All BARTS HEALTH TRUST articles – Page 16
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NewsExclusive: Trust bailouts reach almost £2bn
Trust bailouts reach almost £2bn in 2015-16, up from £1.2bn the previous year Payments necessary to maintain the day to day running of hospitals and to pay staff or creditors London trust says there is “no realistic prospect” of repaying its loan without further support Explore the full data ...
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NewsMajor acute trusts already forecasting to miss control totals
Some of the largest hospital trusts in England are already struggling to meet their financial target for 2016-17, according to analysis by HSJ.
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HSJ LocalStaff housing plan put at risk by trust’s special measures, says CCG
ESTATES: Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group has raised concerns that Barts Health Trust being placed in the new financial special measures regime will endanger plans to use surplus land for affordable housing for NHS staff.
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NewsTrust chiefs hit back at claims of overspending on staff
Hospital chief executives who face having to find millions of pounds in extra savings have hit back at NHS Improvement’s claims they may have recruited too many staff.
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NewsSpecial measures trust chief: The problem is demand not inefficiency
The chief executive of one of the five trusts put in financial special measure said his organisation’s overspending was mainly due to demand rather than inefficiency.
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NewsMapped: The trusts and CCGs in new special measures regime
NHS Improvement and NHS England have launched a new financial special measures regime for trusts and clinical commissioning groups which are not meeting their performance commitments.
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NewsTen trusts responsible for 20 per cent of A&E breaches
Continued decline in A&E performance − a priority area for the health service Ten trusts responsible for 20 per cent of target breaches Emergency care improvement programme team to be sent into a further 12 areas Ten hospital trusts clocked up 20 per cent of all accident and ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Chain-gang
What is going on in England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsThree trusts set to lose specialist heart surgery
NHS England announces winners and losers in which trusts provide congenital heart defect services Central Manchester, Royal Brompton and Leicester set to have work transferred to other sites Swathe of trust to cease “occasional” procedures after NHS England sets out new standards Work follows 15 years of conflict between ...
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HSJ LocalCQC: North Middlesex A&E 'has turned a corner'
Trust’s A&E rated “inadequate” But Sir Mike Richards says it has ”turned a corner” Chief executive on “emergency leave” PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has rated a trust’s accident and emergency department ‘inadequate’ but said it had ”turned a corner” and made improvements since April.
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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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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Suspension, validation and a surprise admonishment
What is going on in England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: CCG merger on the cards, and a staffing guidance row
Your essential update on the week in health
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HSJ LocalAgencies given ultimatum amid clash over pay cap
Staffing agencies that do not comply with salary caps introduced last month could be ejected from the marketplace, NHS Improvement has indicated.
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NewsAnalysis: 20 trusts behind half of A&E performance decline
Twenty trusts responsible for most of the rise in A&E four hour target breaches Eight of the trusts also drove last year’s decline Smaller trusts disproportionately driving the decline Eight trusts hit the 95 per cent target for 2015-16 overall Twenty hospitals trusts are responsible for more than ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: A&E
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover Sign up here to get London Eye by email
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HSJ LocalLondon trust records £135m deficit
FINANCE: Barts Health Trust ended 2015-16 with a deficit of £134.9m, board papers reveal.
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Revealed: The capital projects deferred in 'undignified scramble'
£270m of deferred spending identified, much of which relates to projects such as building maintenance, IT infrastructure and the purchase of new equipment. Twenty biggest transfers listed. Download full details of the capital-to-revenue transfers identified Sources told HSJ they are seriously concerned that key capital projects could be jeopardised ...
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NewsGPs handed control of community services in landmark deal
Tower Hamlets CCG makes GP company lead provider for community services Incumbent trust Barts Health will retain children’s services as subcontractor Decision follows two years of consultation and tendering Contract value assumes 7-8 per cent efficiencies A vanguard clinical commissioning group has awarded its main community services contract ...
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NewsAnalysis: The trusts targeted by Carter for estates savings
Trusts expected to meet key targets around non-clinical and unused space by April 2020 HSJ has learned the methodology used by the Carter review to benchmark trusts There are acknowledged flaws and issues with the data being used, with some trusts admitting they made inaccurate submissions Explore the data ...