All Waiting lists articles – Page 34
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Fewer visits from the hit squads
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsUK revenue rise for private provider after NHS tariff hike
NHS referrals for a private hospital group have increased 7.4 per cent year-on-year, the provider has announced, also saying it has benefited from an increase in the service’s payment tariff.
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News'Bullying and harassment' at trusts to be targeted by NHSE regional teams
Cultural issues within NHS trusts will be monitored by NHS England’s regional teams under its new single oversight framework.
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CommentScandalous lack of capital investment has put patients at risk
The NHS treats a million people every 36 hours. In the vast majority of cases, the care they receive is exceptional. But in recent years, the ability of NHS professionals to provide the standard of care they strive and want to deliver has become harder, writes Chris Hopson.
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HSJ LocalA&E downgrade pushes demand onto struggling neighbour
The full extent of the increased pressure on a struggling city hospital after the downgrading of a neighbour’s emergency department has finally been revealed.
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CommentStaff goodwill is a critical lifeline for the survival of the NHS
Goodwill is not just a preventive force to stop bad things happening, but a positive experience for patients in their hour of greatest need. By Jessica Arnold
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‘Unprecedented’ demand leaves thousands waiting two years for specialist service
Providers of gender identity services say they are not adequately funded by NHS England, with thousands of patients being forced to wait more than two years to see a specialist.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Has Hancock decided to scrap the A&E target?
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ Local‘Black alert’ declared at Midlands teaching trust
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has declared a black alert and is urging staff to prioritise patient discharges.
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CommentMatthew Swindells: New leaders need to remember old lessons
The NHS and British political leaders should take a leaf out of Sweden’s book, which annually organises a political week where all political parties, the public and private sector gather to discuss the issues facing the nation, exhorts Matthew Swindells
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CommentHitting RTT target now almost 'a minority sport'
Waiting times improved in June, but the underlying waiting list pressures kept growing as activity remained short of demand, says Rob Findlay
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NewsPensions crisis forces trust to give doctors time off in lieu
Consultants at a major teaching trust were offered time off in lieu to stop them refusing extra work because of the ongoing NHS pensions crisis, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPensions crisis leading to outsourcing to Australia, warns union
The NHS pensions crisis is forcing trusts to outsource elective work at a “significantly higher cost” and rely on expensive locums to cover vacancies, a doctors’ union has warned.
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NewsTwelve trusts to stop reporting waiting times performance as part of trial
NHS England has announced the 12 trusts which will trial the proposed new elective waiting time standard.
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NewsStaffing and scanner problems behind trust’s soaring waiting times
Power and workforce problems led to nearly a third of patients referred for diagnostic tests waiting longer than the six-week target at one acute trust.
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NewsExclusive: Fresh A&E data fiddle concerns revealed
Several hospitals are trying to artificially boost their emergency waiting times performance data by exploiting a loophole opened up by the introduction of new emergency day care units, multiple sources have told HSJ.
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NewsPatients wait more than 150 weeks for treatment at teaching hospital
Patients waiting more than 150 weeks for treatment, clinicians resisting outsourcing and mass breaches of the 52-week waiting time target at a large teaching hospital have been revealed by reports released under the Freedom of Information Act.
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NewsSerious incident declared over cancer diagnostics backlog
A serious incident has been declared at a trust after a backlog in scans delayed five patients’ cancer diagnosis.
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CommentStigma around medical burn-out is killing doctors, don't let it happen in your trust
With healthcare staff facing stress and burn-out in a stretched out healthcare system, NHS leaders can take simple steps to foster a workplace culture that enables staff to raise issues without fear, says Amandip Sidhu