All Performance articles – Page 113
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NewsCQC could appoint three chief inspectors in regulation shake-up
The Care Quality Commission confirmed today that it planned to appoint two chief inspectors to lead its work on hospitals and adult social care. The regulator said it was also considering the appointment of a third chief inspector, responsible for primary and integrated care.
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HSJ Local
Concerns over A&E waiting times at Ipswich
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners said a contract query issued to Ipswich hospital regarding long waits “remains in place”.
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HSJ Local
Peterborough introduces system to reduce 'no shows'
PATIENT SAFETY Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has introduced a new appointment reminder service for patients to cut the number of ‘no-shows’.
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CommentStill no change in NHS finance after Francis
The post-Francis world is still worringly ‘business as usual’
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BlogsInnovation in healthcare: ‘There’s a way to do it better – find it’
Alexandra Norrish on the lessons the UK can learn from the US health system’s long tradition of innovation
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NewsKeogh defends Leeds stoppage as heart surgery cleared to resume
Children’s heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary was halted because of poor data showing unusually high death rates which were submitted by the hospital itself, the medical director of NHS England has said.
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NewsNew rulebook unveiled for would-be foundation trusts
The NHS Trust Development Authority today releases its “accountability framework” setting out how it will work with the NHS trusts that have not yet achieved foundation status.
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BlogsThe English waiting list: not growing after all?
After adjusting for counting changes, it turns out the English waiting list might not be growing after all.
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Blogs
A rising management star crashes and burns
Are managers being given too much credit for success and too much blame for failure?
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NewsBurnham issues A&E warning after tent erected outside hospital
The NHS has missed its national accident and emergency target every week for six months, Labour has warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeCCGs' role in the Keogh reviews
Reflections from one CCG on the lessons learned ahead of a the mortality rate review
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NewsExclusive: Hospital leaders say 'chief inspector' role won't work
73 per cent of hospital chief executives believe the government’s proposed overhaul of regulation and inspection will be ineffective
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HSJ Local
South East Ambulance deals with more patients over phone
SERVICES: A new method of triaging and responding to calls to the ambulance service has seen more patients dealt with over the phone – but has not always been popular with patients.
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NewsFrancis applauds government's response to inquiry
Robert Francis QC has said the government’s initial response to his Mid Staffordshire inquiry report “indicates its determination” to change the culture within the NHS.Mr Francis, who made 290 recommendations following his public inquiry into the failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, said the effectiveness of the government’s proposals would ...
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NewsFrancis response: Hunt announces simple hospital rating system
The health secretary has promised the public there will be “a single version of the truth” about hospital performance
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News'Star rating' style system back on the agenda for NHS
Hospitals and care homes will receive single quality ratings under plans being developed by the Care Quality Commission, HSJ can reveal.
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Blogs
Waiting list 'gap' is growing
One-year-waits improved, 18-week-waits are steady, the total waiting list is looking ever larger for the time of year.
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CommentYour Humble Servant: smelly lasagne
“A flute blower came along and said there was a stench in the lasagne parlour.”
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NewsExclusive: Details on surgeon rankings plans revealed
Fresh details about how rankings of individual consultants on metrics such as how many patients die in their theatres each year will be devised have been shared with HSJ.