All HealthWatch articles – Page 3
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NewsDischarge rules a ‘risk to patients and should change’
National hospital discharge policy could pose a ‘risk to patients’ because local areas may treat it as a ‘target’, two major patient groups have said.
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NewsNHSE told to set new A&E ‘maximum time to assessment’ target
Analysis carried out for NHS England’s review of NHS targets has proposed it set a “maximum time-to-assessment target… for all those attending [accident and emergency departments]”.
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NewsRevealed: The areas with the longest waits for emergency ambulances
The local areas where patients are waiting the longest for ambulances have been publicly identified for the first time by an HSJ investigation.
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News18-week target will not be axed in 2020-21
The 18-week target will be used to measure NHS performance on elective care for at least another year, NHS England medical director Steve Powis has revealed.
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NewsSir Robert: Lack of transparency in hospitals ‘echoes Mid Staffs’
Sir Robert Francis has said the lack of transparency at many hospitals over complaints handling “seems to echo” findings of his inquiry into the Mid Staffs scandal.
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NewsThird of teaching trust’s elective patients waiting more than 18 weeks
A teaching trust’s referral-to-treatment performance has slumped 20 percentage points in the last two years as demand has soared.
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NewsNHSE moves closer to four-hour target overhaul
NHS England appears increasingly likely to recommend a major overhaul — and potential scrapping — of the four-hour accident and emergency target, statements issued today suggest.
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NewsCommissioner admits ‘minimal’ oversight of problem service
Serious safety concerns over a children’s autism service went unaddressed for at least two years, despite an admission from commissioners that the services were “not fit for purpose”.
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NewsNHSE reviewing patient transport contracting after string of failures
NHS England has ordered a review into the cost of patient transport services and the way they are commissioned, following a string of market failures.
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NewsConcerns over 'short-sighted' plans to aid struggling health system
Healthwatch Norfolk has raised concerns over “short-sighted” plans to ease pressures on an overstretched health system by asking its neighbours to contribute to a £25m bailout.
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CommentA 'Royal Community of Advocates' can help the NHS engage with the public
Laura Fulcher calls for a true partnership between the public and the NHS through the creation of a new body.
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HSJ InteractiveEngagement as the engine of efforts to transform care
Dr Claire Fuller on how engagement with citizens, staff and wider partners is mission critical for the Surrey Heartlands’ vision
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NewsGovernment misses NHS instructions deadline for first time
The government has failed to publish its requirements of the NHS by the deadline set in law for the first time.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Does anybody want the ICP contract?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by commissioning correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Closing the virtuous cycle
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNHS resurrects A&E readmissions count
Emergency re-admission data for NHS commissioners will be published from March amid concerns about rising numbers of patients returning to hospital within 30 days of discharge.
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NewsNHS England to give 'significant investment' to Healthwatch
Healthwatch England is to be given “significant investment” from NHS England and NHS Improvement.
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NewsRobert Francis attacks 'perilous state' of Healthwatch funding
Funding of local Healthwatch services has been plunged into a “perilous state” and their effectiveness is starting to be impaired, Sir Robert Francis has warned.
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NewsMid Staffs inquiry lead to chair Healthwatch England
The leader of the Mid Staffordshire public inquiry has been appointed chair of Healthwatch England.