Health Service Journal
Performance
Stories with this category.
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Is it harder to be an honest senior manager in today’s NHS?
21-Jan-2013
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The fight to transform emergency care
21-Jan-2013
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NHS holds the line on 18 weeks
17-Jan-2013
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Your Humble Servant: family knows best
16-Jan-2013
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Northern Lincs and Goole moves to new early warning system
15-Jan-2013
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Ofsted rating approach 'too simple' for the NHS
15-Jan-2013
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One-year-waiters: real patients or data errors?
14-Jan-2013
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A perfect storm of NHS scrutiny
10 January 2013
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Norovirus hits Hull and Cottingham
21-Dec-2012
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Improved performance as workforce numbers drop
21-Dec-2012
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Full coverage: Commissioning board sets priorities and rules for 2013-14
18-Dec-2012
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Commissioning board sets out 'zero-tolerance' approach to provider performance
18-Dec-2012
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CCGs will choose own improvement areas for quality payment
18-Dec-2012
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NHS managers' car metaphors belong on the scrapheap
18-Dec-2012
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Government gearing up for discussion on medical contracts
14-Dec-2012
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Orthopaedics scrapes inside waiting target for first time
13-Dec-2012
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A timely strategy for hospitals to cope with demand
13 December 2012
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Wireless brings night-time care out of the dark ages
11-Dec-2012
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NHS bed occupancy figures queried
7-Dec-2012
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A&E waiting times rising - survey
7-Dec-2012
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Why the friends and family test won't work
7-Dec-2012
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Handover guidance expected as ambulance services face challenges
4-Dec-2012
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Analysed: Ambulance service performance
4-Dec-2012
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District general hospitals top efficiency league
3-Dec-2012
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Clinical engagement and improved care
3-Dec-2012
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Is the government doing enough?
28-Nov-2012
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Patients Association criticises care
22-Nov-2012
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Your 18 week waits: September 2012 data
21-Nov-2012
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What's so hard about saying sorry?
21-Nov-2012
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UPDATED: Basildon children's services slammed by CQC
20-Nov-2012
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Transforming real waiting lists with better scheduling
16-Nov-2012
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New record best for one-year-waiters (now let's go for zero)
16-Nov-2012
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Standards suffer when children's services are fragmented
16-Nov-2012
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Schizophrenia care levels 'catastrophically short'
14-Nov-2012
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Society cannot afford rising negligence payouts
14-Nov-2012
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It's time to rethink payment by results
13-Nov-2012
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Croydon's finance crisis is not incredible
8 November 2012
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Let's find the political will to integrate care
8 November 2012
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Harpal Kumar: outcomes at risk
1 November 2012
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The board's first challenges
25 October 2012
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Revalidation cannot be left to GMC alone
24-Oct-2012
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Moves to tackle performance problems at Cambridge University Hospitals
22-Oct-2012
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Analysed: Performance failings in Cambridge
22-Oct-2012
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Winter pressures, week by week
19-Oct-2012
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The blip is over: waiting times break new records
19-Oct-2012
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Scepticism remains following green light for revalidation
19-Oct-2012
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Is choice a blight or a boon for patient care?
18 October 2012
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Guidance on hospital food revealed
16-Oct-2012
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Face the facts on closures
11 October 2012
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Stephen Eames: successful acquisitions
11 October 2012
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Six outstanding patient safety alerts at Aintree
5-Oct-2012
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Ward rounds being neglected - RCP/RCN
4-Oct-2012
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The information revolution
4 October 2012
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UK ovarian cancer survival rate 'lower'
3-Oct-2012
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EXCLUSIVE: Worst performing London boroughs for GP outcomes revealed
2-Oct-2012
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Information Highways - an HSJ efficiency supplement
27 September 2012
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Manchester maternity review: premature celebrations
27 September 2012
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Cambridge University Hospitals called into regulator's office
14-Sep-2012
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Trusts ‘stop the clock’ to hit targets
12-Sep-2012
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Monitor warns of risks to Yeovil's plans
7-Sep-2012
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Putting the quality back into QIPP
6 September 2012
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The healthcare arms race
6 September 2012
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Analysed: Accident and Emergency performance in Surrey
5-Sep-2012
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Government rejects BMA's rationing warning
3-Sep-2012
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Mid Yorks reopening Pontefract A&E 24 hours
31-Aug-2012
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The new breed must listen to survive
23 August 2012
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What we can learn from Team GB
23 August 2012
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Lansley hails cancer care improvements
17-Aug-2012
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Let's be clear on cancellations
16 August 2012
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Bed waiting times soar for A&E admissions
9 August 2012
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Poor infection control highlighted at Mid Yorks Trust
6-Aug-2012
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North Staffordshire trust fined again over waiting time failures
6-Aug-2012
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Non-acute services see rise in transfer delays
2 August 2012
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An under-the-lens examination
26 July 2012
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Mental health - a joint approach
26 July 2012
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Doctors to have annual skills assessment
20-Jul-2012
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People power: how to make better use of patient experience
19-Jul-2012
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Mid Staffs medical director criticises doctors' 'self-preservation'
19-Jul-2012
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Exclusive: CCP research suggests competition improves hospital services
19-Jul-2012
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How to ensure quality is kept in place
19 July 2012
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Why physician involvement can inspire higher performing healthcare
19 July 2012
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Rising GP referrals contradict Lansley claims
18-Jul-2012
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Serco out-of-hours service failing four CQC standards
18-Jul-2012
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Will new waiting time records be broken?
