Health Service Journal
Targets
Stories with this category.
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Great Western misses 18 weeks target
16-Jan-2013
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Epsom and St Helier missing readmissions target
7-Jan-2013
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Gloucestershire Hospitals removed from breach
21-Dec-2012
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Improved performance as workforce numbers drop
21-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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Fulfilling the mandate will be worth the effort
06 December 2012
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Monitor takes action against Cambridge Hospitals
23-Nov-2012
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Bradford hospitals struggling with 18 weeks target
14-Nov-2012
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Doubts raised over friends and family test
14-Nov-2012
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Penalty cash returned to trust following A&E progress
5-Nov-2012
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Harpal Kumar: outcomes at risk
1 November 2012
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East Sussex claws back 18 week performance
29-Oct-2012
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North Somerset failing incomplete pathways target
29-Oct-2012
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Monitor finds East Midlands FT in significant breach
26-Oct-2012
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Is choice a blight or a boon for patient care?
18 October 2012
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Hospital activity 'will rise'
17-Oct-2012
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Right to receive treatment within 12 weeks takes effect
1-Oct-2012
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A&E performance at its worst for seven years
27 September 2012
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Isn’t it time CCGs owned waiting lists?
27 September 2012
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GMC investigates complaint against Dame Barbara Hakin
25-Sep-2012
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South Devon plans evening and weekend lists to tackle RTT backlog
24-Sep-2012
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Royal Cornwall A&E performance back on track
17-Sep-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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Epsom and St Helier misses emergency readmission target
7-Sep-2012
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Putting the quality back into QIPP
6 September 2012
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Analysed: Accident and Emergency performance in Surrey
5-Sep-2012
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Q1 A&E target problems for Royal Surrey County
24-Aug-2012
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A&E target problems for Ashford and St Peter’s in Q1
24-Aug-2012
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SASH breached A&E target in April
24-Aug-2012
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Steady performance by Frimley Park on four-hour A&E target
24-Aug-2012
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Concerns over diagnostic performance in Birmingham and Solihull
10-Aug-2012
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Central and Eastern Cheshire misses diagnostics waiting target
10-Aug-2012
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Western Cheshire above national limit for long diagnostic waits
10-Aug-2012
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Liverpool Community Health misses diagnostics target by huge margin
10-Aug-2012
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Ashton, Leigh and Wigan misses national target for diagnostic waits
10-Aug-2012
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Bed waiting times soar for A&E admissions
9 August 2012
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Ashford and St Peter’s improves on four-hour A&E target
7-Aug-2012
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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals FT hits A&E target despite pressures
6-Aug-2012
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Late referrals mean Liverpool Heart and Chest underperforms on cancer waits
6-Aug-2012
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Trust sees surge in bowel cancer referrals due to DH campaign
6-Aug-2012
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St Helens and Knowsley off target on C diff
6-Aug-2012
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North Staffordshire trust fined again over waiting time failures
6-Aug-2012
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Consultant quits over diagnostic 'failures'
2 August 2012
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Breaches of antibiotic policy leave trust struggling to combat C diff
1-Aug-2012
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Analysed: A&E performance in Bristol
31-Jul-2012
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Troubled mental health trust had 'centralist' culture
26-Jul-2012
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Mixed infection control results for Medway FT
26-Jul-2012
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South Tyne FT 'outstanding' on infection control
26-Jul-2012
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Private provider to deal with Gloucestershire Hospitals test backlog
18-Jul-2012
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Royal Cornwall struggles with A&E performance
13-Jul-2012
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Best foot forward: improving NHS organisations' carbon footprint
12 July 2012
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C difficile penalties to remain despite concerns
10-Jul-2012
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How to inject accountability into team performance
28 June 2012
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Alarm over South Central Ambulance response times
27-Jun-2012
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Southend struggling with A&E targets
21-Jun-2012
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A&E target missed by West suffolk
21-Jun-2012
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Demanding MRSA target for Princess Alexandra
21-Jun-2012
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Princess Alexandra improves on 18 week target
21-Jun-2012
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Basildon busts monthly C diff target
20-Jun-2012
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NW ambulance service blames 'protracted' contract negotiations for performance dip
12-Jun-2012
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Mixed picture for emergency admissions at Somerset trusts
7-Jun-2012
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UHBristol strugglng with A&E target
6-Jun-2012
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James Paget missed 18 week target in March
1-Jun-2012
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New targets for EoE ambulance trust
1-Jun-2012
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Emergency waits rise alongside savings target struggle
31 May 2012
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Tougher penalties on horizon for slow ambulance handovers
31 May 2012
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The active patient tracking list
24-May-2012
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Wait control: a new system for better waiting list management
24-May-2012
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Commissioning outcomes framework will enable meaningful quality improvement
24-May-2012
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Frimley Park FT meets infection control targets
21-May-2012
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Surplus target for Frimley Park FT
