All Targets articles – Page 52
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HSJ Local
UHBristol strugglng with A&E target
PERFORMANCE: A shortage of nursing staff is one of the key reasons University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has consistently failed the four hour accident and emergency target in 2012.
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HSJ Local
James Paget missed 18 week target in March
PERFORMANCE: The 18 week referral-to-treatment target was missed at the James Paget Hospital in March, with performance only around 85 per cent, the Norfolk and Waveney PCT cluster heard.
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HSJ Local
New targets for EoE ambulance trust
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners are asking the East of England Ambulance Service Trust to hit new targets next year.
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NewsTougher penalties on horizon for slow ambulance handovers
Hospital trusts are likely to face tougher penalties for keeping ambulances waiting outside accident and emergency departments, HSJ has learned.
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NewsEmergency waits rise alongside savings target struggle
The number of patients waiting more than four hours in accident and emergency has increased by 26 per cent in the past year, according to the King’s Fund.
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Blogs
The active patient tracking list
How active PTLs work to minimise waiting times continuously and safely for all patients.
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CommentWait control: a new system for better waiting list management
Waiting times expert Rob Findlay on better patient tracking lists.
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CommentCommissioning outcomes framework will enable meaningful quality improvement
The framework will help organisations prioritise performance issues.
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HSJ Local
Surplus target for Frimley Park FT
FINANCE: Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust has set out its financial target for the end of the financial year 2012-13.
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HSJ Local
Frimley Park FT meets infection control targets
PERFORMANCE: Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust met its targets for MRSA and C. difficile last year but admits this year will be “challenging”.
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HSJ Local
South Devon Healthcare goes almost two years without MRSA
PERFORMANCE: South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust ended almost two years without a case or MRSA when a patient contracted the superbug last month.
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NewsMixed-sex breaches rise across the NHS
The number of breaches of rules on mixed-sex NHS wards rose by 98 last month, according to new figures.
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HSJ Local
Chief exec praises waiting time efforts
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust has met the accident and emergency waiting time target for weeks in a row, according its chief executive.
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HSJ Local
Devon cluster meets 6 week target
PERFORMANCE: The Devon, Plymouth and Torbay cluster met the six week target for diagnostic tests for the first time in 2011-12 during February.
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HSJ Local
Shrewsbury and Telford reduces delayed transfers
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care are falling at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust.
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HSJ Local
Quarter of Lincoln patients breach A&E target
PERFORMANCE: More than 1,400 patients had to wait longer than four hours in A&E at the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust in March.
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HSJ Local
Lowest ever infection rate at Leicester Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: University Hospital of Leicester Trust has recorded its lowest ever number of healthcare associated infections.
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HSJ Local
NHS Plymouth issues contract notice over A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: NHS Plymouth has issued Plymouth Hospitals Trust with a contract performance notice, after the trust failed to meet the four hour accident and emergency target during February and March.
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HSJ Local
Plymouth Hospitals Trust struggles with 18 week backlog
PERFORMANCE: Almost 1,000 patients at Plymouth Hospitals Trust had been waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment at the end of March.
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex found February tough month for A&E
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust’s performance on accident and emergency waits slipped below target in February.