All Targets articles – Page 66
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HSJ KnowledgeBreak the back of NHS waiting lists
Waiting lists have been slashed, income increased and did not attend rates reduced thanks to improvements at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust, writes Ann McGauran
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NewsBreast cancer screening inequality
Official statistics have revealed that fewer women in deprived areas of Scotland are being screened for breast cancer compared to those in better off communities.
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NewsNew outcomes measures may be de facto targets
A draft NHS outcomes framework is being welcomed despite fears it could amount to a set of “proxy targets”.
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CommentAnswering the NHS's £14bn productivity question
Government efforts have reduced the NHS productivity challenge by £6bn, but also increased its instability
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NewsExperts respond to new NHS standard measures
The government has set out how NHS standards are likely to be measured in future, with a focus on how well treatments and care are working for patients.
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NewsDecision on cancer target 'will be down to NHS commissioning board'
The decision over whether to scrap Labour’s cancer treatment guarantee will be made by the NHS commissioning board, Downing Street has clarified.
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NewsEmergency care support teams called to help one in five trusts
Around one in five eligible NHS organisations have called in an expert team to help resolve emergency care problems.
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NewsOutcome goals to replace performance framework
The NHS performance regime will be replaced with an outcomes framework for the NHS and public health, the white paper says.
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NewsNHS blueprint due today
Ministers will set out a new results-driven framework for the NHS today, which they claim could save thousands of lives a year.
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NewsAccountability shake-up planned for public services
David Cameron will today promise to “turn government on its head” and make every Whitehall department publicly accountable against published milestones for what they want to achieve.
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NewsScrapping GP access targets worries QIPP
Scrapping GP access targets could undermine efforts to reduce unnecessary accident and emergency attendances, research given to the Department of Health suggests.
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NewsHas Lansley called time on falling NHS waiting lists?
Some see the abolition of central performance management of the 18 weeks referral to treatment target as a big mistake, others think it heralds a more flexible system. Alison Moore looks at the early outlook for a controversial change of policy
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NewsHospitals face shortfalls as emergency demand spirals
Hospital trusts face significant cash penalties this year as their emergency activity continues to rise, HSJ analysis reveals.
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LeaderClarity is the key to tackling excess admissions
Penalties for trusts doing too many emergency admissions, introduced in April, do not appear to have brought the numbers down.
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NewsC diff target increased to 50% in Scotland
NHS boards in Scotland are being asked to meet an increased target in the reduction of over-65s catching Clostridium difficile in their hospitals - placing the figure now at 50%.
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NewsScrapping NHS targets is 'risky'
Scrapping health service targets sends out a “risky message”, a former chief executive of the NHS has warned.
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LeaderLansley must keep information flowing while NHS targets ebb away
Andrew Lansley’s keynote speech at this week’s NHS Confederation conference could be the largest audience of health service managers he will ever address as health secretary.
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NewsPressure eases on 18-weeks referral
Performance management of the 18 weeks referral-to-treatment and primary care access targets will stop immediately, the revised operating framework states.
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Comment'Don't doubt the government’s commitment to radical NHS reform'
It would be wise not to underestimate the government’s commitment to radical NHS reform.
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NewsOperating framework to pave way for abolition of targets
A revised NHS operating framework is expected to immediately relax a number of Labour’s flagship targets - and pave the way for their subsequent abolition.