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NewsNHS bed occupancy hits record high
Latest NHS bed occupancy rates are highest ever recorded for a third quarter since data collections began in 2010 HSJ analysis reveals hospital trusts with highest occupancy Six acute trusts had general and acute bed occupancy rates over 99 per cent The latest NHS bed occupancy figures are ...
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CommentAnalysis: Emergency care reforms delayed pending answers on social care
Details of an overhaul of emergency care targets have been delayed, as senior figures in the health and care system await a potential government intervention to support social care services, HSJ understands.
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Official figures suggest provider sector deficit of £873m
Official figures published by regulators show the NHS provider sector forecasting a £873m year-end deficit, against the maximum “control total” of £580m.
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NewsStudy: Seven day standards have not improved outcomes
Nuffield Trust evaluation of London Quality Standards, which formed basis for national seven day standards, raises fresh questions over government policy Report author says there is “very little hard evidence that the LQS improved outcomes” Think tank urges STP leads not to use seven day standards as “big stick ...
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News18 week waits, December 2016: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for December 2016
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CommentNow it’s 20 weeks - elective waiting times at pre-target levels
English waiting times rose sharply in December, driven by the growing waiting list and winter pressures. And there was a sharp drop in the proportion of local hospital services achieving the 18 week target. By Rob Findlay
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HSJ LocalTrust set to miss financial target by £20m
The trust was set a financial control total of £8.6m deficit for 2016-17 £10m deterioration in December due to expected income from commissioners not being realised, as well as unexpected charges A major centralisation of acute services has reduced the number of beds at the trust, but failed to ...
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NewsAnalysis: A&E performance sinks to record low
Performance on main A&E measure lowest since targets introduced Fall in performance outstrips 3.7 per cent increase in admissions and attendances North west London and Cambridgeshire see worst performances and steepest declines Accident and emergency performance for December in England has sunk to its lowest level since the ...
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NewsRevealed: A&E patients at struggling trust admitted to 'virtual ward'
Trust’s audit reveals discrepancies in A&E patients’ “virtual” and actual admission to emergency decisions unit Whistleblower claims staff at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust admitted patients into “virtual ward” to avoid four hour target breaches Trust says investigations found no “deliberate” gaming of four hour target but revealed “poor processes ...
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CommentWhy the government should introduce a healthcare spending target
Given the pressures on health spending, there exists the dilemma of setting social care spending on a more sustainable trajectory for the longer term
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News18 week waits, November 2016: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for November 2016
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CommentElective waiting times tread water in November
Waiting times were steady in November, and other indicators followed the usual post-2012 pattern. Which means things are still getting steadily worse, writes Rob Findlay
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Majority of areas sign contracts on time
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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NewsNHS efficiency league tables delayed
Lord Carter has restated intention to publish rankings to highlight trusts with high levels of waste and inefficiency Officials expected the rankings to be published earlier this year Metrics are reliant on the strength of “reference costs” data, for which widespread non-compliance has been found Expert says there is ...
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HSJ LocalTrust set to miss financial target due to CCG fines
A large acute foundation trust has said it is likely to miss its control total by £10m because of fines imposed by commissioners for emergency readmissions and the resulting loss of central funding.
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NewsHospitals to be rated on new A&E 'scorecard'
New metric part of measures to “broaden oversight of A&E” and drive “greater focus” on sickest patients Four hour standard will remain “headline” target but new metric will include clinical and patient experience data Current reporting of A&E data is “very inconsistent”, says NHS Improvement Hospitals will be ...
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NewsBonus pot for trusts that hit financial targets confirmed
Bonus payments will come partly from funds allocated to providers that are not able to meet their financial targets Payments would total more than £300m if official forecasts are correct Concerns that the scheme could exacerbate problems for struggling trusts NHS trusts that are able to meet or ...
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News18 week waits, October 2016: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for October 2016
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CommentHere are your referral to treatment trajectories for the next two years
The waiting time guru runs the published RTT data through a planning model and produces detailed trajectories for trusts and specialties across England
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NewsRevealed: Details of new waiting targets for trusts
All emergency and urgent mental health patients in A&E and hospital wards should be seen within one hour by liaison psychiatry staff Emergency patients should be treated within four hours and urgent patients within 24 hours Trusts to submit how quickly they respond to emergency mental health crises at ...