All Targets articles – Page 33
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NewsTories will target NHS weekend discharge rates
Discharge rates should be ‘at a similar’ level at weekends as on weekdays, says Tory manifesto Policy continues direction of travel set out by seven day services agenda Senior expert warns policy would require substantial additional resource New targets for NHS trusts to discharge emergency admissions “at a ...
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Comment18 week waits, March 2017: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for March 2017
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NewsAnalysis: Patients waiting over four hours in A&E up tenfold over decade
The number of patients waiting more than four hours for admission after a decision to admit to accident and emergency has grown nearly tenfold in a decade, new figures show.
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NewsNew data shows work needed to hit eating disorder treatment standard
New data shows two-thirds of children and young people with an urgent eating disorder had treatment within a week NHS England data also shows nearly three-quarters of routine eating disorder referrals began treatment within four weeks The data is the first published on children and young people’s eating disorders ...
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HSJ LocalSingle trust accounts for nearly a quarter of 'trolley waits'
Pennine Acute Hospital Trust reported 786 cases last year where patients waited more than 12 hours to be admitted to a ward Continuing high number of breaches have prompted NHS England to raise the issue with Devo Manc team Serious concerns were raised about the trust’s emergency services by ...
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HSJ LocalLeading south coast trust misses finance target by £8m
Western Sussex Hospitals FT reports £8m deterioration in its finances Trust cites “four unresolved challenges” with CCG as part of the reason CCG launches review into activity coding “to ensure the CCG is appropriately charged for services” A trust which is rated outstanding and is in relative financial ...
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NewsExclusive: Regulators predict 5 million waiting list if NHS 'does nothing'
“Do nothing” scenario predicts elective waiting list would grow to 5 million and backlog to 800,000 Programme to improve surgeons’ productivity is expected to lessen the deterioration National waiting target for elective care has been deprioritised by national bodies The backlog of patients waiting more than 18 weeks ...
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NewsFlagship service hits recovery target for first time
Flagship talking therapy service hits target for first time since its launch in 2008 Improving access to psychological therapies achieved a 50.1 per cent recovery rate in January 2017, just above the 50 per cent target IAPT is a key element of the Five Year Forward View for Mental ...
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HSJ LocalTrust raises alarm after Lorenzo glitch fails to send 14,000 patient letters
Electronic patient administration system fails to send appointments to nearly 14,600 patients Ten patients wait more than 52 weeks Lorenzo supplier installs “fix” to address problem A teaching trust has alerted NHS Digital after an IT design fault meant more than 14,000 patients were not sent appointment letters.
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NewsRevealed: 70 hospitals awarded share of £100m A&E pot
Seventy trusts allocated £56m between them out of £100m funding for A&E Winners include Salford Royal and smaller trusts like The Princess Alexandra Seventy hospitals have been allocated a share of a £56m tranche from the £100m of capital funding ringfenced in the budget for accident and emergency ...
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NewsExclusive: Regulators crack down on NHS areas 'living off bailouts'
National leaders have set out new measures to control spending in health economies deemed to be “living off bailouts”, which may result in some contracts having to be revisited for the current financial year.
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News18 week waits, February 2017: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for February 2017
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NewsFive trusts responsible for over half of year-plus waiters
Highest number of year-plus waiters in England since August 2012 Small number of trusts responsible for majority of long waiting patients Overall performance sees 90 per cent of patients waiting no more than 18 weeks for treatment in February Data released today shows five trusts were responsible for ...
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HSJ LocalSuccess regime trust reveals £40m savings plan
A financially troubled hospital trust has launched an “extremely challenging” plan to save nearly 10 per cent of its income in the next year.
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NewsOfficials plan new metric to measure patient flow
A new set of metrics is being developed to assess patient flow across the NHS and social care system, Local Government Chronicle reports.
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NewsNext steps for the forward view – what you need to know
HSJ’s brings you everything you need to know about the year’s most important NHS policy document.
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NewsElective waits will not recover until 2019, says Stevens
NHS England accepts growing demand will make it harder to meet 18 week RTT targets Simon Stevens says the goal is still to hit the 92pc target but the NHS must be realistic NHS England accused of “jettisoning” elective surgery waiting times targets NHS England has acknowledged that ...
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NewsExclusive: Next STF payments depend solely on financial performance
Regulators say that final allocations from the sustainability and transformation fund this year will be paid in full if headline financial targets are met Final quarter’s allocations could now total more than £800m Measure could incentivise trusts to pursue further technical accounting measures NHS trusts will not be ...
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NewsExclusive: Regulators to introduce 'A&E special measures' regime
Trusts performing poorly against four hour target face new tough regulatory measures Trusts could be put in new “A&E special measures” if they do not improve by June Worst performing trusts face new weekly performance meetings with regulators Trusts performing poorly against the four hour target could be ...
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NewsExclusive: Trusts rejected 'irresponsible' savings targets of up to 10pc
Around 60 trusts have rejected their control totals Analysis suggests efficiency assumptions averaged 6.4 per cent Lord Carter and former Monitor CEO have previously said 2 per cent is an achievable efficiency target Trusts described their savings requirements as “impossible” and “undeliverable”, and said it would be “irresponsible” for ...