All Targets articles – Page 49
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HSJ Local
Steady performance by Frimley Park on four-hour A&E target
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust breached the four-hour target for accident and emergency waits once during the first quarter of 2012-13, according to board papers.
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HSJ Local
Concerns over diagnostic performance in Birmingham and Solihull
PERFORMANCE: Increased demand for endoscopy tests has caused the Birmingham and Solihull primary care trust cluster to struggle to hit its target on diagnostic waits.
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Central and Eastern Cheshire misses diagnostics waiting target
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust NHS Central and Eastern Cheshire had 5,191 patients on waiting lists for diagnostic tests at the end of June, of which 125 had been waiting for more than six weeks, latest Department of Health data shows.
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Western Cheshire above national limit for long diagnostic waits
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust NHS Western Cheshire had 3,193 patients on waiting lists for diagnostic tests at the end of June, of which 64 had been waiting for more than six weeks, latest Department of Health data shows.
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HSJ Local
Liverpool Community Health misses diagnostics target by huge margin
PERFORMANCE: Nearly 18 per cent of patients awaiting diagnostic tests from Liverpool Community Health Trust in June had been on its waiting list for more than six weeks, against a national target that fewer than 1 per cent of patients should wait that long.
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Ashton, Leigh and Wigan misses national target for diagnostic waits
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust NHS Ashton, Leigh and Wigan had 4,254 patients on waiting lists for diagnostic tests at the end of June, of which 81 had been waiting for more than six weeks, latest Department of Health data shows.
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NewsBed waiting times soar for A&E admissions
The number of patients waiting more than four hours in emergency departments for a bed to become available has rocketed in the past year, HSJ analysis reveals.
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HSJ Local
Ashford and St Peter’s improves on four-hour A&E target
PERFORMANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital Foundation Trust was meeting the four-hour target for accident and emergency waits by the end of the first quarter of 2012-13, according to board papers.
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HSJ Local
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals FT hits A&E target despite pressures
[UPDATED] PERFORMANCE: Emergency services at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals FT hit the four hour A&E waiting time target in June, board papers show.
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HSJ Local
Late referrals mean Liverpool Heart and Chest underperforms on cancer waits
PERFORMANCE: Late referrals from other trusts contributed to Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital’s failure to hit cancer treatment waiting time targets in April this year, commissioner board papers show.
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HSJ Local
Trust sees surge in bowel cancer referrals due to DH campaign
PERFORMANCE: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust failed to hit a target for the two-week cancer wait by three patients after a surge in suspected bowel cancer referrals, shows a performance report to the Merseyside PCT cluster.
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HSJ Local
St Helens and Knowsley off target on C diff
PERFORMANCE: St Helen and Knowsley Hospital Trust had seven cases of C difficile in May against a year-to-date target of three and won’t be back on track until November at the earliest, commissioner board papers show.
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NewsNorth Staffordshire trust fined again over waiting time failures
University Hospital of North Staffordshire has been fined £2.5m by commissioners for its continued failure to hit a key accident and emergency target.
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NewsConsultant quits over diagnostic 'failures'
A whistleblower has resigned from his job as a consultant at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, complaining about a “complete failure of corporate leadership” at the trust.
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HSJ Local
Breaches of antibiotic policy leave trust struggling to combat C diff
PERFORMANCE: Failures in antibiotic prescribing have left Pennine Acute Trust struggling to hit targets for reducing C difficile infections, trust board papers show.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: A&E performance in Bristol
This HSJ Local Briefing looks at how to reverse a decline in performance at Bristol’s A&E departments.
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HSJ Local
Troubled mental health trust had 'centralist' culture
Mental health trust Avon and Wiltshire Partnership should put its foundation trust application on hold while it deals with its “centralist, top down and target driven” culture, an independent review has concluded.
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HSJ Local
Mixed infection control results for Medway FT
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust met its target for cases of Clostridium difficile in 2011-12 but breached for MRSA.
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South Tyne FT 'outstanding' on infection control
PERFORMANCE: South Tyneside FT reported “outstanding” performance on infection control in 2011-12 in an annual quality review.
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Private provider to deal with Gloucestershire Hospitals test backlog
PERFORMANCE: An independent provider has been commissioned to run weekend lists for endoscopies after Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust repeatedly breached the target.