All Targets articles – Page 44
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HSJ LocalCambridge University Hospitals in row over withheld payments
PERFORMANCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has clashed with commissioners over £1m withheld from the trust for failing to meet a target it believes it met.
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NewsSpend the £250m elective fund or lose it, Stevens warns trusts
Trusts could lose their share of the £250m elective fund if they do not perform increased numbers of patient procedures, the chief executive of NHS England has warned.
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NewsMental health spending set for 1.4 per cent rise
Commissioners plan to increase their total spending on mental health services by £120m this year, a rise of 1.4 per cent in cash terms, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsFirst wave integration plans aim low on emergency activity
Four of the first five better care fund plans to receive official approval are all aiming for less than the ‘expected minimum target’ of a 3.5 per cent reduction in emergency admissions.
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NewsMental health wait times 'too long'
Almost one in six mental health patients are attempting suicide as they face ‘unacceptably long’ waits for help, experts have warned.
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CommentIt's time to stop incentives for perverse waiting list management
It’s time Jeremy Hunt delivers on his promises
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NewsA&E and elective performance stalls
Accident and emergency department performance has deteriorated in recent weeks while planned activity failed to increase in July, according to new data.
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NewsUpdated: Troubled trust reveals huge waiting list
A huge, previously unreported waiting list of more than 90,000 patients has been revealed by one of England’s most troubled trusts. It comes amid an intense national drive to tackle politically sensitive waiting targets.
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NewsPressure grows for action on sepsis
Identifying and treating sepsis could soon be given the same attention as reducing pressure ulcers or hospital acquired infections, with campaigners claiming Sir Bruce Keogh is “supportive in principle” of increased national focus on the condition.
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CommentProtecting urgent patients not covered by targets is easier said than done
It isn’t happening consistently
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CommentA trust's success or failure is about more than its leadership
The wider care system has a big influence
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NewsWaiting list breaches 3 million
More than 3.2 million patients were awaiting treatment on the NHS, according to the latest figures for June.
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LeaderHunt’s ‘managed breach’ points to need for new thinking on targets
SOS’s speech didn’t propose changes
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NewsConcern grows over tight timetable for waiting list cuts
An official timetable for clearing planned care waiting lists over the summer has sparked concern among NHS managers.
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CommentBeware the false solutions to the NHS's challenges
There is a glut of questionable statements being made
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CommentWe'll have to wait and see what Hunt's waiting time intentions will bring
It could all go pear shaped
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NewsHunt: care targets to suffer 'managed breach'
The health secretary has announced a “managed breach” of key waiting times targets for several months while the service treats extra patients to tackle its backlog.
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HSJ KnowledgeWake up to the commissioning needs of sleep disorders
Moving some services into primary care risks ‘dumbing down’
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NewsShortcomings in ambulance response times
Ambulances in three regions of England are ‘failing’ to get to some of the most critical patients on time, new figures suggest.