17-Jul-2012
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Stroke care overhaul planned in Midlands and East
17-Jul-2012
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Commissioning board plans new improvement body to drive efficiency
17-Jul-2012
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CQC reveals abortion law breaches
13-Jul-2012
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Clare Gerada: trust is essential for effective leadership
12-Jul-2012
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Nicholas Timmins: the aftermath of reform
12-Jul-2012
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Morecambe Bay withheld damning report from regulators, probe finds
10-Jul-2012
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A mandate for bad waiting list management
9-Jul-2012
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FTs miss CIPs target as demand for services stays high
5-Jul-2012
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Revealed: DH warnings to pipeline laggards
4-Jul-2012
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Management of AF 'needs revising'
3-Jul-2012
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Dementia service access criticised
3-Jul-2012
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The NHS must address its blind spot on older people's services
28-Jun-2012
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Stephen Eames: on leading complex organisations
28-Jun-2012
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How to inject accountability into team performance
28 June 2012
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Exclusive: private franchise tops first 'friends and family' chart
26-Jun-2012
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Councillors banned from CCG boards as new rules set
25-Jun-2012
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The brave new world of managed failure
21-Jun-2012
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Clinical negligence claims top £35m despite fewer cases
20-Jun-2012
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'Surveillance groups' to monitor provider quality
20-Jun-2012
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Exclusive: struggling GP practices may be classed 'cause for concern'
20-Jun-2012
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Numbers of women being screened falls in Nottingham
15-Jun-2012
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Facing up to failure: an HSJ roundtable debate
14-Jun-2012
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Trusts need to face up to the reality of mergers
14-Jun-2012
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Flying high: how organisations can aim for top performance
14 June 2012
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'Public interest' whistleblowing law change criticised
13-Jun-2012
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Patients to rate doctors' surgeries
7-Jun-2012
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David Fillingham: on the lean approach
31-May-2012
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The age of information awaits the NHS and its patients
31-May-2012
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Emergency waits rise alongside savings target struggle
31 May 2012
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Cameron introduces 'family and friends' hospitals rating
30-May-2012
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Royal Wolverhampton produces newspaper
30-May-2012
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New patient rating system plans welcomed
25-May-2012
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The active patient tracking list
24-May-2012
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Ombudsman's claims on care quality complaint 'did not stand up '
24-May-2012
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Wait control: a new system for better waiting list management
24-May-2012
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Results: chief executives survey on what makes an FT excellent
24 May 2012
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Data breach trust fined £90,000
22-May-2012
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The 18-week waits performance in your region
18-May-2012
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Mixed-sex breaches rise across the NHS
18-May-2012
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Another record-breaking performance on 18 weeks
17-May-2012
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Stephen Eames: is it time you turned around?
17-May-2012
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Thriving in the NHS - five tips for healthcare leaders
17-May-2012
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The six steps to delivering better stroke care
17 May 2012
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Why stroke care in England needs modernising further
17 May 2012
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'Clinical engagement cannot be considered too expensive now'
10-May-2012
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How enhanced recovery can improve elective surgery experiences and outcomes
10 May 2012
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Monitor directs foundation trust to tackle A&E performance
9-May-2012
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Restrictions imposed again on senior managers' bonuses
4-May-2012
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Sue Slipman: there must be a line between management and regulation
3-May-2012
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CCGs to manage and reward GP performance
2-May-2012
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Quantifying QOF: why practices need to take data collection seriously
26-Apr-2012
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Nigel Edwards: how Lansley's big vision got shredded
26-Apr-2012
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Case study: how coaches help managers improve their performance
26 April 2012
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How to deliver integrated care alongside effective staff engagement
26 April 2012
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NHS reports strong performance on 18 weeks targets
20-Apr-2012
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Latest waiting times 'embarrassing' for government - Labour
20-Apr-2012
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NHS consolidates its position on waiting times
19-Apr-2012
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How boards can better prepare for governance challenges
19 April 2012
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Kettering warning on 62-day target
18-Apr-2012
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PROMs performance improves slightly
17-Apr-2012
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Paul Corrigan: the integration conundrum
12 April 2012
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Health board management to be scrutinised over waiting times
4-Apr-2012
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Waiting times soar as Scotland's backstop fails
3-Apr-2012
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How managing talent can transform health organisation development
29-Mar-2012
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Q&A: Monitor outline details on changing failure regime
29 March 2012
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Penalise poor performers 'robustly', Flory demands
28-Mar-2012
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Monitor should toughen assessments following scandal - Bennett
28-Mar-2012
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Regional differences in accidental injury death rates
26-Mar-2012
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'Our vital out of hours services are being sidelined'
22 March 2012
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Collaboration can help meet the challenges facing urgent care
15 March 2012
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Could an NHS trust be allowed to go bankrupt?
