All Quality and performance articles – Page 49
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CommentJanuary’s efforts slow the deterioration in elective waits
In spite of record pressures on A&E waiting times, the English NHS managed to have a fairly normal January for elective care.
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CommentGiving the people what they don't want
Peter West recounts his impressions of attending his local clinical commissioning group’s governing body meeting as a member of the public
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NewsThousands of continence products late as deliveries go 'badly wrong'
Thousands of continence products were delivered late to patients after a switch to a new national logistics provider went “badly wrong”, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMaternity probe now considering more than 250 cases
An independent inquiry into alleged poor maternity care at an NHS trust is now considering more than 250 separate cases, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The blind spot
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsNHSE proposes to axe 18-week target
NHS England has revealed proposals to axe the 18-week waiting standard for elective care, with an average waiting target introduced instead.
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NewsStaff survey: Full breakdown of where staff are witnessing potentially harmful errors
Below is a breakdown of acute and combined trusts by the share of staff saying they had witnessed potentially harmful errors, near misses or incidents in the last month, in the 2018 NHS staff survey.
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NewsNHS England was warned about ‘unrelenting bullying’ at top CCG
NHS England was warned about “constant unrelenting bullying” by senior managers at Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group more than a year ago, HSJ has learned.
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News'Outlier' trust addresses cancer service concerns
A trust has made changes to its lung cancer service after concerns patients were much less likely to access chemotherapy and other anti-cancer therapies than elsewhere in the country.
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NewsNHSI stands down review panel over 'cover up' concern
A controversial panel set up by NHS Improvement to review the findings of an independent investigation into poor maternity care has been disbanded after HSJ exposed concerns it was a “cover up” and that its members were conflicted.
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HSJ InteractiveFrom success regime to successful integrated care system
Stephen Eames reflects on the journey of North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust from being in special measures to leading a thriving integrated care system
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NewsTrusts bemoan cost pressures from clinical waste switch
Several NHS trusts are grappling with extra costs and relying on temporary containers for clinical waste storage, after a forced change of supplier following last year’s stockpiling scandal.
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NewsA&E patient waited 44 hours for suitable bed
A&E doctors at a Midland hospital trust have told CQC inspectors their department does not feel safe, as one patient waits nearly two days for a medical bed.
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NewsNHSI accused of 'cover up' over maternity deaths investigation
NHS Improvement, two royal colleges and the Care Quality Commission have been accused by a mother who lost her baby of trying to cover-up the findings of an independent investigation into a trusts’ maternity services.
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NewsPFI contracts a 'systemic' barrier to safety improvement, warns watchdog
Private finance initiative contracts and cost pressures could present a “systemic barrier” for trusts responding to patient safety alerts, the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has warned.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts where A&E has slipped most
Waiting time performance for major emergency admissions at one London trust has deteriorated by 29 percentage points in the last two years, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCapita implicated amid delays moving patient records
Medical record transfers from English GPs to Scotland are experiencing prolonged delays, HSJ has learned, with Capita’s troubled English GP admin service implicated by officials.
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NewsOmbudsman rules routine surgery death was avoidable
A catalogue of errors by staff at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust led to the avoidable death of a pensioner following a routine operation, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has found.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The patients left bottom of the pile
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsTrust issues safety alert to all staff following patient death
An NHS trust has issued a safety alert to all staff and introduced a new working model for acute medicine consultants following a patient’s death last year.