All Waiting lists articles – Page 42
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CommentWe are taking the wrong approach on managing hospital beds
A better understanding of risk will underpin the case for reducing today’s high bed occupancies.
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NewsTrust hits waiting time target in just 8pc of cases
A trust has apologised to patients after its performance against the two-week waiting time target for symptomatic breast referrals fell to less than 8 per cent.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The price of financial lying
The NHS will have to pay the price for cultivating a culture of financial lying and cheating and incentivising the wrong things, warns Andy Cowper
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NewsCounting confusion sparks artificial spike in mortality scores
An increase in so-called same day emergency care patients and confusion over how they should be counted has caused an artificial hike in some hospitals’ mortality scores, senior sources have told HSJ.
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CommentAverage RTT waiting times are pointless and a missed opportunity
Average waiting time targets will make the numbers look smaller, but that’s about it. Field testing should explore other options that might actually deliver the review’s aims. By Rob Findlay
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NewsWinter A&E data ‘contaminated’, says NHS chief
This winter’s accident and emergency performance data has been “contaminated” because of coding problems, the service’s emergency care chief warned yesterday.
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NewsNHS calls on private sector as waiting list spirals
NHS leaders in Manchester will send more patients to privately-run hospitals to tackle a spiralling waiting list for elective procedures.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Workforcing the issue
Andy Cowper on workforce as the biggest issue facing the NHS currently
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NewsWaiting list plans could see 250k patients referred to private care
An estimated extra quarter of a million patients a year could be referred to the private sector under new waiting list rules, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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News'Insufficient progress' made on cutting waiting list, says NAO
The NHS has made “insufficient progress” on cutting its elective waiting list, according to the government’s spending watchdog.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2019: Healthcare Analytics Provider of the Year
WINNER: PA Consulting Group and Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust: Theatre Scheduling – Using data to maximise efficiency and use of resources
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2019: Workforce Innovation
WINNER: Doc Abode, Local Care Direct and Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network: Improving workforce capacity and patient outcomes in urgent care through digital innovation
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NewsNew targets could lead to 'bad practice', warn clinicians
A new one-hour target for sepsis, set out in NHS England’s standards review this month, could encourage “bad clinical practice to beat the clock”, a senior clinical leader has cautioned.
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CommentThe five conditions needed for digital transformation
Chris Hopson on giving digital transformation the appropriate priority, ensuring the right amount of capital and investing properly in the required leadership and management skills
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HSJ PartnersAn integrated system requires collaboration and strong leadership
Circle Integrated Care has been delivering end-to-end MSK services to Bedfordshire CCG, supporting the delivery of high-quality outcomes, writes Amanda Phillips
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CommentJanuary’s efforts slow the deterioration in elective waits
In spite of record pressures on A&E waiting times, the English NHS managed to have a fairly normal January for elective care.
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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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CommentGiving the people what they don't want
Peter West recounts his impressions of attending his local clinical commissioning group’s governing body meeting as a member of the public
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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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NewsNHSE proposes to axe 18-week target
NHS England has revealed proposals to axe the 18-week waiting standard for elective care, with an average waiting target introduced instead.