15-Mar-2012
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'The NHS needs to be better at adopting innovation'
15-Mar-2012
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Monitor reports sharp deterioration in foundations' A&E performance
13-Mar-2012
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Monitor to publish annual reconfiguration 'blacklist'
8-Mar-2012
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'High volume surgery outcomes suggest there is safety in numbers'
8-Mar-2012
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East Sussex on course to meet MRSA target but not C diff
6-Mar-2012
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'Patient choice should not force commissioners away from competition'
1-Mar-2012
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CCG performance framework missing key quality indicators
1-Mar-2012
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Nick Seddon: healthcare reform's new dawn
1-Mar-2012
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Hospitals meet 18 week waiting time target
29-Feb-2012
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John Appleby on risking failure
23-Feb-2012
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'Failure is necessary to breed success'
23-Feb-2012
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Litigation authority reform could lower trust costs
16 February 2012
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Why engaging the workforce helps enhance service innovation
16 February 2012
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Monitor intervenes to replace chair at underperforming trust
15-Feb-2012
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How reduced internal delays can save money, and thousands of bed days
14-Feb-2012
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Decline in NHS productivity 'a myth'
13-Feb-2012
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How productivity and efficiency benefit from focusing on utilisation
9-Feb-2012
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NHS manager launches care home rating website
9 February 2012
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Regulator issues Morecambe Bay urgent warning to increase A&E staffing
2-Feb-2012
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Imperial suspends reporting on waiting lists
2-Feb-2012
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Fears over 'destabilising' C difficile fines to be investigated
2 February 2012
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CCG performance could be measured against 120 indicators
1-Feb-2012
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Health bodies caution against Cabinet Office open data push
1-Feb-2012
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CQC is 'fit for job', says permanent secretary
26-Jan-2012
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'Reconfiguration may do more harm than good'
26-Jan-2012
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Hospital rejects possibility of Army medic assistance
25-Jan-2012
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How to improve patient satisfaction in maternity services
25-Jan-2012
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How to achieve the cultural change required to drive NHS innovation
19 January 2012
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Inconsistent CQC inspections leave trusts facing action on 'minor issues'
19 January 2012
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Mid Staffs inquiry impacting Commissioning Board risk model
18-Jan-2012
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'Deal with productivity variation, or risk the long term future of the NHS'
12-Jan-2012
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How to create a long-term strategy for better workforce planning
12 January 2012
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The NHS trusts leading the way on sustainability and efficiency
12 January 2012
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Patient reported outcome measures methodology queried by 'negative outlier'
11-Jan-2012
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Developing leadership by managing unconscious behaviour
5-Jan-2012
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Exclusive: contractual penalties to combat ‘hidden waits’ will not take effect until 2013-14
4-Jan-2012
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Wirral among worst in country for referral to treatment times – DH report
23-Dec-2011
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QIPP progress revealed after DH publishes cash savings
22-Dec-2011
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Delayed transfers up at Northern Devon
21-Dec-2011
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Remediation of doctors costing the NHS millions
20-Dec-2011
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Hospital infection control procedures criticised
15-Dec-2011
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Acute trusts risk understaffing as short notice requests increase
15-Dec-2011
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Trusts could receive 'unfair' penalties without pressure ulcer guidance
13-Dec-2011
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London NHS strategy has 'no clear lead'
13-Dec-2011
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Lansley orders Care Quality Commission investigation
12-Dec-2011
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Care homes review website planned
12-Dec-2011
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'There are real rewards to be reaped from recognising staff'
12-Dec-2011
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Service delays arose despite 'good natured' strike
7-Dec-2011
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Lung cancer services audit reveals little improvement
7-Dec-2011
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Lansley sets 60 new performance indicators for hospitals
7-Dec-2011
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CCG management could learn from schools - Lansley
1-Dec-2011
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'Choosing the comfortable path is a route towards trouble'
1-Dec-2011
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From Tokyo to Torbay, integrating services will prove to be the future
24-Nov-2011
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Down's syndrome patient died after being wrongly detained in hospital
23-Nov-2011
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Why a better understanding of emergency admissions needs better data
22-Nov-2011
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Making the case for a one-year limit on waiting times
17-Nov-2011
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DH to act on thousands of long-wait patients
17-Nov-2011
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Troubled foundation failed 'basic management' as debts grew
17-Nov-2011
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Protecting the public from public health professionals
17-Nov-2011
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The critical factors for an efficient acute medical care unit
16-Nov-2011
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'Healing our finances needs a long term, not short term, strategy'
10 November 2011
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Patients in rural areas 'lost out' under targets
8-Nov-2011
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GPs underperforming on quality and outcomes face 'serious questions'
3-Nov-2011
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Hospital death rate focus will disappear - Keogh
2-Nov-2011
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Community care failing the vunerable, report claims
1-Nov-2011
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Patient data breaches occur 'five times a week'
28-Oct-2011
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Rising discharge delays blamed on NHS, not local authorities
27 October 2011
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Lansley plans increased spot checks to improve elderly care
26-Oct-2011
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Stephen Eames: there's no time like the present for planning
24-Oct-2011
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Audits of clinical outcomes to cover new areas
24-Oct-2011
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The benefits of PbR in commissioning smoking cessation services
20 October 2011
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NHS whistleblowers to get better protection
19-Oct-2011
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Improved hospital IT would save 'thousands' of lives
18-Oct-2011
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Waiting targets being missed by one in three PCTs
14-Oct-2011
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NHS 'holding up well' but pressures growing, report warns
14-Oct-2011
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Government 'duty of candour' plans criticised
13-Oct-2011
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Courage, leadership and public support are needed to avoid nightmare scenarios
13 October 2011
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How to utilise a clinical audit to achieve 'equity and excellence' in healthcare
13 October 2011
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Hospital competition could 'negatively affect' quality
10-Oct-2011
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Treatments for drug addiction fall
7-Oct-2011
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'We cannot tolerate incompetence in the search for sustainability'
6-Oct-2011
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Ban commissioners from setting minimum waiting times - CCP
5-Oct-2011
