All Quality and performance articles – Page 39
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NewsRevealed: Thirty-five areas go backwards on key cancer target
Dozens of local commissioning areas have gone backwards on a key cancer metric over the last five years, an analysis of national data reveals.
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CommentWhy ‘empty hospitals’ headlines mislead
David Oliver explains how statistics have been picked to portray the pandemic as a ‘scamdemic’ and policy responses as over-reactions in a misrepresentation of hospital admissions and bed occupancy rates
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NewsNHS England claims victory on early ‘recovery’ target
New figures show the NHS has hit a key target for recovering activity, but questions remain about whether it can continue to increase despite infection control and rising covid cases.
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NewsNHS England will ‘trust local leaders’ to handle second wave, says chief
There will be more regional flexibility in managing NHS services in coming months than during the spring covid-19 peak, NHS England’s deputy chief executive has said, promising to ‘trust our local leaders to do the right thing’.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The Ministry Of Unsound: Is Dido Harding getting another, even bigger, job?
Andy Cowper sheds light on the policy and politics of healthcare as Simon Stevens closes on completing his tenure.
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CommentElective waits reach the 40 week threshold
The NHS’ warning threshold for extreme long waits has become the norm. By Rob Findlay
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NewsExclusive: Major A&E shake-up plans to be rolled out in coming weeks
Pilots for a new urgent care model requiring walk-in patients to book slots in emergency departments are expected to be rolled out in at least one site in every health system in the coming weeks, HSJ has learned.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Can leopards change their spots?
Andy Cowper on how, and how much, health and care systems can really change
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NewsNHS Confed: Suspend routine CQC inspections over winter
NHS leaders are calling for routine inspections of hospitals and other providers to be paused until after winter so services can focus on treatment backlogs and exhausted staff.
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NewsCQC chief sceptical about need for ‘patient safety commissioner’
CQC chief executive Ian Trenholm has said he is sceptical about the need to appoint an NHS patient safety commissioner, one of the key recommendations of the recently published Cumberlege review.
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NewsTrenholm: ‘CQC inspections will no longer be big, disruptive events’
The ‘effectiveness’ and ‘responsiveness’ of providers are set to be downplayed during the winter as part of more ‘streamlined’ inspections from the Care Quality Commission, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalTrust warned after CQC’s ‘serious concerns’ for patients
Safety inspectors have ordered a mental health trust to make immediate improvements after visiting two inpatient wards where three patients died inside six months.
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HSJ LocalMaternity service ‘inadequate’ after six babies starved of oxygen
Maternity services at an Essex hospital have been rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission, after babies were starved of oxygen and put at risk of permanent brain damage.
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HSJ PartnersWe are all in the same storm, but we are not all in the same boat
It is more vital than ever that mental health services are not forgotten, but rather included at the forefront of the national response towards the pandemic, writes Asha Patel
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CommentEfforts to treat long-waiters were overwhelmed in June
The NHS managed to admit more long-waiting patients in June, but the numbers were small and waiting times rose rapidly.
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NewsTrust declares critical incident over ‘relentless demand’
A trust has declared a critical incident after experiencing “relentless demand” on urgent and emergency care, months after downgrading one of its emergency departments.
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NewsIntensive care unit stays open despite fire warning
A children’s hospital is having to put safety measures in place because it discovered building problems which could mean fire spreading quickly, it has emerged.
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CommentRevealed: the region where 1 in 4 of the population could be waiting for hospital care by April
George Batchelor sheds light on the regional impact of covid-19 on elective waiting lists
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Dido joins the war on reality
Andy Cowper tracks the reality on NHS’ test and trace performance and the government’s attempt to shadow it.
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CommentGriffiths: Covid recovery is NHS’ greatest challenge
What is important now is that the size of the problem is recognised, the complexity understood and sufficient time and capacity given to support those doing all they can to put the needs of their patients first. By Marianne Griffiths