21-May-2012
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South Devon Healthcare goes almost two years without MRSA
21-May-2012
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Mixed-sex breaches rise across the NHS
18-May-2012
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Chief exec praises waiting time efforts
13-May-2012
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Devon cluster meets 6 week target
11-May-2012
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Shrewsbury and Telford reduces delayed transfers
1-May-2012
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Quarter of Lincoln patients breach A&E target
1-May-2012
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Lowest ever infection rate at Leicester Hospitals
1-May-2012
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NHS Plymouth issues contract notice over A&E performance
25-Apr-2012
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Plymouth Hospitals Trust struggles with 18 week backlog
25-Apr-2012
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Western Sussex found February tough month for A&E
23-Apr-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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Kettering warning on 62-day target
18-Apr-2012
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How an NHS-pharma partnership is improving prevention
12 April 2012
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Bucks Healthcare behind on surplus target
5-Apr-2012
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Buckinghamshire Trust misses C diff target throughout 2011-12
4-Apr-2012
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Health board management to be scrutinised over waiting times
4-Apr-2012
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Royal Devon almost escalated over infection performance
26-Mar-2012
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Kent and Medway partnership behind on 28 day re-admission target
26-Mar-2012
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Worcestershire's stroke performance a 'concern'
21-Mar-2012
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Lincolnshire comes bottom of SHA table for stroke standard
21-Mar-2012
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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals failing four hour A&E target
13-Mar-2012
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EoE ambulance performance hit by hospital delays
13-Mar-2012
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A&E waits too long at James Paget
13-Mar-2012
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Ambulance trust FT application at risk
13-Mar-2012
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James Paget struggling on stroke targets
13-Mar-2012
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Monitor to publish annual reconfiguration 'blacklist'
8-Mar-2012
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Why organisations must invest in staff health and wellbeing
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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Performance metrics problem for East Sussex Healthcare
6-Mar-2012
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Wye Valley receives additional PCT funding
5-Mar-2012
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Northern Devon fails four hour A&E target
5-Mar-2012
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Yeovil struggling with 18 weeks in six specialties
5-Mar-2012
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CCG performance framework missing key quality indicators
1-Mar-2012
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Hospitals meet 18 week waiting time target
29-Feb-2012
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Unwelcome 18 week anniversary for Frimley Park
27-Feb-2012
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18 week issues at Lincs partnership
27-Feb-2012
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West Suffolk slightly off course for falls CQUIN target
27-Feb-2012
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How real-time therapies can deliver better mental healthcare
23 February 2012
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Why trusts should pay closer attention to surgical site infections
23 February 2012
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C difficile target unlikely to be met by Leeds
22-Feb-2012
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Bradford expects amber-red rating over target failure
17-Feb-2012
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Northumbria close to C difficile target
17-Feb-2012
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Barnsley misses A&E target
17-Feb-2012
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Is there an I in success? Busting the team building myth
17-Feb-2012
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Is fiddling the figures all part of the game now?
15-Feb-2012
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North Bristol failing four hour target due to 'lack of beds'
6-Feb-2012
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CQUIN and CQC quality results don't match, report finds
3-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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Guy's and St Thomas' missing 18wk referral to treatment time targets
24-Jan-2012
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Northern Devon performs best on 18 week RTT target
20-Jan-2012
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Emergency demand soars in South Warwickshire
20-Jan-2012
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A&E target pressure for Princess Alexandra
20-Jan-2012
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Barnsley Hospital misses A&E wait target
19-Jan-2012
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Cluster highlights Leeds Hospitals 18 weeks performance
19-Jan-2012
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Mid Yorks misses A&E wait target
19-Jan-2012
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Mid Yorks Hospitals 'to meet 18 weeks targets by April'
19-Jan-2012
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Making sense of conflicting waiting times targets
17-Jan-2012
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Basildon unlikely to hit 98 per cent A&E target
11-Jan-2012
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Patient reported outcome measures methodology queried by 'negative outlier'
11-Jan-2012
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Gloucestershire performs poorly on stroke
9-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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Southampton overperforms on all referral targets
3-Jan-2012
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Norovirus 'within expected levels'
23-Dec-2011
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South Western Ambulance fails target in Somerset
22-Dec-2011
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Royal Wolverhampton breaching C difficile target
21-Dec-2011
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St Helens and Knowsley October admitted RTT performance third lowest in North West
16-Dec-2011
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Liverpool Women’s October admitted RTT performance best in North West
16-Dec-2011
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Central Manchester FT scores 79.2 per cent against 18 week target in October
16-Dec-2011
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Royal Cornwall Hospital fined over 18 weeks backlog
15-Dec-2011
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C diff concerns for Norfolk
15-Dec-2011
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NHS Cambs breaches diagnostics waiting target
14-Dec-2011
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Western Sussex Hospitals improving on orthopaedics
13-Dec-2011
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Southend FT found in 'significant breach' by Monitor
