All Performance articles – Page 137
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HSJ Local
NHS Bolton sees poor waiting times performance deteriorate among its providers
PERFORMANCE: The performance of hospitals in Bolton against key waiting times indicators continued to deteriorate in December, the primary care trust reported.
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HSJ Local
Colchester FT underachieving on CQUINs
FINANCE: Underchievement on CQUIN goals by Colchester Hospital Foundation Trust has cost it nearly £0.5m so far this year.
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HSJ Local
The Hillingdon Hospital's midwifery head raises c-section target concern with SHA
PERFORMANCE: The head of the north west London hospital trust’s midwifery service has approached NHS London to query whether the target for the number of caesarian sections is too low.
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HSJ Local
St George's Healthcare Trust misses four-hour A&E target
PERFORMANCE: The south London acute achieved 96.99 per cent in September against the target of 98 per cent, a document published by NHS Richmond and Twickenhan reports.
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HSJ Local
Bradford FT reports 'very high' emergency demand impacting PCT
FINANCE: Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has reported that demand for emergency care is “very high”, putting pressure on commissioners’ budgets.
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HSJ Local
University Hospitals Leicester Trust fails to improve A&E times despite PCT warning
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals Leicester Trust has failed to achieve the terms set out in an A&E performance notice.
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HSJ Local
University Hospitals of Leicester struggling on 18 weeks and stroke
PERFORMANCE: The 18 week referral to treatment target at University Hospitals of Leicester Trust is being impeded by the non availability of critical care beds or normal beds.
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HSJ Local
Buckinghamshire Healthcare rejects PCT call to extend waiting times
PERFORMANCE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare has rejected the local PCTs request to extend waiting times for non-urgent patients.
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NewsTrust falls foul of CQC twice in nine months
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust has failed to address concerns raised 10 months ago, according to the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ Local
Cancer tsar offers risk sharing deal for Manchester cancer network
PERFORMANCE: Greater Manchester’s hospitals could share responsibility for meeting cancer hospital the Christie’s 62 day waiting target, under a deal proposed by the government’s cancer tsar.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe importance of administration, management and bureaucracy in healthcare
Examination of last month’s Health Bill has resulted in a renewed attack on NHS managers and the ‘back-office functions’ administration, management and bureaucracy. However, not only are these functions quite separate, they are all still essential, write John Carrier, Chair of NHS Camden, and professor Ian Kendall from the University ...
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NewsTrusts underestimating 'hidden' staff bank costs by 40 per cent
Trusts are underestimating the true costs of running in-house staffing banks by as much as 40 per cent, an NHS Professionals report has claimed.
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NewsEarly death 'more likely in the North'
People living in the north of England are 20 per cent more likely to die prematurely than those in the South, research suggests.
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HSJ Local
Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch uses in-house social worker to combat care transfer delays
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care rates have improved at Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals FT.
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HSJ Local
SHA report finds concerns in out of hours services in Peterborough
PERFORMANCE: A review of out of hours GP services in the region has found areas for immediate improvement at NHS Peterborough.
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HSJ Local
Two performance notices given to Mid Essex trust
PERFORMANCE: Mid Essex Hospital Services has two performance notices imposed on it by NHS Mid Essex.
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HSJ Local
NHS Leicester City finds emergency care 'not resilient' in winter
PERFORMANCE: Emergency care across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland is not “resilient” to winter pressures and is brought to a halt by the slightest spike in demand.
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HSJ Local
Delayed transfers of care rates four-times higher than targets, NHS Barking & Dagenham reports
PERFORMANCE: The east London primary care trust has seen DTOCs of between 3.5 and five per cent, against its target of one per cent.
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HSJ Local
Deficit-stricken NHS Harrow cuts chlamydia screening funding as rates plummet
PERFORMANCE: The north west London primary care trust recorded a screening rate of 8.42 per cent in its most recent performance report.
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NewsA&E waiting times worst since 2004
Accident and emergency waiting times in England are at their worst since September 2004, according to data from the Department of Health.