All Performance articles – Page 3
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CommentHow to ensure ‘advice and guidance’ works for patients
Transparency will be critical to evaluate whether increased use of advice and guidance leads to better experiences and outcomes, says William Pett
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NewsChild spent two months in A&E
A child spent more than two months in A&E following a breakdown of a care placement, in what the trust described as “one of the longest waits we’ve seen”.
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NewsLeaders face ‘unrealistic expectations’ at failing trusts, says CEO
The chief executive of the NHS’s biggest hospital group has warned that the speed national leaders expect improvement from failing organisations – and how they go about it – is often unrealistic.
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NewsNearly half of 999 patients don’t need major A&E treatment
Nearly half of patients who arrive at hospital in ambulances are being discharged without needing major care, according to data obtained by HSJ.
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Expert BriefingMackey: ‘Contentious’ model can drive ‘hockey stick’ recovery
Elective recovery and returning the NHS to meeting the 18-week standard by 2029 is the government’s main performance priority. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress against this goal. By bureau chief James Illman.
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NewsExclusive: Deaths linked to ‘overwhelmed’ department
At least eight cancer patients were harmed – and in some cases potentially died – because of operational and admin failures in an “overwhelmed” hospital department, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCorridor care measure ‘easy to game’
NHS England’s new definition of A&E “corridor care” has “too many loopholes” and is likely to lead to “gaming” of its new reporting regime, experts and insiders have said.
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CommentNeighbourhood health is not ‘fluffy’
Neighbourhood health can improve outcomes and efficiency, but only if leadership, metrics and resources align with complex local population needs
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CommentEPR promise risks fading without national action
EPRs can improve productivity and care, but poor usability, fragmented systems and inadequate training risk undermining the NHS’s digital transformation ambitions
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NewsMackey: Iran war threatens ‘huge shock’ for NHS finances
The NHS will need extra funding from government if the Iran war drives large price increases, which could amount to a “huge shock”, Sir Jim Mackey has warned.
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NewsPoor IT a ‘critical’ threat to breast cancer service
Poor IT represents a “critical” threat to patient safety and service delivery in a trust’s breast cancer unit, a report has warned.
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News‘Plan ahead’ to avoid EPR delays, says veteran tech lead
Trusts need to “plan ahead” to avoid “interventions from NHS England” when launching electronic patient record systems, according to a leading tech chief.
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CommentThe NHS’s approach to treating anxiety urgently needs an overhaul
NICE’s anxiety guideline has not been meaningfully updated in more than a decade. It is showing its age, with major implications for service users and clinicians alike
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NewsStreeting: Failing NHS bosses being ‘quietly moved on’
Under-performing NHS bosses are being “quietly moved on” rather than being “named and shamed”, Wes Streeting has said.
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NewsHospital closes beds due to Iran war
A children’s hospital is closing beds and theatres because the Iran war is stopping private patients travelling from the Middle East.
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NewsMore than half of staff say EPRs make their job harder
More than half of NHS staff using an electronic patient record system say it made their job harder and they lacked necessary training, a survey has found.
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HSJ PartnersHow nurse-led endoscopy models are supporting NHS diagnostic recovery
Endoscopy services are central to the NHS diagnostic pathway. Procedures such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy are critical for diagnosing gastrointestinal disease, detecting cancer early and monitoring long-term conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease. Yet like many diagnostic services, endoscopy has experienced significant pressure in recent years.
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CommentThe NHS’s racism problem is being deliberately downplayed by government
NHS leaders risk undermining progress on race equality by weakening transparency and accountability, despite persistent evidence of discrimination across the workforce
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CommentEnglish hospitals are outperforming those in Scotland and Wales
Despite ongoing pressures, England’s NHS is recovering faster than Wales and Scotland, with shorter waits and higher activity, despite similar funding increases
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NewsNHSE names chairs to lead ‘more important’ regional teams
NHS England CEO Sir Jim Mackey has announced the names of seven chairs for NHS regional teams, ahead of the service moving to its new “operating model” next month.