13-Dec-2011
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Overspends on Newcastle Hospital care
9-Dec-2011
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Lansley sets 60 new performance indicators for hospitals
7-Dec-2011
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Gloucestershire fails four hour A&E standard
6-Dec-2011
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Trust to start VTE league table of consultants
30-Nov-2011
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Imperial hits A&E target
29-Nov-2011
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Bucks trust draws up financial recovery plan
28-Nov-2011
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Exclusive: Government to link GP and hospital data
28-Nov-2011
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Four hour target sole national A&E measure for 2012-13
24-Nov-2011
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NHS sees first CO2 reductions from buildings
22-Nov-2011
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South Central Ambulance improves on response times
18-Nov-2011
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UHL predicted to fail eight targets by year end
18-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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'It's time for a one year maximum wait'
17-Nov-2011
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DH drops obesity advisory body
16-Nov-2011
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A&E waits at winter levels
15-Nov-2011
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Delayed discharges double at Medway FT
14-Nov-2011
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Cancer target missed at Dartford and Gravesham
14-Nov-2011
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'Healing our finances needs a long term, not short term, strategy'
10 November 2011
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Minister: eight-minute ambulance target could be eased
9-Nov-2011
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Patients in rural areas 'lost out' under targets
8-Nov-2011
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NHS Bolton invokes 'contractual penalties' over foundation trust’s waiting times
3-Nov-2011
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Epsom and St Helier misses unplanned re-attendance target
3-Nov-2011
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'Amicable resolution' to United Lincs whistleblower saga
3-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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Praise for Maidstone and Tunbridge on A&E waits
1-Nov-2011
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare well below A&E wait target
1-Nov-2011
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Unplanned A&E re-attendance remains above target in Bolton
1-Nov-2011
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Winchester and Eastleigh rated red for operating plans
31-Oct-2011
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Moorfields achieves 100 per cent of patients assessed for VTE
28-Oct-2011
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Fourteen trusts rated worst by first official hospital death rate
27-Oct-2011
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University Hospitals Bristol struggling with 62 day cancer target
24-Oct-2011
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Audits of clinical outcomes to cover new areas
24-Oct-2011
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Mixed-sex ward breaches continue to improve
21-Oct-2011
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Finance directors 'optimistic' on savings plans but local fears persist
20 October 2011
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South Tees Hospitals slips on two A&E indicators
18-Oct-2011
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A&E performance on track at East Sussex Hospitals
18-Oct-2011
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North Essex PCT set £6m running cost reduction target
14-Oct-2011
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Waiting targets being missed by one in three PCTs
14-Oct-2011
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Latest RTT waiting times: August 2011
14-Oct-2011
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Heatherwood blamed for 'failing' local system
13-Oct-2011
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Mid Staffs warned on A&E staffing levels
10-Oct-2011
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Patients facing 27-week waits for physiotherapy services
7-Oct-2011
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North Bristol exceeds C difficile and MSSA targets
6-Oct-2011
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DH analysing big 18 weeks backlog at Shrewsbury and Telford
5-Oct-2011
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Ban commissioners from setting minimum waiting times - CCP
5-Oct-2011
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Ambulance services strive to avoid A&E
30-Sep-2011
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Plymouth Hospitals makes 18 week target despite backlog
30-Sep-2011
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Exclusive: government funding changes 'will transfer £700m from poor to rich areas'
29-Sep-2011
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'Healthcare history can help us transform elderly care today'
29 September 2011
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Deteriorating A&E waits at Peterborough and Stamford FT
27-Sep-2011
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Warwickshire stroke services behind target
23-Sep-2011
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Government drug treatment strategy questioned by new watchdog
15-Sep-2011
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18 week target remains a 'challenge' in North Staffs
1-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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Doncaster and Bassetlaw FT set to miss new A&E and readmission targets
26-Aug-2011
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C difficile targets breached in Northumbria
22-Aug-2011
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Delayed transfers of care increasing at Nottinghamshire Healthcare
22-Aug-2011
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Northumbria Healthcare at 'very high risk' of breaching targets
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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FTs must still report against relaxed A&E indicators
18-Aug-2011
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Performance notice issued over Caesarian rate at Ealing Hospital
15-Aug-2011
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IT upgrade increases admin workload for staff
11-Aug-2011
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East Sussex Healthcare predicted to end year £7.6m over budget
9-Aug-2011
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Sussex contracts with BSUH head for ‘significant’ overspend
9-Aug-2011
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare heading for £9.4m contract overspend
9-Aug-2011
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Sussex expects £24.9m overspend with Western Sussex Hospitals
9-Aug-2011
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Amber-red rating for North West Ambulance Service’s FT bid
8-Aug-2011
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Sherwood Forest raises 'significant' A&E challenge with Monitor
8-Aug-2011
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Wye Valley C difficile allowance increased after outbreak
3-Aug-2011
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Patient operations deliberately delayed, CCP claims
29-Jul-2011
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Optimum value: transforming healthcare delivery from volume driven to value driven
28 July 2011
