All CQUIN articles – Page 6
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HSJ Local
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals in dispute with PCT over income
FINANCE: The trust has warned that £3.6m of its income is under dispute with commissioners, which poses a risk to its agreed year-end position.
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HSJ KnowledgeEnhancing recovery pathways for planned surgical care
Enhanced recovery pathways for patients following surgery have led to better outcomes and improved patient experience, as evident in the work done by Colin Berry and colleagues at the Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
'Challenging' CQUINs for Buckinghamshire Healthcare
PERFORMANCE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare may struggle to reach quality and innovation targets set by its primary care trust.
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HSJ Local
Liverpool Women’s FT behind on five CQUIN commitments
PERFORMANCE: The foundation is underperforming on five commissioning for quality and innovation schemes, which make a proportion of its income dependent on quality improvements.
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HSJ Local
Colchester FT underachieving on CQUINs
FINANCE: Underchievement on CQUIN goals by Colchester Hospital Foundation Trust has cost it nearly £0.5m so far this year.
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HSJ Local
United Lincolnshire reports 'immense' financial challenges
FINANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust is facing “an immensely challenging financial position” for the rest of the year, its latest finance report states.
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HSJ Local
Northamptonshire Healthcare breaching falls CQUINs
FINANCE: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust breached its severe falls CQUIN targets in quarters two and three, resulting in a loss of income of £38,072 on both occasions.
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NewsTrusts warned not to neglect patient experience
Hospital trusts should not neglect efforts to improve patient experience, as it can lead to savings and also improve quality, according to the NHS Confederation.
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HSJ KnowledgeHigh impact actions for preventing pressure ulcers
Caroline Dowsett and Richard Shorney explain how the High Impact Actions save money in pressure ulcer prevention
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News
Quality payment targets centred on patient safety
The majority of local quality payment targets given to hospital trusts are focused on patient safety, analysis by HSJ has found.
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NewsCQUIN used for minimum achievements
The Commissioning for Quality and Innovation framework is being used to reward the achievement of minimum standards rather than high quality care, research has found.
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HSJ Knowledge
Mental health preferred providers: stick to your guns on pricing
East Midlands primary care trusts scrutinised the costs of mental healthcare packages and made huge savings with a list of preferred providers, as Jennifer Taylor explains
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HSJ KnowledgeVenous thromboembolism
VTE is a significant cause of mortality, long-term disability and chronic ill health. It is thought that there are around 25,000 deaths from VTE each year in hospitals in England.
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HSJ Knowledge
Quality through CQUIN
St Andrew’s Healthcare is a major provider of mental health inpatient services.
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CommentThe new healthcare revolution
Does the white paper outline a great leap forward or a just a step backwards?
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HSJ KnowledgeCQUIN in stroke units
In the UK, an estimated 150,000 people have a stroke annually (1). Mortality and morbidity are high. 67,000 deaths occur annually (2) and many of those who survive are left with moderate or severe disabilities (3).
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HSJ KnowledgeTransforming community services for people with long term conditions
Community healthcare is widening the focus from just a patient’s condition to their whole life, says Stuart Shepherd
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CommentAlan Maynard: could the Tories give PCTs bite?
The ‘toothless bulldogs’ of the NHS might hope for more control over purchasing under the Conservatives
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NewsSHAs return to topslicing budgets
Strategic health authorities are introducing stringent financial rules and mandatory topslicing in a bid to keep the NHS in balance next financial year.
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NewsClot prevention is 2010-11 quality priority
NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has said preventing venous thromboembolism will be the top clinical priority for improving quality and productivity in hospitals in 2010-11.