All Performance articles – Page 112
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NewsHigh cost of fines for long waits revealed
English hospitals would have been fined £227m in 2012 if they had been subjected to the penalty regime written into their contracts for the current financial year, according to analysis shared exclusively with HSJ.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a duty of candour will affect a culture of openness
The NHS needs more than statutory requirements
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CommentLessons from the NHS's failure regimes so far
Will the new regimes help trusts to avoid failure?
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NewsExclusive: CCG performance and assurance regime unveiled
Clinical commissioning groups will be rated four times a year on their performance and annually on their organisational capability, under a draft assurance regime to be published today.
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Blogs
A&E needs a sticking plaster as well as an overhaul
A&E services a struggling to keep up with growing demand. Chris Hopson offers some possible solutions
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NewsNHS England area teams told to lead A&E recovery
NHS England’s local area teams have been given less than a month to develop accident and emergency “recovery plans” for their patch, the organisation’s interim deputy chief executive has announced.
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CommentAcute care is drowning in the rising tide of A&E demand
The answer may be to close hospitals, says Andrew Foster
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HSJ Local
Community hospital moves patients due to gas leak
PERFORMANCE: Eighteen elderly patients had to be moved from a community hospital at the weekend after an underground gas leak.
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Blogs
The mystery of the missing waiting list patients
Thousands of patients are apparently missing from the English waiting list. February is 28 days long. Together, those facts help us work out what on earth might be going on.
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CommentTurnaround is everybody's problem
Reversing a trust’s financial fortunes is a job for the whole organisation
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HSJ KnowledgeBest practice in performance management
Creating value and better team working in NHS hospitals
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CommentMedical leadership is vital for quality patient care
We need more doctors in leadership roles, says Chris Ham
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CommentMonitor needs to be clearer about its regulation style
The regulator faces a challenge following changes in its role
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LeaderThe warning signs in NHS emergency care
Long waits are down, but pressure is building elsewhere
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NewsCircle sees operating loss increase to £29m
Circle, the private company running Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust, has posted an operating loss of £29.3m for 2012, according to company accounts.
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Comment
The NHS is in real danger of being unaffordable
Health bodies are desperately trying to save money
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Blogs
Your 18 week waits: February 2013 data
The local picture on one-year and 18-week waits across England, updated with the latest data.
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CommentThe NHS has its own currency crisis
The currencies that drive activity and behaviour in the NHS are rooted in the past
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Blogs
One-year waits race towards zero
One year waits continue to fall sharply. 18 week waits, and the waiting list overall, are steady. Orthopaedic long-waits are deteriorating.