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Overseas doctors face English tests before starting work
4-Oct-2011
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Achieving efficiency in the NHS - a special HSJ supplement
29-Sep-2011
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'Healthcare history can help us transform elderly care today'
29 September 2011
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How mobile computing can maximise the performance of community health teams
29 September 2011
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Positive outcome: why the new DH strategy for COPD and asthma promises improvements
29 September 2011
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How transparent incident investigations are helping to develop better care
27-Sep-2011
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Notts County abandons extended hours aim
23-Sep-2011
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GPs failing to convey 'urgency' to suspected cancer patients
23-Sep-2011
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Integrated care needs the clinical-managerial marriage to work
23-Sep-2011
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Poor prescribing at root of C difficile problems in Tameside and Glossop
22-Sep-2011
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'The NHS needs to avoid the wrong kind of integration'
22-Sep-2011
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Mid Staffs seeks bailout to avert cash crisis
22-Sep-2011
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Readmissions policy costing hospital trusts £2.3m a year 'should change'
22 September 2011
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Exclusive: GP contract changes could standardise services and pay
21-Sep-2011
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Depression recovery varying wildly across the country
21-Sep-2011
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Making improvements in medical error: lessons from the aviation industry
15-Sep-2011
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Transparency is central to the new NHS, and foundation trusts should not be exempt
15-Sep-2011
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Lansley: QIPP savings 'on track'
15-Sep-2011
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NHS Confederation to warn MPs over weak QIPP performance
13-Sep-2011
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Patient outcomes could be threatened by HR cuts
8 September 2011
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How to share innovation across the health service
6-Sep-2011
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Nearly 90 per cent of trusts failing new A&E indicators
1 September 2011
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Positive waiting time data called into question
31-Aug-2011
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Why valuable health outcomes data is vital to improving care
31-Aug-2011
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Local forecast: predicting healthcare demand, and targeting interventions
25 August 2011
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Patient volume forces East Surrey to close A&E
23-Aug-2011
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Disagreement over new 'death rate' measure continues
23-Aug-2011
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'No evidence' that trainee doctors impact patient safety
22-Aug-2011
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More long wait patients receive NHS treatment
19-Aug-2011
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Fifteen per cent of patients wait more than year at hospital
18-Aug-2011
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A new opportunity to protect and improve patient advocacy
18 August 2011
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'The focus now for those who manage healthcare should be value'
18 August 2011
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Out of the darkness: how quality assessment can improve out of hours care
17-Aug-2011
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Highest number of overdue patient safety alerts at UH Morecambe Bay
16-Aug-2011
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Achieving top performance through programme management
16-Aug-2011
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Staff absenteeism highest in NHS, study shows
15-Aug-2011
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Wastage efficiency drive launched by DH
9-Aug-2011
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East Cheshire Trust misses key waiting times targets again
8-Aug-2011
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Maude unveils public data accountability push
4-Aug-2011
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Sue Slipman: public board meetings are not a quick fix for accountability
4-Aug-2011
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NHS organisations treat equality duty as 'tick box' exercise
4-Aug-2011
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Changing the approach to complaint handling in the NHS
3-Aug-2011
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Rise in number of patients admitted to the Walton Centre with pressure ulcers
1-Aug-2011
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HSJ special report: managers' fears over the £20bn 'Nicholson Challenge'
29-Jul-2011
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Cynthia Bower interview: replacing the 'light touch' with a firm grip
28-Jul-2011
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How healthcare providers in America can teach lessons on quality improvement
28-Jul-2011
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Optimum value: transforming healthcare delivery from volume driven to value driven
28 July 2011
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Manager impact on clinical outcomes to be measured
27-Jul-2011
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Poor reporting on quality 'letting down' NHS - Sir Bruce
27-Jul-2011
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Liberating innovation in the NHS: award winning ideas, six months on
27-Jul-2011
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Two foundation trusts breach private patient cap
22-Jul-2011
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Hepatitis B fears at hospital delay surgery
22-Jul-2011
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Ambulance service changes needed to tackle infections
21-Jul-2011
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The NHS Commissioning Board must support CCGs, not overshadow them
21-Jul-2011
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Government launches new COPD strategy
19-Jul-2011
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HealthWatch: local scrutiny and national tension
14 July 2011
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Supporting surgery: how to get the best out of locum surgeons
13-Jul-2011
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How to get the best outcomes when measuring productivity
12-Jul-2011
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Hospital autonomy makes 'no difference' to performance
8-Jul-2011
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Foundation trust jumps gun to calculate 'official' mortality rates
7-Jul-2011
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Commissioning primary care plans still in development
7-Jul-2011
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Eleven acute trusts failed dignity and nutrition inspections - CQC
7-Jul-2011
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Data shows mixed results in reducing 'low value' treatments
7 July 2011
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NHS London outlines GP scorecard scheme
6-Jul-2011
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Mental health patient bed levels fall
6-Jul-2011
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Exclusive: government to publish GP performance scorecards in transparency push
6-Jul-2011
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Reforms could put patient safety focus in danger
5-Jul-2011
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Why trusts are in danger from increased judicial review - and how to mitigate the threat
5-Jul-2011
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Flory highlights 'unacceptable' waiting times
4-Jul-2011
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Fine trusts and hospitals more for data breaches, says information chief
1-Jul-2011
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Board brilliance revealed: study into top performing boards finds 19 top organisations
30-Jun-2011
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BMA chair: we won 'unprecedented' change to bill
30 June 2011
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Four hour A&E performance standard retained
29-Jun-2011
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Hospitals failing stroke admissions target
29-Jun-2011
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GPs focus on financially rewarding patients, study shows
29-Jun-2011
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Birmingham Women's FT facing 'extreme' risks to midwife staffing
21-Jun-2011
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Central Manchester FT’s backlog of Trafford patients rises 30 per cent
17-Jun-2011
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Reducing readmissions could save more than £600m in PBR penalties. Sg2 explains how
16-Jun-2011
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Trusts face readmissions penalties totalling £600m
16-Jun-2011
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Clinical services should do their bit for efficiency, as well as productivity
16 June 2011
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Call for spot checks to improve elderly care
