All KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FT articles – Page 22
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Fifteen nurse hours per bed day at Shelford Group trusts
WORKFORCE: Research carried for the Shelford Group, which represents England’s most powerful teaching hospitals, shows each patient bed day accounts for an average of 15 nurse hours.
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NewsAccuracy of tariff improved, Audit Commission finds
The accuracy of a key component of the payment by results system has improved since 2007-08, according to a report from the Audit Commission.
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NewsOne in 10 NHS appointments missed
One in 10 health appointments were missed last year, costing the NHS millions of pounds and delaying treatment for other patients, figures suggest.
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£5.4m to tackle waiting list backlog at King's
FINANCE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust was given £5.4m of its top-sliced 2 per cent funding back by NHS London to tackle a waiting list backlog at one of its main providers.
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King's has seen 'no evidence' commissioners will reduce referrals
FINANCE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust said the impact of commissioners’ demand management plans had been built into its plan it had seen “no evidence” to support them.
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NewsMost powerful hospital trusts ask for more funding
England’s 10 most prestigious teaching and research hospital trusts have asked the Department of Health and the Treasury for a 10 per cent top-up to their tariff payments, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsBoards approve case for £2.1bn merger
The boards of three foundation trusts in London have agreed a strategic outline case for a merger that would create the largest trust in England.
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NewsDH pipeline tsar appointed special administrator at failure regime trust
Matthew Kershaw has today been confirmed as trust special administrator at South London Healthcare Trust.
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Senior hospital boss leaving for KPMG job
Malcolm Lowe-Lauri, chief executive of University Hospitals Leicester Trust, is taking up a new job with the consultancy firm.
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King's College Hospital maintains Project Diamond funding at 2010-11 levels
FINANCE: The south London acute trust’s income from NHS London held steady at £1m in 2011-12, the same level as 2010-11.
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NewsTemporary staff use down as trusts cut £300m from staffing spend
Financial pressures in the NHS have led to a reduction in the use of temporary staff and a sharp drop in spending on consultancy, new data shows.
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King's has 'fewer' quality concerns than other south London providers
PERFORMANCE: A report about King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust submitted to the board of NHS South East London said “in general there are fewer concerns on the quality of care than with other providers”.
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New chief exec and chair for Croydon after current chair steps down
WORKFORCE: The chair of Croydon Health Services is stepping down shortly after the chief executive departed.
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News£1.9bn hospital and mental health merger a step nearer
The boards of three trusts have moved a step closer to creating a single organisation with a turnover of roughly £1.9bn.
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King's College Hospital working to avoid year-end deficit
FINANCE: The south London acute trust King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust recorded a deficit of £1.28m in December, up from a £1m deficit in month 8.
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King's Health Partners looks to St George's
STRUCTURE: King’s Health Partners, the south London Academic Health Science Centre, has said it was exploring “partnership models with St George’s”.
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NewsHospital mergers have little benefit, study suggests
Waiting times have risen and financial performance has declined at NHS hospitals following mergers, a study has found.
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GSTT and King's sign procurement deal with BMI Healthcare
FINANCE: The two south London foundation trusts, which have a combined turnover of approximately £1.4bn, signed the deal with the private healthcare group at the end of last month.
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Nicholson predicts between 14 and 18 academic health science networks
Academic health science networks could be set up in between 14 to 18 health economies in England, the NHS chief executive has said.
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NewsExclusive: Dr Foster names 10 trusts overlooking fast recovery processes
Ten hospital trusts which do not follow evidence-based processes for fast recovery from surgery have been named by Dr Foster Intelligence.