All Performance articles – Page 130
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HSJ Local
Monitor directs foundation trust to tackle A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust regulator has stepped in at Gloucestershire Hospitals in a bid to redress its “persistent failures” to tackle long waits for accident and emergency treatment.
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NewsRestrictions imposed again on senior managers' bonuses
Very senior managers in the NHS will have their ability to earn bonuses on top of their pay restricted for the second successive year.
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CommentSue Slipman: there must be a line between management and regulation
The trouble with troubleshooters.
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NewsCCGs to manage and reward GP performance
GP practices look set to be handed an extensive role in performance managing each other – including through the award of bonuses – under proposals being drawn up by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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HSJ Knowledge
Quantifying QOF: why practices need to take data collection seriously
Finding efficient ways of collecting GP performance data is a challenge that is vital for practices to face head on, writes Hannoh Lowish.
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CommentNigel Edwards: how Lansley's big vision got shredded
Does the Health Act leave Lansley powerless?
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to deliver integrated care alongside effective staff engagement
How and why is people management crucial to the success of integrated care? HSJ Award winner Jane Wells explains.
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HSJ KnowledgeCase study: how coaches help managers improve their performance
Two managers share their experiences of using coaching sessions to improve their skills - and consequently performance in their roles.
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NewsNHS reports strong performance on 18 weeks targets
The NHS continued its strong performance on waiting times in February, achieving all three 18 week referral-to-treatment measures for the second consecutive month.
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NewsLatest waiting times 'embarrassing' for government - Labour
The government’s own monthly waiting times statistics showed patients are “paying the price” for the coalition’s NHS shake-up, Labour has claimed.
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Blogs
NHS consolidates its position on waiting times
The NHS consolidated its position on waiting times, following the first ever achievement of all three 18-week targets in January. The number waiting over a year improved slightly, but is still too high.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow boards can better prepare for governance challenges
Research showing a clear gap between the theory and reality of board practice suggests there need to be changes to the governance systems that NHS organisations currently follow. Seamus Gillen looks at the challenges facing NHS boards.
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HSJ Local
Kettering warning on 62-day target
Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust has warned it is at risk of not delivering on its target for 62 day wait for treatment for urgent GP referrals.
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NewsPROMs performance improves slightly
Latest data on patient reported outcome measures has shown some improvement in the proportion of patients who felt their condition had improved following surgery.
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CommentPaul Corrigan: the integration conundrum
It seems to me that the more everyone agrees with the policy of integrated care, the further away the reality of integrated practice seems to be?
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NewsHealth board management to be scrutinised over waiting times
An independent review is to be carried out into the culture of management at a Scottish health board accused of doctoring waiting times figures to meet official targets.
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Blogs
Waiting times soar as Scotland's backstop fails
Scotland “achieves the target” while its waiting times get worse.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow managing talent can transform health organisation development
Harnessing the leadership talent among an organisation’s staff can help drive a winning business transformation, as Simon Large and Steve Keyes from Bradford District Care Trust explain.
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HSJ KnowledgeQ&A: Monitor outline details on changing failure regime
From next year, foundation trusts will face an unforgiving regime which introduces transparency to their funding - and could lead to them being dissolved and their services distributed to other providers.
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NewsPenalise poor performers 'robustly', Flory demands
The NHS’s deputy chief executive has used his latest quarterly report to direct the health service to “robustly bear down” on “persistent poor performer” organisations.