14-Jun-2011
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'Room for improvement' in Stockport FT cancer waiting times
13-Jun-2011
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Cameron criticised over test wait rise
9-Jun-2011
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PM pledge means no change on 18 week target
7-Jun-2011
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GP commissioning 'poses new data risks'
6-Jun-2011
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Performance pay for GPs risks patient trust in doctors, says BMA
3-Jun-2011
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Fifth MRSA case reported at Warrington and Halton Hospitals
2-Jun-2011
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Audit Commission finds social care services improving
2 June 2011
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More performance data to be released under new transparency guidelines
2 June 2011
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CQC toned down criticism after Central Manchester FT took issue with draft report
31-May-2011
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Central Manchester FT dodged red rating after 'teleconference' with regulator
31-May-2011
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Monitor and CQC complementary, regulator's chief insists
31-May-2011
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London public health risk after programme director redundancy
27-May-2011
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'I'm more excited than ever about the healthcare marketplace'
25-May-2011
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Lansley reveals his struggle over father's NHS treatment
18-May-2011
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Loss of maternity services could harm Salford Royal death rate stats
17-May-2011
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Stroke care progress lagging, report suggests
13-May-2011
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Infection target 'unachievable' under new tests
12-May-2011
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Hospital death rate indicator delayed
12 May 2011
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NHS Blood and Transplant in price freeze pledge
11-May-2011
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Blood clot failings cost NHS £112m
10-May-2011
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How online training can increase professional development in the face of spending cuts
5 May 2011
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Lansley blames waiting time rise on snow
27-Apr-2011
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GP performance bonuses fail to improve public health
21 April 2011
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NHS finance bosses 'concerned' over productivity targets
20-Apr-2011
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'By 2030, when many need it most, healthcare will be in meltdown'
14 April 2011
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Magical mystery shoppers: driving service improvements with quality feedback
14 April 2011
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Emergency care wards 'struggling', warns college president
13-Apr-2011
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South Tees struggles with C diff and cancer waits
12-Apr-2011
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NHS Stoke on Trent funds ‘mystery shoppers’ to check on quality
8-Apr-2011
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Health dangers of prolonged night shifts revealed
5-Apr-2011
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Biggest learning and development cuts in public sector - CIPD
4-Apr-2011
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South Tyne PCTs work to address over-performance
1-Apr-2011
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Croydon Healthcare Services Trust busts bed occupancy target
1-Apr-2011
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Changing information into valuable data for the new, local NHS
31 March 2011
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'Firm action' needed on access targets, DH warns
31 March 2011
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Private sector incident data sharing deal stalls
31 March 2011
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Party pledges to scrap ambulance trusts
29-Mar-2011
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PCT review finds good quality at Royal Berkshire FT
24-Mar-2011
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Exploring the US physician assistant workforce model: a contribution to QIPP
24 March 2011
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Howe promises to 'expose' underperforming GPs
24 March 2011
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Keeping e-prescribing on track and on budget for improved patient services
24 March 2011
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Trusts risking fines with mixed-sex wards
24 March 2011
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Bradford plans to protect productivity next winter
22-Mar-2011
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Whipps Cross told to address concerns on maternity staffing
22-Mar-2011
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Success for eating disorder service at Sussex Partnership FT
22-Mar-2011
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The unique advantages of advanced paramedic practitioners
22-Mar-2011
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Hull trust received mortality review
21-Mar-2011
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Guy's and St Thomas's A and E under pressure
18-Mar-2011
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The implications of getting new complaints processes right - and wrong
17-Mar-2011
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NHS must reverse falling productivity ahead of reforms
17 March 2011
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Performance linked pay for managers labelled a 'distraction'
17 March 2011
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What will the private sector do with failed hospitals?
17 March 2011
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More compliments than complaints at Surrey and Borders Partnership FT
16-Mar-2011
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Over activity at Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust
16-Mar-2011
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Dorset Healthcare meets all FT compliance targets
16-Mar-2011
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A&E pressures at Ashford and St Peter’s
16-Mar-2011
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Eight SUI investigations exceed time limit at Cumbria Partnership
15-Mar-2011
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Dorset hospital trust misses key targets
14-Mar-2011
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Liverpool Heart and Chest among top performers in advancing quality programme
11-Mar-2011
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South Warwickshire FT misses national targets
11-Mar-2011
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GMS agreement to reward GPs for saving money
11-Mar-2011
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Leicester Partnership landed with performance notice
11-Mar-2011
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Concerns raised over children's waiting times at University Hospitals of Leicester
11-Mar-2011
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Southend FT responds to CQC concerns
10-Mar-2011
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'Contract query' over University Hospitals of Leicester stroke performance
10-Mar-2011
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Western Sussex Hospitals stabilises infection control record
10-Mar-2011
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Individual user outcomes help measure effectiveness and value
10 March 2011
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5 Boroughs behind on its target for early intervention teams
9-Mar-2011
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South Warwickshire finds no 'shortcomings' following mortality alert
9-Mar-2011
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North Bristol Trust cuts mixed sex wards
9-Mar-2011
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Dartford and Gravesham busts MRSA target but remains free of norovirus
9-Mar-2011
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Concern over infection rise at UH Coventry and Warwickshire
9-Mar-2011
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Only a third of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh patients referred to The Christie meet waiting target
9-Mar-2011
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Less than half of referrals from Stockport FT to The Christie hit waiting target
9-Mar-2011
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CQC warns Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mental health FT
9-Mar-2011
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Just 38.5 per cent of Trafford Healthcare referrals to The Christie hit cancer waiting target
9-Mar-2011
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Drop in The Christie’s cancer waiting times performance
9-Mar-2011
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Waits at Southport and Ormskirk above national threshold
9-Mar-2011
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IT failure at UCLH closed A&E unit and led to surgery cancellation
9-Mar-2011
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Maidstone and Tunbridge nearing limits for infection control
9-Mar-2011
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UCLH busts target on MRSA cases
9-Mar-2011
