Quality and performance – Page 17
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NewsTrust which had three ‘catastrophic’ IT failures in two years still at ‘high risk’
A trust which suffered three major IT failures in the space of two years was let down by poor leadership and governance, an external review has found.
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CommentBlithering backs Streeting
Welcome to the latest edition of the Blithering ICB newsletter, a round-up of all the latest news from the country’s most challenged health economy.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Trusts prepare for fight over maternity
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentImproving patient experience needn’t cost the earth
Access to care continues to be the biggest concern reported by the public to Healthwatch. Still, William Pett, head of policy, Public Affairs and Research at Healthwatch England, argues that getting the small things right could make a big difference
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CommentICSs have the opportunity to end HIV transmissions
Ahead of World AIDS Day, James Cole, National AIDS Trust’s senior policy, research and influencing manager, highlights key opportunities for integrated care systems to tackle inequalities, and HIV Outcomes UK’s new briefing
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NewsNHSE seeks to calm row over ‘advice and guidance’
NHS England has sought to quell concerns from GPs around “advice and guidance” by saying it will not be mandated before referrals.
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NewsStiffer stroke target introduced – despite failure to meet old standard
The failure of trusts to offer stroke patients the level of rehab required by standards introduced 10 years ago has not prevented the publication of new guidance which demands even higher performance.
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CommentThe NHS needs to give its 'accidental managers' more support
Inadequate training for NHS managers highlights a pressing need for mandated and high-quality leadership training to enhance patient care and organisational effectiveness, writes Anthony Painter
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NewsRevealed: Official data masking long waits for the sickest patients
Several trusts are failing to admit their sickest emergency patients in a timely fashion, despite performing well in official waiting time statistics, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentCost improvement plans will not solve the NHS’s financial crisis
The current NHS ‘cost improvement model’ is not sufficient to meet financial constraints, but an allocative efficiency approach being applied at Mersey Care Foundation Trust offers hope, its leaders argue
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CommentGP advice services are becoming a barrier to good care
Amid mounting pressures on the NHS, the State of Care report highlights the urgent need to improve access to healthcare and streamline GP referral processes for better patient-centered care, writes Katie Bramall-Stainer
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NewsNHS failing to prioritise those in most need, says departing ICB chief
The NHS should better track patients with the greatest clinical need so they can move to the front of the queue for treatment, a former government waiting list tsar has said.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2023: Performance Recovery Award
Partnered by Winner Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care System Improving the Physical Health Of People With A Severe Mental Illness In Coventry And Warwickshire - A Whole-Systems Approach
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NewsPritchard defends NHS productivity levels
The NHS is doing ‘far more’ than it was pre-covid but this is not being reflected in standard measures of productivity, NHS England’s chief executive told MPs today.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in September 2023, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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News‘High number’ of ambulance staff could face sack for striking
Up to 80 per cent of key ambulance staff could be required to work during a strike or risk being sacked, documents released by the Department of Health and Social Care have revealed.
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NewsFour-plus pathway patients account for 700k of waiting list
New data suggests around 700,000 cases on the elective waiting list relate to patients who are on at least four different pathways, and NHS England says personalised care plans must be developed to treat them more efficiently.
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CommentIndigestible and illegable: the sorry state of board safety reports
A report highlights that maternity and neonatal services are often regular agenda items at board meetings, but the quality and quantity of information that is presented and the subsequent discussion (or lack thereof) doesn’t lead to effective oversight, writes Georgia Stevenson
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CommentDiagnostic hubs are expensive and unnecessary
Forget capital-draining diagnostic hubs for eye care, sorting out proper IT connectivity between primary and secondary care is where real gains for patients (and the taxpayer) can be made, writes Adam Sampson
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CommentLabour should prioritise value not price in NHS reforms
Lord Philip Hunt shares his insight on revolutionising NHS procurement by focussing on value-based healthcare, patient outcomes and cost efficiency