All Targets articles – Page 53
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HSJ KnowledgeHow real-time therapies can deliver better mental healthcare
The use of real-time “live therapy” is helping several trusts improve the experience of patients requiring mental or psychological health treatments.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy trusts should pay closer attention to surgical site infections
The mandatory responsibilities of trusts to report on and improve performance on surgical site infections are not robust enough to match the speed of patient care today, according to those dealing with the issue on the front line.
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HSJ Local
C difficile target unlikely to be met by Leeds
PERFORMANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is likely to fail targets for the numbers of C difficile and MRSA cases in this financial year.
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HSJ Local
Bradford expects amber-red rating over target failure
PERFORMANCE: Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust expects to be rated amber-red for the third quarter.
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HSJ Local
Northumbria close to C difficile target
PERFORMANCE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust is forecasting it will have 84 cases of C difficile this year - bringing it very close to its target of 90.
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HSJ Local
Barnsley misses A&E target
PERFORMANCE: Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust narrowly missed the 95 per cent target for seeing A&E patients within four hours in December.
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Blogs
Is there an I in success? Busting the team building myth
A successful team of staff doesn’t mean that all of them have to be “team players”. In fact if they don’t get on with each other, they may get on better with the job in hand.
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Blogs
Is fiddling the figures all part of the game now?
Mark was angry, and the more he read, the angrier he got.
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HSJ Local
North Bristol failing four hour target due to 'lack of beds'
PERFORMANCE: A lack of medical beds has seen North Bristol Trust miss the four hour accident and emergency target every month since September 2011 and is compromising performance against the 18 week referral to treatment target.
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News
CQUIN and CQC quality results don't match, report finds
Trusts are improving the patient experience in areas where they receive financial incentives while neglecting others, a study suggests.
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NewsImperial suspends reporting on waiting lists
One of England’s largest hospital trusts has taken the rare step of suspending its reporting of three key performance measures as it is “unable” to determine how many patients are waiting for treatment.
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NewsFears over 'destabilising' C difficile fines to be investigated
The possibility that fines for C difficile infections will have a “destabilising” effect on some hospitals next year is to be investigated by the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
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NewsCCG performance could be measured against 120 indicators
Clinical commissioning groups could be judged against up to 120 performance measures, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has revealed today.
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HSJ Local
Guy's and St Thomas' missing 18wk referral to treatment time targets
PERFORMANCE: Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust, which is one of the world’s most prestigious teaching organisations and has a turnover of more than £900m, was among four in the capital that missed the 18 week target, new data shows.
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HSJ Local
Northern Devon performs best on 18 week RTT target
PERFORMANCE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust was the only trust in the NHS Devon, Plymouth and Torbay primary care trust cluster to meet the 18 week referral to treatment target for all specialties during October.
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HSJ Local
Emergency demand soars in South Warwickshire
PERFORMANCE: Emergency demand has outstripped capacity at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
A&E target pressure for Princess Alexandra
PERFORMANCE: Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust may miss the 95 per cent standard for dealing with A&E patients this year, a board meeting was warned.
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HSJ Local
Barnsley Hospital misses A&E wait target
PERFORMANCE: NHS North of England has highlighted that Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust is not meeting the A&E waiting time target.
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HSJ Local
Cluster highlights Leeds Hospitals 18 weeks performance
PERFORMANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been identified by its strategic health authority cluster as not meeting the 18 weeks referral to treatment target.
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HSJ Local
Mid Yorks misses A&E wait target
PERFORMANCE: NHS North of England has highlighted that Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust is not meeting the A&E waiting time target.