birth at one of its hospitals, unless new evidence emerges.
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NewsPatient harm now ‘a continuing theme’, says cash-strapped trust
Incidents including a cardiac arrest where an ambulance took more than an hour to arrive and the patient died have prompted trust chiefs to suggest they cannot prevent patient harm under their current funding levels.
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HSJ Local‘Challenged’ trust plans to move patients to chairs to free up beds
An acute trust in the Midlands is planning to move patients to chairs on wards to free up beds for people waiting in its emergency department, following one of its “most challenged” days.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Boris Johnson’s secret integration intervention
This week the HSJ Health Check podcast hears how Number 10’s mission to integrate health and social care services has ramped up with some contentious thoughts, and discuss the NHS’ overall progress in its move towards integrated care systems.
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Expert BriefingICSs could be forced to pool their budgets with councils
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsChief investigator announces retirement
The first chief investigator of the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has announced his retirement.
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CommentTackling the forgotten backlogs caused by the pandemic
Susan Mitchell on the legacy of delayed care which is very much evident for people with dementia
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NewsNHS England reviewing remote GP appointments
NHS England has launched a review into remote consultations in primary care amid a row over GP appointments.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Why NHS bosses are braced for more slaps and fewer claps
This week we look at the latest NHS performance data and discuss hospitals’ chances of hitting crucial waiting time targets, as winter approaches.
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CommentThe nation will have to live with ultra long waiting times while pressure persists
Ultra long waits will be difficult to solve until the NHS can keep up with demand. By Rob Findlay
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NewsAmbulance and trolley waits soar to record levels
Ambulance response times hit new lows last month, leaving heart attack and stroke patients waiting nearly an hour to be reached on average, despite the system having an 18-minute target for this cohort.
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NewsTwo-year waiters rise by over 3,000 in a month
The number of patients breaching the two-year mark on the waiting list rose 28 per cent from 9,754 to a record 12,491 between August and September, according to the latest NHS England data.
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NewsNHS England asks ICS leader to review ‘next steps’ for primary care
An integrated care system leader will review and set out how ICSs and primary care networks should go about improving out of hospital care, NHS England has announced.
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NewsCQC restricts provider’s admissions after staff ‘fell asleep’ during patient observations
Adult wards at a major independent mental health provider where it was claimed staff fell asleep during work have been described as unsafe, prompting an urgent move to restrict admissions.
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HSJ LocalTwo more directors go amid heavy criticism of trust’s management
Two more directors have announced they are stepping down from their roles at a troubled acute provider, following heavy criticism of the trust’s management and some key services.
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NewsDemand on 111 surges linked to ‘primary care challenges’
Yorkshire’s 111 services have experienced huge surges in demand during certain times of day, and leaders consider it “unlikely that the service will ever fully return to the pre-pandemic pattern”.