All London articles – Page 129
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St George's to begin HIV testing of A&E patients
PERFORMANCE: The pilot will see patients between 18 and 65 who are having a routine blood test in A&E offered the HIV test also.
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NewsInvestigate two London hospitals, say parents cleared of baby's death
A young couple cleared of killing their son have called for an inquiry into Great Ormond Street and University College hospitals, it has been reported.
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London acute joins UCL Partners academic health science centre
RESEARCH: The board of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has agreed to become part of a north London academic health science centre.
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NewsKing's Health Partners chief calls for academic health groups' protection
The head of a leading academic health science centre has called for the partnerships’ status to be protected ahead of the publication of authorisation conditions for a new wave of academic health science networks.
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North Middlesex tenders for five-year 'total bed management' contract
COMMERCIAL: The north London acute trust is tendering for a five-year maintainance and repair contract, with an opton to extend the contract for another two years.
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UCLH tenders for bed management service
COMMERCIAL: The central London secondary and tertiary care hospital trust has tendered for a firm to provide bed management services.
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Royal National Orthopaedic Trust 'significantly under-performed' on private patient income
COMMERCIAL: The north London specialist hospital said its private unit had “significantly under-performed” in 2011-12 and that is was “finalising” plans for the private management of the facility.
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Royal National Orthopaedic Trust wants £5.2m loan for 2012-13
FINANCE: The north London specialist hospital’s outline business plan anticipates applying for £5.2m in working capital loans in this financial year.
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NewsLondon trusts could cut nurse expenditure by up to half
Some London hospital trusts could safely cut their spending on nurses by half, NHS London documents have claimed.
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St George's tendering for helipad
COMMERCIAL: St George’s Healthcare Trust has issued a tender notice for someone to supply it with a helipad.
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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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Inconsistencies found between ambulance and trust handover reporting
PERFORMANCE: A report to the north central London cluster of PCTs said the number of reported delays of more than a hour in ambulance handovers to acute trusts was inconsistent between the London Ambulance Service and hospitals.
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Cluster turns down majority of individual funding requests
PEFORMANCE: Figures from the cluster showed 42 of 76 cases received between April 26 2011 and February 9 2012 were declined.
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Public health strong focus in North Central London's CQUINs
PERFORMANCE: The north central London cluster selected six local CQUINs for the providers in its patch including, “alcohol reduction” and smoking cessation.
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Residential care spend for learning disabilities varies over borough boundaries
PERFORMANCE: Preliminary findings from a review showed that the residential care spend for people with learning disabilities was three times higher in Enfield and Haringey than the rest of the PCT cluster
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Camden and Islington's performance beats north London counterpart
PERFORMANCE: A performance report to the board of the North Central London cluster found the trust’s performance on inpatient length of stay and staff sickness were better than at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust.
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NHS Enfield hopes to save £1m with end of life care programme
PERFORMANCE: The north London PCT hopes to increase the number of people able to die at home and save money over three years with an awareness campaign and a “rapid response Palliative Care Community Support Service”.
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Whittington Health faces a £19.8m disinvestment from its commissioners
FINANCE: The north London integrated care organisation faces a disinvestment under the North Central London cluster’s QIPP programme of £19.8m over the next three years.
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Commissioners plan £28.6m disinvestment from UCLH
FINANCE: The central London acute and specialist trust faces a disinvestment under the North Central London cluster’s QIPP programme of £28.6m over the next three years.