All Performance articles – Page 121
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CommentHealthy teams lead to healthy cultures
The time is right for rapid cultural change across the NHS workforce
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NewsExclusive: Delayed hospital discharge to blame for A&E pressure
Poor accident and emergency performance this year has not been caused by GP out of hours provision, increased attendances or a lack of doctors, exclusive analysis shared with HSJ shows.
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CommentPatient feedback is essential to the NHS's future
The friends and family test is helping to drive local improvements
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HSJ Local
Below par PLACE scores for Medway FT
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust scored below average for all four standards in the new patient-led ward inspection regime.
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NewsMonitor warning on foundations' A&E performance
The number of NHS foundation trusts failing to meet the target for seeing patients within four hours of arriving at accident and emergency departments has doubled in the last year.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe role of CCGs following the Francis report
What CCGs should aim to do in light of the Mid Staffs inquiry
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Blogs
Your 18 week waits: July 2013 data
All the local detail on 18 weeks by provider, commissioner and specialty, with interactive maps
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NewsMost popular quality premium targets revealed
Improving care for circulatory diseases and reducing emergency admissions are the targets most commonly chosen by clinical commissioning groups to be linked to their income, research has found.
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Blogs
English waiting list peaking just below 3 million
The English waiting list peaks just below 3 million: the largest reported list size since April 2008. But 18 weeks performance remains steady.
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BlogsOutpatient waits take the pain in Scotland
Scotland does well against its two main waiting times targets. So why are outpatient waits soaring?
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HSJ KnowledgeSeconds out: time to beat the clock in A&E
The A&E crisis can only be solved with a system-wide solution
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CommentThe friends and family test can make the grade
Collection and analysis of the data must improve
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NewsNHS Choices use of friends and family scores 'misleading', say trusts
NHS Choices has been accused of “misleading” and “confusing” patients in its presentation of the results of the friends and family test.
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HSJ KnowledgePutting a stop to preventable deaths
Using morbidity and mortality meetings to help reduce deaths in hospitals
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Blogs
Your 18 week waits: June 2013 data
All the local detail on 18 weeks by provider, commissioner and specialty, with interactive maps
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Blogs
Waiting list grows more slowly as NHS catches up
The waiting list grew more slowly in June, helped by higher admission rates. Even though the waiting list remains very large, 18 weeks performance held steady.
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CommentChief inspector of GPs risks regulation overkill
Another regulator could distract GPs from patient care
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NewsExclusive: Analysis reveals waiting list surge as hospital demand climbs
Demand for hospital services is reaching record levels with the number of patients on the elective waiting list hitting a five year high, HSJ analysis reveals.
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Blogs
Awash with waiting times measures
Monitoring only the RTT waiting times standards can land you in trouble. Here’s how to stay on track.
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NewsScottish health boards 'must do better'
Every Scottish health board reviewed so far on how they deal with serious incidents have been told they must improve.