All Targets articles – Page 36
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HSJ LocalIncrease in year-plus waiters at Imperial
PERFORMANCE: The number of patients waiting more than a year for elective treatment at Imperial College Healthcare Trust has almost doubled to 80 people, board papers reveal.
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HSJ LocalSouth Coast trust in special measures after serious leadership failings
QUALITY: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust is to be placed in special measures after the Care Quality Commission rated it inadequate.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts' finances on track but 'nasty surprise' predicted
More than three-quarters of acute trusts are currently forecasting to meet their financial target Acute sector forecast to be only £75m worse than control totals at end of 2016-17 Warnings that financial incentives will lead to “nasty surprise” later in the year Most hospital trusts are currently forecasting ...
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CommentEngland remains solidly in breach of 18 weeks as new incentives loom
Longer-waiting services should have improved in June, as trusts approach the start of their “reset” trajectories in July. But instead those longer waits got worse.
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NewsMental health sector to move away from block contracts
Mental health commissioners and providers told to move away from block contracts NHS Improvement and NHS England say contracts should be capitated or episodic New contracts should have a proportion of payments linked to outcomes and new waiting time targets Mental health commissioners and providers have been told ...
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NewsCQC chief: I'd let waiting times slide to protect quality
David Behan says waiting times currently increasing as trusts “hold on to quality” CQC rules out “flexing” its ratings approach in response to “tight financial environment” Recognises providers are in a “really difficult position” trying to maintain financial and quality controls The chief executive of the Care Quality ...
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NewsWide variation found in emergency specialist surgery mortality rates
Thirty day mortality rates for emergency bowel surgery vary between 20.7pc and 3.2pc at best and worst performing hospitals Quarter of hospitals do not admit high risk patients to critical care post-surgery in recommended timeframe Six per cent annual drop in most urgent patients reaching theatre within two hours ...
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NewsFines for trust performance failures increase
Fines for the non-achievement of performance targets have effectively increased by 60 per cent under new rules announced on Thursday.
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CCG efficiency target up 50 per cent
NHS England admits commissioner plans will be “inherently riskier” than in previous years Last year CCGs delivered QIPP savings of 2 per cent (£1.9bn), falling short of target National body is planning for “financial balance” in 2016-17, compared to £599m underspend in 2015-16 The financial targets set for ...
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NewsCCG ratings: 26 judged inadequate by NHS England
Twenty-six CCGs have been rated inadequate by NHS England as part of a new annual ratings system.
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CommentWomen have conquered space but gender equality is still one big step away
When gender balance at high profile events doesn’t become a talking point, proper progress will have been made
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NewsMackey: A&E failure is 'normalised' at some trusts
Jim Mackey concerned about 25-30 trusts where A&E performance is “stuck” NHS Improvement chief warns breaching the four hour target has become ‘normalised’ at some providers Regulator working to identify A&Es most at risk of closure due to lack of staff The emergency care performance of around 30 ...
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Junior doctors reject contract, and Care.data scrapped
Your essential update on the week in health
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to tackle the dearth of nurses
Ben Morrin and Flo Panel-Coates analyse the cause and effect of nurse shortage plaguing the city of London
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Centralising electives and pricey dermatologists
What is going on in England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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CommentUnderstanding Scotland's review of NHS targets
Getting the elective targets right is important, but balancing activity against demand matters more
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CommentNHS funding: What the public thinks
Taking a look at people’s opinion on how the NHS should be tackling its funding problem and meeting performance targets
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CommentUnderstanding discrepancies when tracking long-waiters against plan
To answer how many patients are expected to breach the target every week, you need to understand how patients are being scheduled
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HSJ LocalCQC warns major teaching hospital over 'unnecessary risk' to patients
PERFORMANCE: A leading teaching hospital has been served with a warning notice by the CQC.
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HSJ LocalTeaching hospital discovers dozens of year-plus waiters
PATIENT EXPERIENCE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust has declared 47 patients who have waited more than a year for elective treatment, latest board papers reveal.