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Epsom and St Helier will not hit A&E target
9-Mar-2011
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Contaminated blood inquiry to hear evidence
8-Mar-2011
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Effective regulation needs the right touch, at the right time
3 March 2011
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Patients who should have been discharged kept unnecessarily in mental health wards
3 March 2011
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'Stark' differences in capital's chlamydia screening effectiveness
3 March 2011
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The role of patient panels in consortia commissioning
3 March 2011
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West Midlands PCTs underperforming on cancer referral times
3 March 2011
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NHS Bristol explores causes of minor injuries
2-Mar-2011
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East and North Herts cuts children's A&E hours due to staffing problems
2-Mar-2011
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West Essex PCT reports 18 week standard at risk
2-Mar-2011
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Rocketing transfer delays at Shrewsbury and Telford put target at risk
2-Mar-2011
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Too few inpatients having VTE assessments at Shrewsbury and Telford
2-Mar-2011
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NHS Herefordshire under-performs on breastfeeding target
2-Mar-2011
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NW Ambulance service recovers response times, but remains unlikely to hit 2010-11 target
2-Mar-2011
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Hereford Hospitals Trust improves performance in SHA ranking
2-Mar-2011
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Patient falls increase at East Cheshire NHS Trust
2-Mar-2011
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NHS Sandwell bringing down teenage pregnancy rate
2-Mar-2011
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Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals behind on PROMs
2-Mar-2011
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'Concerns' over quality monitoring meetings with NHS Hounslow cluster
2-Mar-2011
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Nottingham University Hospitals £8m under-spent on capital programme
2-Mar-2011
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CQC raises concerns about patient nutrition at Dorset County Hospital FT
2-Mar-2011
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Aintree still has highest number of outstanding patient safety alerts in North West
2-Mar-2011
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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership non-compliant on five patient safety alerts
2-Mar-2011
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Four overdue patient safety alerts at UH Morecambe Bay
2-Mar-2011
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Overdue safety alerts dating back to 2008 at Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
2-Mar-2011
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Row brews over Central Manchester UH FT diagnostic test waiting times
2-Mar-2011
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Tameside in significant breach of foundation terms
2-Mar-2011
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Hospital's A&E too small - minister
2-Mar-2011
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Mandatory training 'well below target' at Worcestershire Trust
1-Mar-2011
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Worcestershire Partnership Trust 'significantly worse' on delayed transfers
1-Mar-2011
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Excess bed days at Barts exceed 50 days in some cases
1-Mar-2011
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Waits for diagnostic tests rise sharply for NHS Stockport patients
1-Mar-2011
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Declining CPA performance at Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership Trust
1-Mar-2011
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Lack of social work capacity delays transfers at Birmingham Community
1-Mar-2011
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Sussex Partnership FT exceeds IAPT target
1-Mar-2011
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CQC to inspect Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust
1-Mar-2011
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Barnsley FT struggling with C difficile stretch target
1-Mar-2011
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Cancer gap with Europe 'not closed', report finds
1-Mar-2011
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BMA leader questions GP cash rewards
1-Mar-2011
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Nurses fall short on quality at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh FT
28-Feb-2011
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Northumbria FT faces £21,000 Choose and Book fine
28-Feb-2011
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Royal Cornwall ordered to offer gynae patients alternative provider
28-Feb-2011
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More than 100 same sex breaches at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
28-Feb-2011
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Winter knocks Royal Devon & Exeter FT off course on diagnostics target
28-Feb-2011
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North Devon Healthcare Trust breaches waiting target for urodynamics
28-Feb-2011
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NHS City & Hackney among capital's most successful in reducing GP referrals
28-Feb-2011
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Pennine acute misses 12 out of 65 performance targets
28-Feb-2011
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NHS Swindon to miss chlamydia screening target
28-Feb-2011
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Homerton University Hospital FT top in capital for average ambulance handover time
28-Feb-2011
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Barking, Havering, and Redbridge hospitals rated red for ambulance handover
28-Feb-2011
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Chelsea and Westminster FT has second best ambulance handover time in London
28-Feb-2011
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NHS Harrow worst PCT in London for Chlamydia screening
28-Feb-2011
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NHS Westminster due to miss DH deadline for shutting outmoded learning disability facilities
28-Feb-2011
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Care reviewed across Coventry and Rugby
28-Feb-2011
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Stockport FT contract £2.5m overspent, while waiting times increase
25-Feb-2011
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NHS Croydon closes outmoded learning disability facilities
25-Feb-2011
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NHS Barnet among seven London PCTs due to miss DH deadline for shutting outmoded learning disability facilities
25-Feb-2011
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PCT disputes "unexplained increase" in admissions to University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust
25-Feb-2011
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Funding fears for teenage pregnancy services in South Birmingham amid PCT "red risk"
25-Feb-2011
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'Challenging' CQUINs for Buckinghamshire Healthcare
25-Feb-2011
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Liverpool Women’s FT behind on five CQUIN commitments
25-Feb-2011
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NHS West Sussex has lower rate of drug dispensing
25-Feb-2011
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Royal United Bath reports best A&E performance in region
24-Feb-2011
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£1m from private mental health underspend funding acute overspends at NHS Dudley
24-Feb-2011
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Low patient numbers make waiting targets a challenge for Aintree Hospitals FT
24-Feb-2011
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CQC still has 'concerns' over North East London Foundation Trust consent to treatment assurance
24-Feb-2011
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Heatherwood and Wexham Park FT seeks to clarify 'urgent referrals' with GPs
24-Feb-2011
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Nottingham University Hospitals exceeds yearly C.Diff target
24-Feb-2011
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St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals miss waiting targets in five specialties
24-Feb-2011
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Tomorrow's NHS productivity initiatives need to avoid today's mistakes
24 February 2011
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West London Mental Health Trust trust to investigate inpatients discharged without CPA plans
24 February 2011
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CQC drops in on Weston Area Health Trust
23-Feb-2011
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Oral surgery backlog at Heatherwood and Wexham Park FT
23-Feb-2011
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PCT tells Basildon and Thurrock FT to delay appointments
21-Feb-2011
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NHS Bolton sees poor waiting times performance deteriorate among its providers
21-Feb-2011
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Colchester FT underachieving on CQUINs
18-Feb-2011
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The Hillingdon Hospital's midwifery head raises c-section target concern with SHA
