All Targets articles – Page 24
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NewsEmergency college appoints first female president
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has elected a new president just as the debate around the future of the four-hour waiting time standard reaches a critical point.
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NewsNew low for A&E after proposals to ditch target
NHS performance against the four-hour accident and emergency target hit a new record low in February – for the second month in a row.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: The four-hour target is on life support – but not dead yet
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNHS may ditch four-hour target under new proposals
NHS bosses have set out controversial plans to ditch the NHS’ four-hour emergency access target despite concerns removing the uniform benchmark could lead to quality standards being watered down.
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NewsRoyal colleges: A&E target could stay alongside new measures
The four hour accident and emergency standard could be retained “in conjunction” with new targets for emergency departments, the leader of the medical royal colleges has told HSJ, as NHS England considers ditching the flagship measure.
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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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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Remain or reform for the A&E target?
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentCowper’s Cut:Tesco, Disneyfication and avoiding the real problems
Instead of stating the real problems facing the NHS, two leading figures are Disneyfying the problems and missing the point, rues Andy Cowper
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NewsA&E performance hits lowest level
NHS performance against the four-hour accident and emergency target hit a record low in January on both the overall and type 1 category for major emergency departments.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Tin hats and stats
Welcome to Performance Watch - our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders, by performance correspondent James Illman. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals to miss flagship winter target
Hospitals were on course to miss a flagship target to free up 4,000 beds, information obtained by HSJ suggests.
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NewsRevealed: Long stay targets and performance for every trust
This table includes the targets for every trust set by NHS Improvement on cutting the number of super stranded patients, those who have been in hospital for 21 days or more. It shows where trusts had got up to by November 2018 compared to a 2017-18 baseline.
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HSJ LocalTrust reviews 250 patients waiting to access flagship service
One of England’s largest mental health trusts is reviewing 250 patients who have endured long waits to access one of its flagship services.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Stevens in firing line as A&E debate heats up
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNHS resurrects A&E readmissions count
Emergency re-admission data for NHS commissioners will be published from March amid concerns about rising numbers of patients returning to hospital within 30 days of discharge.
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HSJ LocalAcute trust rated 'outstanding' after quality improvement drive
An acute trust in the south east has been rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission, with its chief executive putting it down to quality improvement by clinicians and leadership stability.
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NewsNHSE no-deal Brexit head picked
NHS England director of acute care Keith Willett has been seconded to jointly lead a 200 strong team preparing the NHS for a no-deal Brexit, HSJ has learned.
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NewsConcerns raised about lack of consultation on targets review
Concerns were raised this week about the consultation process and the “brave” implementation timetable for a major review of NHS performance targets, due to publish recommendations in the spring.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: A&E target reform must be properly debated
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNew fines for leaving patients waiting more than a year
NHS providers and commissioners will both face fines for each patient waiting more than a year for treatment, according to new plans.