All Targets articles – Page 36
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NewsFines for trust performance failures increase
Fines for the non-achievement of performance targets have effectively increased by 60 per cent under new rules announced on Thursday.
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CCG efficiency target up 50 per cent
NHS England admits commissioner plans will be “inherently riskier” than in previous years Last year CCGs delivered QIPP savings of 2 per cent (£1.9bn), falling short of target National body is planning for “financial balance” in 2016-17, compared to £599m underspend in 2015-16 The financial targets set for ...
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NewsCCG ratings: 26 judged inadequate by NHS England
Twenty-six CCGs have been rated inadequate by NHS England as part of a new annual ratings system.
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CommentWomen have conquered space but gender equality is still one big step away
When gender balance at high profile events doesn’t become a talking point, proper progress will have been made
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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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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Junior doctors reject contract, and Care.data scrapped
Your essential update on the week in health
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to tackle the dearth of nurses
Ben Morrin and Flo Panel-Coates analyse the cause and effect of nurse shortage plaguing the city of London
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Centralising electives and pricey dermatologists
What is going on in England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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CommentUnderstanding Scotland's review of NHS targets
Getting the elective targets right is important, but balancing activity against demand matters more
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CommentNHS funding: What the public thinks
Taking a look at people’s opinion on how the NHS should be tackling its funding problem and meeting performance targets
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CommentUnderstanding discrepancies when tracking long-waiters against plan
To answer how many patients are expected to breach the target every week, you need to understand how patients are being scheduled
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HSJ LocalCQC warns major teaching hospital over 'unnecessary risk' to patients
PERFORMANCE: A leading teaching hospital has been served with a warning notice by the CQC.
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HSJ LocalTeaching hospital discovers dozens of year-plus waiters
PATIENT EXPERIENCE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust has declared 47 patients who have waited more than a year for elective treatment, latest board papers reveal.
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HSJ Local18 week waits, April 2016: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for April 2016
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HSJ Local
Trust expects to fail RTT target until 2018
A leading south coast trust does not expect to hit the referral-to-treatment performance target until March 2018.
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NewsNHS Improvement: Trusts lost £65m of activity during strikes
Provider sector lost £65m of activity during strike days Emergency department performance improved on full walkout days NHS Improvement says it cannot be certain there were no clinical incidents for several weeks Strike action by junior doctors cost the NHS provider sector £65m in lost in activity, NHS ...
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Official figures reveal £2.45bn NHS provider deficit
Figures published by NHS Improvement show the provider sector ended 2015-16 with a deficit of £2.45bn.
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HSJ Local18 week waits, March 2016: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for March 2016
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HSJ LocalTrust reports dozens of 12 hour trolley waits in single month
Official data for March shows there were 137 “trolley waits” of at least 12 hours at Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust Trust says a new internal system had skewed the numbers, so the true number of 12 hour breaches was around 70 – still the highest in England There have ...
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NewsWorst A&E performance since targets began
A&E performance for full A&E departments worst since targets were introduced Attendances up by a quarter, admissions up by more than half Thinktank warns performance could deteriorate further if more funding not found The English NHS has recorded its worst yearly results for four hour waits in accident ...