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Performance on targets costing West Suffolk £350,000 in first quarter
27-Jul-2011
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Poor reporting on quality 'letting down' NHS - Sir Bruce
27-Jul-2011
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Heart check target surpassed
27-Jul-2011
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Devon acutes struggle with some new A&E indicators
22-Jul-2011
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Ambulance service changes needed to tackle infections
21-Jul-2011
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Delayed transfers well above target at Shrewsbury and Telford
20-Jul-2011
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Shrewsbury and Telford risks 'worst case' £5m deficit
20-Jul-2011
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Sussex Partnership meeting all ‘priority indicators’
15-Jul-2011
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East of England raises concerns in accountability reviews
14 July 2011
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Hospital autonomy makes 'no difference' to performance
8-Jul-2011
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Exclusive: government to publish GP performance scorecards in transparency push
6-Jul-2011
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Heart of England predicts 21 per cent savings shortfall
5-Jul-2011
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Bucks PCT to miss dental access target
5-Jul-2011
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Flory highlights 'unacceptable' waiting times
4-Jul-2011
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Monitor downgrades Royal Devon
1-Jul-2011
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Taunton and Somerset FT downgraded due to C diff failure
1-Jul-2011
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South London Healthcare Trust misses referral to treatment target
30-Jun-2011
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St George's Healthcare misses its referral to treatment time target
30-Jun-2011
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Northern hospitals group collaborate to cut deaths
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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University Hospitals Bristol gets on top of new A&E indicator
28-Jun-2011
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'Dangerous' management cost cuts must be revised
23-Jun-2011
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Royal Bournemouth fails three new A&E indicators
21-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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The government shouldn't simply leave the past behind
16 June 2011
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NAO find targets led to a 'skewed' approach
10-Jun-2011
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Cameron criticised over test wait rise
9-Jun-2011
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Shrewsbury and Telford getting SHA support
7-Jun-2011
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Royal Cornwall brings in mobile surgeries in bid to meet 18 week target
6-Jun-2011
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NHS Swindon misses radiotherapy target by 20 per cent
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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SHA steps in over quality issues at West Herts
2-Jun-2011
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DH-commissioned study ranks hospital trusts' efficiency
17-May-2011
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GWAS makes 'excuses' for poor performance
16-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 Direct fined £1.1m for missing targets
12 May 2011
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Staffordshire trusts struggle with 18 week target
11-May-2011
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Exclusive: Ambulance boss to step down
5-May-2011
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Tory peer criticises hospital wait
4-May-2011
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Royal Devon and Exeter slips on cancer waiting target
3-May-2011
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Rise in patient falls at Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases
28-Apr-2011
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Taunton and Somerset challenges C diff target
27-Apr-2011
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Lansley blames waiting time rise on snow
27-Apr-2011
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Equipping clinicians with the right skills for commissioning
27-Apr-2011
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Ambulance services eye savings by sending fewer ambulances
26-Apr-2011
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Trusts struggling to hit accident and emergency indicators
20-Apr-2011
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Heatherwood and Wexham Park missing cancer targets due to capacity problems
19-Apr-2011
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Emergency care wards 'struggling', warns college president
13-Apr-2011
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Accident and emergency waits rise 65 per cent
13-Apr-2011
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Mid Yorkshire trust missing A&E target
8-Apr-2011
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Foundation trusts call for more time ahead of new A&E indicators
7 April 2011
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Biggest learning and development cuts in public sector - CIPD
4-Apr-2011
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NHS productivity increases by 0.7 per cent
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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Royal Wolverhampton's stretch targets queried by Monitor
30-Mar-2011
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Sheffield Hospitals misses 98 per cent aspiration on A&E
30-Mar-2011
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Party pledges to scrap ambulance trusts
29-Mar-2011
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South London Healthcare Trust predicted to hit A&E target for year, despite shaky start
29-Mar-2011
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NHS IT contractor for sale
25-Mar-2011
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Norovirus outbreak closes wards at University Hospitals Bristol
23-Mar-2011
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GP appointment frustrations revealed
18-Mar-2011
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A golden opportunity to reshape workforce planning, education and training
17-Mar-2011
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Midwife numbers to be reviewed
17 March 2011
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NHS must reverse falling productivity ahead of reforms
17 March 2011
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Working as a team for better quality and safety in the operating theatre
17-Mar-2011
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Finding efficient ways to maximise accident and emergency payments
15-Mar-2011
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Hospitals will not have to close - Lansley
9-Mar-2011
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UCLH busts target on MRSA cases
9-Mar-2011
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West Midlands PCTs underperforming on cancer referral times
3 March 2011
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'Without a firm battle plan, consortia might find themselves neither here nor there'
3 March 2011
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West Essex PCT reports 18 week standard at risk
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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Readmissions penalties surpass savings target
2-Mar-2011
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Hospital's A&E too small - minister
