All Performance articles – Page 128
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Blogs
A mandate for bad waiting list management
The draft NHS Mandate will drive up waiting times, undermine the NHS Constitution, and be unfair to patients. Not what was intended, obviously.
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NewsFTs miss CIPs target as demand for services stays high
Latest figures from Monitor show that the foundation trust sector missed its cost improvement plan target last year, particularly struggling to make pay savings amid high demand for hospital services.
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NewsRevealed: DH warnings to pipeline laggards
Delays and failure revealed in warning letters sent after trusts fall behind in attempts to achieve foundation trust status.
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NewsManagement of AF 'needs revising'
A potentially life-threatening heart rhythm disorder is not being properly managed in the UK, according to a new report.
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NewsDementia service access criticised
Dementia sufferers need better access to memory specialists, MPs said, after a report revealed that some patients are waiting over a year to be seen.
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CommentThe NHS must address its blind spot on older people's services
End ageism and care will improve for all.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to inject accountability into team performance
Role charters ensure everyone knows where they stand on accountabilities, say Graham Rich and James Kent.
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NewsExclusive: private franchise tops first 'friends and family' chart
Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has been rated joint top in the inaugural results of “friends and family” patient satisfaction test, recently endorsed by the prime minister.
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NewsCouncillors banned from CCG boards as new rules set
The government is set to impose further requirements on clinical commissioning groups’ governing bodies, HSJ has learned.
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CommentThe brave new world of managed failure
Increased power means Monitor will have a fight on its hands.
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NewsClinical negligence claims top £35m despite fewer cases
Clinical negligence claims involving C difficile have remained steady despite a significant decline in cases of the infection over the past decade, a study has revealed.
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News'Surveillance groups' to monitor provider quality
The standard of care being delivered by providers is to be scrutinised at regular “surveillance groups” under plans to ensure quality in the reformed NHS, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: struggling GP practices may be classed 'cause for concern'
GP practices will be classed under three categories based on performance under the NHS Commissioning Board’s plans for contracting primary care.
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HSJ Local
Numbers of women being screened falls in Nottingham
PERFORMANCE: The number of women being screened for cervical cancer has fallen in Nottingham with 186,000 at risk sparking an appeal by hospital bosses.
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SupplementsFacing up to failure: an HSJ roundtable debate
What will, and should, happen to struggling trusts in the next few yeard? Will politicians step in to tackle failure? Should poor providers go under? This passionate HSJ debate looks at one of the toughest questions facing the NHS.
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CommentTrusts need to face up to the reality of mergers
Deloitte expert Phil Lobb on merger and acquisition solutions.
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HSJ KnowledgeFlying high: how organisations can aim for top performance
An ambitious study has set out to discover what makes high performing organisations fly above the rest. Naomi Chambers and colleagues reveal their findings.
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News'Public interest' whistleblowing law change criticised
NHS whistleblowers could be discouraged from speaking out by a proposed change in the law, HSJ has been told.
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NewsPatients to rate doctors' surgeries
A new points scoring system will allow patients to rate doctors’ surgeries.