All Performance articles – Page 99
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CommentAnalysis: England's summer waiting list initiative fails
The government push to clear the backlog hasn’t worked
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NewsWaiting list grows despite £250m government push
The NHS waiting list for planned care has grown to over 3 million, despite a drive to admit more patients for treatment over the summer months.
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NewsSpecial measures can have 'detrimental effect', trust chief warns
The special measures regime for struggling hospitals has the potential to demoralise staff and hamper efforts to fill much needed vacancies, according to a high profile troubleshooter tasked with putting one trust back on track.
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CommentChief quality officers are essential for a brighter NHS future
They have a vision to lead and inspire
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NewsCQC to inspect whole health systems
The Care Quality Commission will begin inspecting health systems across whole geographical areas from next year, its chief inspector of general practice has said.
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NewsExclusive: Hinchingbrooke threatened with enforcement action by CQC
The Care Quality Commission warned Britain’s only privately run NHS hospital that it could take enforcement action after its inspectors raised serious concerns about care quality, management and culture.
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HSJ LocalCommissioners set out 'deep concerns' over East London trust
PERFORMANCE: City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group has highlighted ‘deep concerns’ about the quality of services provided by Barts Health Trust.
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NewsSeven in 10 trusts 'require improvement' or are 'inadequate', says CQC
Seven out of 10 NHS trusts rated by the Care Quality Commission under its new inspections regime were found to be inadequate or requiring improvement, an HSJ analysis of published ratings reveals.
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CommentEarly cancer diagnoses will cost the NHS considerably less
Saving millions through earlier cancer diagnosis
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CommentJulie Mellor: The ombudsman does act upon care complaints
We’re changing how we investigate complaints
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NewsExclusive: CQC flags serious concerns about privately run Hinchingbrooke Hospital
The Care Quality Commission has raised serious concerns about care quality, management and culture at the UK’s only privately run NHS hospital, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentA wall of fines: perverse waiting targets pack a bigger punch
There is a better way to measure waiting times
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals offered bonus payment for extra operations
Acute providers will be paid at a bonus rate for carrying out additional operations as part of national officials’ ongoing attempts to cut waiting lists, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive poll: Public approval for government's NHS handling grows
The past three months have seen a strengthening of public approval for the government’s treatment of the NHS, an exclusive HSJ/FTI Consulting poll has found.
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NewsNational officials call for 'rapid action' on failing waiting targets
The bosses of clinical commissioning groups and NHS providers have been told to raise their game to hit waiting time targets in a letter from NHS England, Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority.
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NewsProviders report 'unprecedented' financial problems
NHS providers have suffered “unprecedented” financial problems in the first few months of this year, new official figures suggest.
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NewsSpend the £250m elective fund or lose it, Stevens warns trusts
Trusts could lose their share of the £250m elective fund if they do not perform increased numbers of patient procedures, the chief executive of NHS England has warned.
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NewsNHS hospital comparison website launched
A new website to enable patients and staff to compare hospitals across a broad range of metrics from accident and emergency waiting times to the quality of meals will be launched tomorrow.