2-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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Royal Cornwall ordered to offer gynae patients alternative provider
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 Swindon to miss chlamydia screening target
28-Feb-2011
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A&E target improving at Plymouth Hospitals Trust after winter blip
25-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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St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals miss waiting targets in five specialties
24-Feb-2011
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Buckinghamshire trust rejects PCT waiting times plea
24 February 2011
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Targets in sharp focus for the North West
24 February 2011
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NHS slashes stroke and heart deaths
23-Feb-2011
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Steps to improve mental health productivity can ease the pressure on budgets
22-Feb-2011
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Making changes to achieve savings - without disastrous consequences
21-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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Cancer tsar offers risk sharing deal for Manchester cancer network
17 February 2011
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Trust falls foul of CQC twice in nine months
17 February 2011
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Anti-trespass laws to be used to shift bed blocking patients
15-Feb-2011
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A&E waiting times worst since 2004
11-Feb-2011
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Liverpool Heart and Chest behind on PPCI target
9-Feb-2011
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Liverpool Women's FT fails to meet maternity access target
9-Feb-2011
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Derby Hospitals failing stroke target
9-Feb-2011
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Weather pushes West Midlands Ambulance Trust below target on response times
8-Feb-2011
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Hospital departments missing 18 week target by up to 26 per cent
8-Feb-2011
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Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust bailed out by SHA
8-Feb-2011
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NHS Oxfordshire health system 'failing'
8-Feb-2011
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Northamptonshire Healthcare breaching falls CQUINs
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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Only 1 per cent of smear test results delivered on time
8-Feb-2011
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Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT reports cancer target red risk
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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Over 1,000 patients miss waiting time targets at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust
3-Feb-2011
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Royal Bournemouth ahead on cancer
3-Feb-2011
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Flory tells PCTs to give providers leeway over winter pressures
3 February 2011
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'Very disappointing' breast cancer performance from Walsall Hospitals
1-Feb-2011
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Four steps to improving frontline patient care
1-Feb-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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King's Fund challenges health reform claims
28-Jan-2011
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Trusts facing fines for mixed sex breaches
27 January 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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The NHS Commissioning Board: biggest of the big spenders
24-Jan-2011
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40% of A&E patients do not need treatment
21-Jan-2011
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'Time to scrap GP exception reporting'
19-Jan-2011
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Waiting targets survive as £750m cancer strategy announced
12-Jan-2011
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Number of A&E consultants must double to cope with new indicators
23-Dec-2010
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Emergency targets scrapped in favour of performance measures
17-Dec-2010
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Hospital productivity has fallen over last decade
17-Dec-2010
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Providers freed to set their own referral to treatment targets and set prices below tariff
15-Dec-2010
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Tariff to be cut by 1.5 per cent
15-Dec-2010
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Hospitals to face mixed sex ward fines
15-Dec-2010
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Mark Britnell: quick fixes for making efficiency gains
25 November 2010
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'The challenge is to get better average outcomes and reduce variation'
25 November 2010
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Media Watch: targets and treatment
19-Nov-2010
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Our lives are in the cancer detectives’ hands
19-Nov-2010
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MSPs split on waiting time law
5-Nov-2010
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Hospital trusts hit by £90m fall in earnings
28 October 2010
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Shortage of surgical training posts criticised
8-Oct-2010
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Staff safety warning over cuts
6-Oct-2010
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'Time to consider the benefits and flaws of the single minded pursuit of targets'
23 September 2010
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Chris J Hawkey: A new opening for transparency
9 September 2010
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Nicola Sturgeon hails 'best ever' waiting times
1-Sep-2010
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NHS reorganisation: don't leave the patients behind
26 August 2010
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Understanding how patients behave could help cut NHS waste
19 August 2010
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A rapid return to high quality NHS reporting
12-Aug-2010
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Break the back of NHS waiting lists
5-Aug-2010
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Breast cancer screening inequality
28-Jul-2010
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Answering the NHS's £14bn productivity question
22 July 2010
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New outcomes measures may be de facto targets
22 July 2010
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Experts respond to new NHS standard measures
20-Jul-2010
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Decision on cancer target 'will be down to NHS commissioning board'
15-Jul-2010
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Emergency care support teams called to help one in five trusts
15 July 2010
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Outcome goals to replace performance framework
12-Jul-2010
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NHS blueprint due today
12-Jul-2010
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Accountability shake-up planned for public services
8-Jul-2010
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Scrapping GP access targets worries QIPP
8 July 2010
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Has Lansley called time on falling NHS waiting lists?