18-Feb-2011
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St George's Healthcare Trust misses four-hour A&E target
18-Feb-2011
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Bradford FT reports 'very high' emergency demand impacting PCT
18-Feb-2011
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University Hospitals Leicester Trust fails to improve A&E times despite PCT warning
18-Feb-2011
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University Hospitals of Leicester struggling on 18 weeks and stroke
17-Feb-2011
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Buckinghamshire Healthcare rejects PCT call to extend waiting times
17-Feb-2011
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Cancer tsar offers risk sharing deal for Manchester cancer network
17 February 2011
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The importance of administration, management and bureaucracy in healthcare
17 February 2011
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Trust falls foul of CQC twice in nine months
17 February 2011
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Trusts underestimating 'hidden' staff bank costs by 40 per cent
16-Feb-2011
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Early death 'more likely in the North'
16-Feb-2011
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Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch uses in-house social worker to combat care transfer delays
14-Feb-2011
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SHA report finds concerns in out of hours services in Peterborough
14-Feb-2011
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Two performance notices given to Mid Essex trust
14-Feb-2011
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NHS Leicester City finds emergency care 'not resilient' in winter
14-Feb-2011
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Delayed transfers of care rates four-times higher than targets, NHS Barking & Dagenham reports
14-Feb-2011
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Deficit-stricken NHS Harrow cuts chlamydia screening funding as rates plummet
11-Feb-2011
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A&E waiting times worst since 2004
11-Feb-2011
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Admissions to Derby Hospitals halved following GP referral drive
10-Feb-2011
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Bed-blocking NHS Sefton patients will get 48 hours to vacate
10-Feb-2011
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Local performance is the key to the future of the NHS
10 February 2011
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The Christie could face red rating due to 'flawed' cancer waiting times target
10-Feb-2011
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Teenagers placed in adult wards at Greater Manchester West Mental Health FT
9-Feb-2011
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Infections targets breach at Norfolk PCT
9-Feb-2011
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Camden and Islington Foundation Trust behind plan on surplus
9-Feb-2011
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On-call doctor investigated after Calderstones patient suffers Christmas day cardiac arrest
9-Feb-2011
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The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust strengthens joint working with local acute trust
9-Feb-2011
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Three serious untoward incidents at UH South Manchester in November
9-Feb-2011
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Liverpool Heart and Chest behind on PPCI target
9-Feb-2011
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Breast cancer referral times flagged as red risk by NHS Wolverhampton City
9-Feb-2011
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Liverpool Women's FT fails to meet maternity access target
9-Feb-2011
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Barnsley Hospital FT driving acute overspend for PCT
9-Feb-2011
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Plymouth Hospitals Trust reports health infection rates
9-Feb-2011
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NHS West Sussex required to act on safeguarding
9-Feb-2011
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SHA seeks assurances from West Hertfordshire Hospitals over quality concerns
9-Feb-2011
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East Sussex Hospitals has no ‘further flexibility’ on MRSA
9-Feb-2011
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NHS Cornwall meets standards for young people friendly services
9-Feb-2011
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Dramatic rise in detentions at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough FT
9-Feb-2011
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CQC requests hygiene review at Nuffield Orthopeadic Centre
9-Feb-2011
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Somerset Partnership FT seeks to address high level of ligature incidents
9-Feb-2011
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Royal Berkshire FT to pay nearly £8m in compensation
9-Feb-2011
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Derby Hospitals failing stroke target
9-Feb-2011
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St Helens and Knowsley unveils new skin cancer treatment
9-Feb-2011
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NHS Rotherham has only hit its TIA referral rates for two months so far this year
9-Feb-2011
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Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health FT behind on PCT target
9-Feb-2011
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NHS Manchester tells OOH provider to review its Christmas performance
9-Feb-2011
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Warrington & Halton Hospitals forced to divert patients to other emergency departments
9-Feb-2011
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NHS Bassetlaw looks set to miss C difficile target
9-Feb-2011
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Below average performance on stroke indicators at Sherwood Forest Hospitals
9-Feb-2011
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North West London Hospitals Trust struggles on emergency four-hour target
9-Feb-2011
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Sherwood Forest FT racks up ‘excellent’ PEAT scores
9-Feb-2011
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NHS Nottingham's concern at cancer mortality inequalities
8-Feb-2011
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Lengths of stay at George Eliot highest since 2005-6
8-Feb-2011
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NHS Kensington & Chelsea miss breast screening targets two months in a row
8-Feb-2011
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NHS Sutton & Merton allowed to work to below target chlamydia screening goal
8-Feb-2011
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Weather pushes West Midlands Ambulance Trust below target on response times
8-Feb-2011
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North Middlesex University Hospital Trust declined in more than half of its quality indicators in December
8-Feb-2011
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Kingston Hospital c-section rate above 27 per cent
8-Feb-2011
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West Middlesex University Hospital Trust performing ahead of target for referral to treatment times
8-Feb-2011
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CQC recomemends improvement at Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust
8-Feb-2011
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Countess of Chester Hospital breaches waiting times target in six specialties
8-Feb-2011
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Delayed discharge problems at Dorset County Hospitals FT
8-Feb-2011
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Lancashire FT feels swine flu pressure
8-Feb-2011
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Action plan in the wake of patient murder
8-Feb-2011
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Weston Area Healthcare Trust fears PCTs will not pay for any overperformance
8-Feb-2011
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Vomiting outbreak at Cheshire & Wirral mental health trust
8-Feb-2011
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Ambulance turnaround times rise to nearly two hours at Tameside Hospital FT over Christmas
8-Feb-2011
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Two new claims against Mid Cheshire FT
8-Feb-2011
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Salford Royal scores highly in cancer patient experience survey
8-Feb-2011
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Royal Bolton remains red rated for mortality, but shows improvement
8-Feb-2011
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Sheffield FT apologises over nil by mouth death
8-Feb-2011
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North Bristol NHS Trust pays back PCTs
8-Feb-2011
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Only third of head and neck cancer patients treated within 62 days
8-Feb-2011
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Suspected norovirus outbreak closes 120 beds at Wirral University Teaching Hospital
8-Feb-2011
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Stockport FT leaves 111 ambulances queueing in single week
8-Feb-2011
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NHS South Staffordshire behind on LTC targets
8-Feb-2011
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Only 1 per cent of smear test results delivered on time
8-Feb-2011
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University Hospitals of Leicester hit with performance notice for A&E performance
