Latest investigations and briefings

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust

The trust has consistently been among the best performers in meeting, or getting close to, NHS access targets. It performed well on elective care and had not seen the dramatic reversals in emergency care common elsewhere before it stopped reporting in May 2019 after NHS England asked the trust to test a potential new accident and emergency access standard.

University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust

Prior to its merger with Heart of England Foundation Trust in 2018, UHBFT had a relatively stable financial performance and a reputation for good performance on access to care. However, its finances have deteriorated, partly as a direct result of the merger, and it has faced significant problems with hitting national elective and cancer performance targets.

National Briefing: Controlling covid spread in acute hospitals this autumn and winter

This briefing explains the main factors which will affect the spread of covid-19 within NHS hospitals during this period. These are grouped under the headings: Prevalence of covid-19 in the community; estates and hospital design; testing and protective equipment; staffing and behaviour; infection control expertise. It only looks at acute hospitals.

Data

This week we have updated the following data:

• 62 Day Cancer Target of Acute, Sp trusts in Q2 2020-21
• Mortality indicator of Acute trusts in Q1 2020-21
• Workforce, Link to Quality Accounts, Post-tax Profit, Turnover and Annual Report of Private providers in 2019-20