1-Jul-2010
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Clarity is the key to tackling excess admissions
1 July 2010
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Hospitals face shortfalls as emergency demand spirals
1 July 2010
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C diff target increased to 50% in Scotland
25-Jun-2010
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Scrapping NHS targets is 'risky'
25-Jun-2010
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Lansley must keep information flowing while NHS targets ebb away
24 June 2010
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Pressure eases on 18-weeks referral
24 June 2010
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'Don't doubt the government’s commitment to radical NHS reform'
17 June 2010
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Operating framework to pave way for abolition of targets
17 June 2010
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CQC sends inspectors into United Lincolnshire
16-Jun-2010
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Revised operating framework to pave way for abolition of waiting targets
11-Jun-2010
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NHS budget 'should not be protected'
11-Jun-2010
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PCTs, councils and firms 'will commission for GPs'
10-Jun-2010
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A&E waiting time targets face axe
10-Jun-2010
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Lansley outlines NHS plans in first public speech
8-Jun-2010
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Hospitals to face financial penalties for readmitting patients
8-Jun-2010
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Trusts to report weekly on infection
7-Jun-2010
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‘In intervention’ PCT is to investigate failings
3 June 2010
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Scottish patients to be assessed by nurses to increase productivity
1-Jun-2010
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Michael White on coalition compromises
27 May 2010
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NHS should focus on outcomes, not targets - Lansley
27 May 2010
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Portsmouth City PCT faces external investigation
26-May-2010
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Health bill announced in Queen's speech
25-May-2010
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NHS targets may be scrapped within weeks
20-May-2010
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Scotland hits record cancer referral rate
19-May-2010
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Lean thinking in the NHS
6-May-2010
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Carbon reduction
6-May-2010
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Tories accuse Labour over mixed sex wards
4-May-2010
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Clinical dashboards
29-Apr-2010
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Sacked NHS chief launches unfair dismissal claim
26-Apr-2010
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Carbon Reduction Commitment
26-Apr-2010
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Sustainability: how green are your care pathways?
26-Apr-2010
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Cancelled NHS operations reach new high
16-Apr-2010
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West Midlands fares worst on patient dignity target
15 April 2010
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Lib Dems unveil manifesto with pledge to cap managers' pay
14-Apr-2010
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Labour pledges personalised care revolution
13-Apr-2010
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King's Fund: NHS needs rapid change to meet challenges
12-Apr-2010
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Sustainability: keep NHS procurement carbon conscious
12-Apr-2010
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Monitor increases FTs' efficiency target
8 April 2010
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NHS sustainability: how to achieve long term efficiencies
6-Apr-2010
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Sustainability: how to cut costs and your carbon footprint
30-Mar-2010
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Sacked trust chief executive to stand against health minister
25-Mar-2010
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Andy McKeon: why money could not unravel the NHS red tape
25 March 2010
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A&E targets 'compromising safety'
23-Mar-2010
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Viewpoint: 'Don't focus on staff engagement as an end in itself'
18 March 2010
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A&E wait is not being gamed, new data suggests
11 March 2010
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Andy McKeon: NHS cash alone won’t end health inequalities
11 March 2010
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Confed calls for action on tough political choices
11 March 2010
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UKIP would scrap PCTs and make managers ‘happier’
11 March 2010
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A&E waiting times not misreported deliberately, says chief
10-Mar-2010
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NHS non-executive appointments: think outside the tick box
9-Mar-2010
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NHS waiting time limits to be enshrined in law
8-Mar-2010
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Nottingham trust criticised over waiting time irregularities
3-Mar-2010
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NHS targets vs patient needs
3-Mar-2010
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NHS market reforms are not linked with better care
3-Mar-2010
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Colchester chief to step down
1-Mar-2010
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Mark Britnell on the future of Agenda for Change
25 February 2010
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Rescue plan for ailing hospitals in doubt
25 February 2010
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Pressure to discharge 'should not influence decisions', says Mid Staffs report
24-Feb-2010
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Acute trusts could pay for post discharge care
24-Feb-2010
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Trusts face hard task to achieve 18-week ‘right’
18 February 2010
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NHS Scotland meeting cancer targets
17-Feb-2010
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NHS Wales meets six month waiting time target
12-Feb-2010
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Janice Stevens on same sex hospital accommodation
11 February 2010
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Four nations research reignites row over targets
20-Jan-2010
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Four countries’ pulses beat to different tunes
20-Jan-2010
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Andy Burnham rages at Tory ‘about-turn’ on funding
14 January 2010
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Brian James: how to save NHS services in a recession
14 January 2010
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Improvement tsar warns SHAs to ‘refresh’ Darzi visions urgently
14 January 2010
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Politics ‘distracting’ from NHS quality drive
14 January 2010
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Abolishing NHS targets will reduce need for managers, David Cameron says
11-Jan-2010
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NHS at centre of Tories’ election campaign
7 January 2010
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PCTs falling behind on maternity access
7 January 2010
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Tories’ tempered pledges show the effect of political realities
7 January 2010
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Tories accuse government over A&E waiting targets
23-Dec-2009
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Ambulance targets review urged
17-Dec-2009
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PCTs could struggle to hit MRSA ‘objective’
16-Dec-2009
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Advances in care for kidney patients
15-Dec-2009
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Poor performers on MRSA targeted
14-Dec-2009
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Ambulance service efficiency savings halted
11-Dec-2009
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Tory pledge on NHS targets might not hit the spot
10 December 2009
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NHS operating framework hits hard
9-Dec-2009
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No funds promised with New Horizons mental health strategy
9-Dec-2009
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Noel Plumridge on cutting the NHS cost base
3 December 2009
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Target inequalities, beat cancer
3 December 2009
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New bid to reduce A&E admissions
1-Dec-2009
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Andy Burnham defends NHS targets
1-Dec-2009
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Trusts 'want better VTE management'
30-Nov-2009
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How to make choose and book a success
20-Nov-2009
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Wide variations in A&E treatment speed
19-Nov-2009
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Clinical improvements could save NHS £9bn a year
19 November 2009
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Could a swine flu surge see a slump in targets?
