All London articles – Page 133
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HSJ Local
Royal college criticises SHA for moving mental health funds
FINANCE: The president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said she is “deeply concerned” by a strategic health authority’s decision to cut a mental health budget in favour of cancer spending.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe six steps to delivering better stroke care
Five years on from the National Stroke Strategy, London has turned around its performance. Alec Fraser, Sue Fenwick Elliot and David Cohen explain how the changes were made.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: reform of education and training budgets in London
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of the key issues facing the NHS’s major health economies. This week, HSJ looks at reform of education and training budgets in London.
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CommentWill economic problems finally fix London health care?
And, can London focus on the future when the present is so tough?
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HSJ Local
Mental health trust tenders for 'non-removable monitoring devices'
PERFORMANCE: The south London mental health trust is tendering a contract worth between £400,000 and £500,000 for security devices worn by service users when off the trust’s grounds.
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HSJ Local
Guy's hits A&E target for quarter despite shaky January and February
PERFORMANCE: The south London hospital trust missed the A&E four-hour performance target in January and February but hit it in March, papers reveal.
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HSJ Local
London Central West Unscheduled Care Collaborative wins £3.3m contract
COMMERCIAL: The London Central West Unscheduled Care Collaborative has won the two-year contract to pilot NHS 111 services in Inner North West London.
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HSJ Local
Consortium selected for radiotherapy service at South London Healthcare
COMMERCIAL: The south east London acute trust selected a consortium of HTI and Aspen as external partners to run the service with Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
Guy's and St Thomas' predicts 2011-12 surplus of £14m-£20m
FINANCE: Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust has predicted a surplus of £14m-£20m. This is less than its £30m target.
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HSJ Local
Foundation trust criticises NHS London's nurse workforce planning
WORKFORCE: London’s largest foundation trust has criticised NHS London’s policy on nurse workforce planning.
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HSJ Local
NHS Hillingdon awards NHS 111 pilot contract to Harmoni
COMMERCIAL: The north west London primary care trust awarded the £1.3m contract to the Watford-based provider as part of the national wave two of the NHS 111 service pilots.
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HSJ Local
Harmoni wins £8m out-of-hours and NHS 111 contract
COMMERCIAL: Private provider Harmoni has won an £8m out-of-hours and NHS 111 contract in south London.
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HSJ Local
NHS Wandsworth tenders weight management services
COMMERCIAL: The south west London primary care trust is advertising for a partner to provide weight managment services in schools and to adults.
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News
London doctors receive new support with revalidation
A support service has been launched in London to offer assistance to doctors at all stages of their careers ahead of revalidation, which is due to begin later this year.
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HSJ KnowledgeReducing emergency admissions in children and young people
Dr Ronny Cheung goes through the full list of indicators for child health, plus a case study on children’s epilepsy admissions in children.
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News
Steve Shrubb leaving NHS Confederation to lead trust
Steve Shrubb is leaving his role as director of the NHS Confederation’s mental health network to take on “one of the biggest mental health jobs in the country”.
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HSJ Local
Ealing Hospital over-performs on planned activity by £8.5m
FINANCE: The west London acute trust recorded a year-end overperformance of £8.5m.
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HSJ Local
Spire to manage trust's private patient unit
COMMERCIAL: The private hospital chain Spire has secured a three-year deal to run the private patient unit at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in north London.
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HSJ Local
SHA's proposed cut to mental health funding 'disgraceful'
FINANCE: A strategic health authority has asked staff to plan for a cut of nearly two-thirds in its mental health research and analysis budget to make up a shortfall on cancer projects.
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HSJ Local
Ealing Hospital misses maternity target
PERFORMANCE: Ealing Hospital Trust has missed its target for 12-week screenings for pregnant women.