8-Feb-2011
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Nearly a third of East London Foundation Trust's medium secure patients have been there for two years or more
8-Feb-2011
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Patient choice sees UCLH bust target for maternity work
8-Feb-2011
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Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre over performing by £2m
8-Feb-2011
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Humber foundation forced to agree new psychosis target
8-Feb-2011
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Rooftop prison protests affecting trust's value for money rating
8-Feb-2011
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Ten per cent of patients waiting more than 30 mins for A&E transfer
8-Feb-2011
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Newham recording nearly double last year's cancelled operations
8-Feb-2011
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Delays in patient handover at Taunton and Somerset A&E
8-Feb-2011
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CQC satisfied following serious untoward incident at NHS Somerset
8-Feb-2011
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West Middlesex University Hospital Trust predicting third quarter failure on A&E wait standard
8-Feb-2011
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Elderly population creates transfer of care pressure for NHS Bournemouth and Poole
8-Feb-2011
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'Unsatisfactory' doctor competency regulation criticised
8-Feb-2011
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NHS Herefordshire reports "unacceptable" deterioration in stroke performance
7-Feb-2011
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South London Healthcare predicted to hit A&E targets despite consecutive poor months
7-Feb-2011
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Hounslow PCT criticised by local acute provider
7-Feb-2011
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NHS Direct service "severely compromised" over Christmas period
7-Feb-2011
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King's College Hospital Foundation Trust misses MRSA target for 2010-11
7-Feb-2011
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Tough winter period for Colchester University FT
7-Feb-2011
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East Midlands Ambulance Service failing on three of four targets
7-Feb-2011
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South Tyneside FT overperforming on A&E target
7-Feb-2011
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Learning valuable lessons from clinical audits
7-Feb-2011
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Over 1,000 patients miss waiting time targets at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust
3-Feb-2011
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Hillingdon Hospital Trust was first in London to declare 'Critcon 2' in face of winter pressures
3-Feb-2011
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Solihull Care Trust investigating Heart of England's A&E performance
3-Feb-2011
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Staff from North East London Foundation Trust support hospital trust struggling with winter pressures
3-Feb-2011
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Cancer deaths on rise in Liverpool
3-Feb-2011
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East Kent FT experiencing rise in mixed sex incidents
3-Feb-2011
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Royal Bournemouth ahead on cancer
3-Feb-2011
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Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale records 'poor' performance against national priorities
3-Feb-2011
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North Devon Healthcare boss to take direct action on hand hygiene
3-Feb-2011
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Successful healthcare mergers, like marriages, need a lot of hard work
3-Feb-2011
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Hospital Landscape: a winning attitude to improved performance
3-Feb-2011
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Flory tells PCTs to give providers leeway over winter pressures
3 February 2011
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Just one in five DH staff say change is managed well
3 February 2011
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NHS medical trials among best in Europe
3 February 2011
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Noel Plumridge: the DH's fistful of figures
3 February 2011
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Rigorous approach needed to improve QOF payments, report says
3 February 2011
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Infection outbreak at Coventry and Warwickshire FT
2-Feb-2011
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Activity rise at Princess Alexandra Hospital
2-Feb-2011
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NHS Hertfordshire may ban surgery for smokers and the obese
2-Feb-2011
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Falls rise at Suffolk Mental Health Partnership
2-Feb-2011
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Low DNA rate at Derbyshire Mental Health Services Trust
1-Feb-2011
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Walsall Hospitals Trust predicting £2.2m loss under A&E cap
1-Feb-2011
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'Very disappointing' breast cancer performance from Walsall Hospitals
1-Feb-2011
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London ambulance staff are 'at risk' by having to use computer while driving
1-Feb-2011
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The transition from primary care to independent provider
1-Feb-2011
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Concern over mixed sex performance at Surrey partnership FT
31-Jan-2011
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Hundreds of care home deaths caused by dehydration
31-Jan-2011
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Nigel Edwards calls for constructive dialogue on competition
31-Jan-2011
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North East ambulance service misses targets under winter pressure
31-Jan-2011
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South Tees FT admits C Difficile target concern
28-Jan-2011
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NHS Wiltshire threatens further action against FT
28-Jan-2011
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King's Fund challenges health reform claims
28-Jan-2011
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CQC warns cuts could hit care standards
27-Jan-2011
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Trusts fail to tackle spiralling kidney care costs
27 January 2011
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Labour attacks government on waiting times
26-Jan-2011
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Activity rise at North Essex mental health FT
26-Jan-2011
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Oral surgery problems threaten South Warwickshire FT waiting times
25-Jan-2011
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Heatherwood and Wexham Park behind on CQUIN for VTE
25-Jan-2011
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CQC finds failures with mental health provision at Southend Hospital FT
25-Jan-2011
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Medway FT in top tier for stroke services
25-Jan-2011
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Barnsley PCT rated well for stroke care
25-Jan-2011
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Infections, screening and activity concern at South Tyneside PCT
25-Jan-2011
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Infections, screening and activity concern at Gateshead PCT
25-Jan-2011
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Infections, screening and activity concern at Sunderland PCT
25-Jan-2011
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City Hospitals Sunderland A&E waits concern
25-Jan-2011
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Newcastle PCT records £4m overactivity
24-Jan-2011
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What happens if the health reforms work?
24-Jan-2011
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'Time to scrap GP exception reporting'
19-Jan-2011
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'Stalinist' controls grip expiring SHAs
19-Jan-2011
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Innovation Expo to profile QIPP programme
19-Jan-2011
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Consultants highlight hidden costs of NHS white paper
14-Jan-2011
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High MRSA breach risk at Northumbria Trust
13-Jan-2011
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Bradford FT action plan on A&E waits
13-Jan-2011
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'Now with 25pc more reason to believe'
13 January 2011
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Dudley Group overperforming on emergency admissions
6-Jan-2011
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Efficiency drive redirects £162m to frontline services
4-Jan-2011
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NHS Direct 'not at breaking point'
23-Dec-2010
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Waiting times tracker: analysis of seasonal effects
20-Dec-2010
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'The new era will require major structural changes'
2-Dec-2010
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HSJ Award 2010 winners announced
1-Dec-2010
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HSJ Awards 2010
1-Dec-2010