19 November 2009
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Stroke care gets better since health check
19 November 2009
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DH banking on patients not claiming entitlements
11-Nov-2009
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Government sets out new patient rights
10-Nov-2009
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Andy Burnham defends NHS targets
5-Nov-2009
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UK GPs top financial incentive table
5-Nov-2009
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Hospitals are blocking stroke care progress, and patients are bearing the cost
5 November 2009
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Trusts fail to keep up pace on stroke targets
5 November 2009
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Patients 'to get private care right'
2-Nov-2009
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Barts faces fine over IT failures
23-Oct-2009
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Andy McKeon on NHS efficiency and pre-election sparring
22 October 2009
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Annual health check: impact of targets and FTs seen in acute score slide
22 October 2009
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Tories need clear vision and a stronger message on health
22 October 2009
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David Nicholson warns NHS of nightmare winter ahead
21-Oct-2009
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Trust admits doctoring A&E waiting time figures
15-Oct-2009
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Andrew Lansley on a Conservative recipe for NHS reform
8 October 2009
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SHAs commit to original Darzi review strategies
8 October 2009
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Can the Conservatives mix cutting and caring?
1 October 2009
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Decentralise to cut NHS costs - chief Treasury secretary
30-Sep-2009
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Gordon Brown pledges to 'beat cancer in this generation'
29-Sep-2009
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The four hour A&E target: an accident waiting to happen?
29-Sep-2009
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Gordon Brown to unveil seven day cancer test pledge
28-Sep-2009
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How to make sexual health promotion a success
28-Sep-2009
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Waiting times
24-Sep-2009
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World class commissioning: efficiency made a core competency
23-Sep-2009
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Firing squads won’t solve trusts’ problems
17 September 2009
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Michael White on the election battle
17 September 2009
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Government set to issue a five year spending plan for NHS
16-Sep-2009
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Healthcare for London appoints trauma tsar for capital
11-Sep-2009
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Patient safety programme improves infection rates in Scotland
10-Sep-2009
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Bill Moyes tells foundation trusts to 'refuse to jump' to DH demands
8-Sep-2009
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Waiting time targets 'have not increased inequalities'
8-Sep-2009
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Carbon reduction commitment
7-Sep-2009
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NHS leaders vow to cut emissions by 10pc
2-Sep-2009
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Military training for NHS managers will win frontline battles
27 August 2009
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NHS Scotland hits waiting time target
25-Aug-2009
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Exploring doctors' role in society
25-Aug-2009
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A third say no party could run NHS
24-Aug-2009
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Heart attack follow-up care target missed
24-Aug-2009
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Heart attack care target missed
24-Aug-2009
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Cally Bann on winter pressures
20 August 2009
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David Colin-Thomé leads review of NHS urgent care policy
20 August 2009
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NHS Scotland hits cancer targets
19-Aug-2009
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A third say no party could run NHS
18-Aug-2009
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Tory NHS would be 'biggest quango in the world', Andy Burnham claims
18-Aug-2009
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NHS smoking cessation: sticking with quitting
17-Aug-2009
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Jo Webber on NHS care scandals
13 August 2009
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Simon Stevens on an NHS budget showdown
13 August 2009
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Bullying row trust appoints new non execs
12-Aug-2009
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FT confirms two suspensions over A&E 'irregularities'
12-Aug-2009
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Scotland 'on track to meet NHS targets'
10-Aug-2009
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Junior doctors' training 'at risk'
6-Aug-2009
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Alan Maryon-Davis on NHS carbon cutting
6-Aug-2009
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Resigning trust chair calls for David Nicholson to investigate 'SHA pressure'
27-Jul-2009
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European working time directive will cause 'additional pressures'
14-Jul-2009
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Simon Stevens: on lifestyles and living beyond 100
9 July 2009
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Know the figures behind the facts on health inequalities
7-Jul-2009
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Targets’ rebirth as NHS constitution rights will not ensure a cultural shift
2 July 2009
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Darzi says focus on long term conditions
1-Jul-2009
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Government to reduce SHAs' performance management role
30-Jun-2009
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Government misses own invoice payment target
25 June 2009
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MRSA figures reveal patchy success
25 June 2009
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Ambulance response times below target
19-Jun-2009
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NHS meets C difficile target ahead of schedule
19-Jun-2009
