Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust – Page 9
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HSJ Local
CCG 'rewinds' tender process after legal threat
A London clinical commissioning group has decided to retender its integrated urgent care and out of hours services contract after it was threatened with a legal challenge from an unsuccessful bidder.
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HSJ Local
Judicial review launched over integrated care contract award
COMMERCIAL: A south London clinical commissioning group’s attempt to contract a new integrated GP out of hours and urgent care service has been left in limbo after a losing bidder initiated judicial review proceedings against the decision.
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News
Providers push to treat more elective patients
NHS providers made a concerted effort to treat more elective patients in November, delivering more treatments than were performed in that period in any of the preceding six years.
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Comment
Four hour performance: the decline continues
There’s little sign of it being reversed this year
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HSJ Local
Trust trials pathway manager to improve cancer performance
PERFORMANCE: Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust is to pilot a new post of ‘pathway manager’ to speed the transfer of cancer patients from other hospitals to its specialist unit.
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HSJ Local
Proposal to centralise stroke services in Lewisham
STRUCTURE: Lewisham and Greenwich Trust has proposed moving stroke services out of one of its acute hospitals to help cope with demand for emergency beds.
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News
HSJ reveals the top healthcare employers
Four clinical commissioning groups are among the top 10 Best Places to Work in healthcare
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HSJ Knowledge
The Johari window: Face up to issues by confronting assumptions and denials
Beware of problems known by others but not the self
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HSJ Knowledge
The Johari window: The way to open up organisational improvement
This self-awareness tool can bring fresh perspectives
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Comment
English waiting times step back from the brink
But trouble is still building in the longest wait specialties
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News
Mid Staffs downgrade could face judicial review
The Labour prospective parliamentary candidate for Stafford is seeking a judicial review of the decision to downgrade the town’s hospital.
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HSJ Local
South East London trust told to improve by CQC
The newly formed Lewisham and Greenwich Trust has been told to improve by Care Quality Commission inspectors just seven months after it was set up.
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News
Mid Staffs special administration delay cost £125k
A decision to delay a key ministerial announcement on the dissolution of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust by nine working days cost Monitor up to £125,000, HSJ can exclusively reveal.
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News
Mid Staffs special administration 'could cost £15m'
The health sector regulator has admitted the special administration process at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust could ultimately cost £15m.
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News
HSJ Live 18.03.2014: DH eases private sector access to NHS pensions
U-turn means independent providers will not be required to provide a financial guarantee to become part of NHS Pension Scheme
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News
CCG wins legal battle over contract suspension
A clinical commissioning group has won a legal battle to award a contract for work that had already been given to other providers under the trust special administration process.
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Comment
Eliminating poor productivity is key to NHS improvement
Significant variations remain in the service
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Leader
Why the NHS must learn to fail successfully
Policymakers are still looking for an effective failure regime