All Targets articles – Page 43
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NewsWaiting list shrinks slightly amid government drive to treat long waiters
The government’s drive to help hospitals clear their backlog of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment has started to pay off, figures from NHS England indicate
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HSJ LocalRespected London trust told to improve by CQC
PERFORMANCE: A respected London teaching hospital has been told it ‘requires improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalTrust's winter cash withheld until it has 'believable' A&E plan
PERFORMANCE: One of the worst performing areas on the four hour accident and emergency target has seen its “system resilience” money withheld temporarily after failing to devise a “believable” improvement plan.
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HSJ LocalVirgin clinic probed over 'large number' of waiting time breaches
PERFORMANCE: A Surrey breast screening centre run by Virgin Care Services is being investigated following a ‘large number’ of waiting times breaches.
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NewsA&E emergency admissions at highest ever level
Emergency admissions to accident and emergency departments have hit their highest level since records began, the latest NHS England figures reveal.
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CommentFour hour performance: the decline continues
There’s little sign of it being reversed this year
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CommentUse technology on the front line to boost staff morale and patient care
NHS staff need extra support to deliver quality care
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LeaderThe CQC hospital inspection regime ‘requires improvement’
It continues to struggle with consistency
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CommentNew targets could lead to longer waits in mental health
Improve access to psychological therapies could get worse
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NewsFurther priorities for mental health waiting times revealed
Mental health trusts could be asked to hit a suite of new waiting time targets by 2020 at a cost of more than £130m a year.
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CommentIf the NHS was a patient, it would have depression
For compassionate care, staff must feel attended to
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CommentAnalysis: England's summer waiting list initiative fails
The government push to clear the backlog hasn’t worked
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NewsWaiting list grows despite £250m government push
The NHS waiting list for planned care has grown to over 3 million, despite a drive to admit more patients for treatment over the summer months.
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NewsLib Dems reveal mental health funding boost and waiting targets
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg will today announce £120m investment in mental health services and the introduction of waiting time targets for the sector.
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CommentEarly cancer diagnoses will cost the NHS considerably less
Saving millions through earlier cancer diagnosis
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HSJ LocalUrgent action taken as Medway A&E remains in 'state of crisis'
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission is ‘urgently working’ with NHS England and Monitor to make improvements at Medway Maritime Hospital’s accident and emergency department after an unannounced inspection found it ‘remained in a state of crisis with poor clinical leadership’.
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CommentA wall of fines: perverse waiting targets pack a bigger punch
There is a better way to measure waiting times
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals offered bonus payment for extra operations
Acute providers will be paid at a bonus rate for carrying out additional operations as part of national officials’ ongoing attempts to cut waiting lists, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalLeicester provider breaches waiting target for second year
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of Leicester Trust has failed to meet its four-hour accident and emergency waiting target on a monthly basis for two years in a row.
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NewsExclusive poll: Public approval for government's NHS handling grows
The past three months have seen a strengthening of public approval for the government’s treatment of the NHS, an exclusive HSJ/FTI Consulting poll has found.