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NHS hospital acquired infection cases rise
15-Jun-2009
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Chlamydia screening of young people fails to meet targets
15-Jun-2009
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Andy Burnham promises to overhaul NHS targets
11-Jun-2009
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Derek Campbell: There can be no progress without prevention
11 June 2009
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Steve Barnett says it’s 'make or break' for the NHS
10-Jun-2009
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It's official: NHS productivity is rising
9-Jun-2009
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NHS waiting times up sharply
9-Jun-2009
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Chief was 'misled' over A&E before quitting West Middlesex Hospital trust
4 June 2009
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NHS cuts will be chance for staff to be new radicals
4 June 2009
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NHS productivity unit role revealed
4 June 2009
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Treasury U-turn on PFI takes pressure off DH capital budget
4 June 2009
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Trusts told to 'keep slogging' at infection control
4 June 2009
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Using business intelligence to drive improvement in the NHS
1-Jun-2009
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Trainee NHS doctors being told to lie about long working hours
28 May 2009
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Carbon reduction
26-May-2009
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The 18 week target
26-May-2009
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David Nicholson sticks by NHS quality cash claims
26-May-2009
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Review of working time directive came too late, say doctors
22-May-2009
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A third of NHS hospitals could miss EWTD deadline
21 May 2009
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Facilities: Implementing the NHS carbon reduction strategy
21 May 2009
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NHS trusts meet A&E waiting targets as demand rises
21 May 2009
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Role of competition panel under review
21 May 2009
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72 hours... and counting - meeting the summary discharge target
19-May-2009
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NHS meets accident and emergency waiting time target
15-May-2009
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City council chief takes reins at Yorkshire SHA
14 May 2009
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No time for complacency on European working time directive
14 May 2009
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Up in smoke
14 May 2009
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Alan Johnson launches new rules on patient involvement
7 May 2009
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NHS marketing: a new future
7 May 2009
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NHS quality improvement needs patient choice data
7 May 2009
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Ten years on: what devolution has meant for the NHS
7 May 2009
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Patient experience feedback findings will not be standardised
5-May-2009
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NHS productivity is rising
5-May-2009
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Ken Jarrold on the NHS and the credit crunch
5-May-2009
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DH says NHS can save money and improve patient safety
1-May-2009
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DH publishes criteria for defining failure
30 April 2009
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When communities pull together there is a big health benefit
30 April 2009
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NHS governance 'reduced to paper chase' - Audit Commission
29-Apr-2009
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Involving junior doctors in implementing the European working time directive
28-Apr-2009
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Community engagement: how to help people care about health
28-Apr-2009
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NHS performance regime: failure criteria published
27-Apr-2009
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NHS London reports 'sharp improvement' in public satisfaction
24-Apr-2009
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Foundation trusts running out of time to meet Monitor standards
23 April 2009
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Safer Care: an introduction to improving patient safety
23 April 2009
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DH team launched to reduce infant deaths
22-Apr-2009
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Public sector ordered to save £9bn a year
21-Apr-2009
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Responding to the European working time directive
21-Apr-2009
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NHS maternity care focuses on safer births
14-Apr-2009
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Working Hours: communication and teamwork generate results
9 April 2009
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Working Hours: how to work less without compromising training
9 April 2009
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Working Hours: NHS organisations on track to meet working time directive
9 April 2009
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Working Hours: top tips to meet the working time directive
9 April 2009
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Working Hours: two ways to reduce junior doctors' hours
9 April 2009
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Diagnostic test waiting times fall sharply
8-Apr-2009
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Care Quality Commission names trusts registered with conditions
3-Apr-2009
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Paul Corrigan: foundations are the future
2 April 2009
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Infections fines may put Leeds trust at risk of financial deficit
1-Apr-2009
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NHS hits 18 week target
27-Mar-2009
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Big break for the clinical coders
26 March 2009
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Cynthia Bower sets out her vision for Care Quality Commission
26 March 2009
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What can turn the tide of the obesity epidemic?
26 March 2009
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MPs oppose options for trusts that miss FT deadline
19 March 2009
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NHS financial forecast worsens
19 March 2009
