All London articles – Page 142
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HSJ Local
New NED for Epsom and St Helier
WORKFORCE: The south London/Surrey borders acute trust has appointed Dr Peter Rawlinson as a non-executive director.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe quest for best practice: discovering and implementing new ideas in the NHS
Putting good ideas into practice in the NHS has been made easier by adapting the format of a successful TV programme. Alison Moore ventures into the dragons’ den to find out how.
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HSJ Local
Commissioners warned to abide by CCP ruling
FINANCE: The chief executive of Hillingdon Hospital Foundation Trust used his report to the board to remind the PCT of the Co-operation and Competition Panel’s judgment on commisioners imposing minimum waiting times, activity caps and “‘inappropriate constraints’ on elective activity.”
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HSJ Local
St George's £4.1m behind finance plan
FINANCE: The south London acute, which has a £556m-turnover, is aiming for a year-end surplus of £7.9m, but was recording a £3.6m deficit at the end of October.
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HSJ Local
Hillingdon Hospital FT behind on CIPs but still expecting to hit year-end target.
FINANCE: The latest finance report for the west London acute said the trust was £1.7m off its planned saving of £3.9m.
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HSJ Local
Alcohol nurse specialist deployed in Hillingdon Hospital A&E
PERFORMANCE: Minutes to a meeting of the west London acute trust said most re-attendances at A&E for under-65s were because of alcohol or mental health issues and that the PCT had commissioned an alcohol nurse specialist to work there.
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NewsExclusive: London's paediatric emergency services not 'safe or sustainable'
London has too few paediatric doctors to staff paediatric emergency services to safe levels and “an unsustainable ratio” of trainees to consultants in the departments, an internal document obtained by HSJ reveals.
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HSJ Local
London trusts club together to pursue Welsh claims
FINANCE: Moorfields Eye Hospital, the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Kingston and Barts are pursuing the Welsh Health Boards for unpaid bills, a board paper reveals.
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NewsLondon Ambulance Service calls in police support during strike
Police helped ambulances attending emergencies last night after thousands of NHS workers went on strike over public sector pensions.
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CommentLondon practices readying for first GP outcomes scorecard
Next week sees the unveiling of the capital’s GP performance scorecard, after much to-ing and fro-ing over the data between NHS London and the GPs.
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HSJ Local
Trust to start VTE league table of consultants
PERFORMANCE: Epsom and St Helier Hospitals Trust has written to each of its consultants that did not achieve the national VTE risk assessment target as it works to drag its total towards the target.
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HSJ Local
Epsom and St Helier sets lower deficit target after receiving bailout
FINANCE: The London-Surrey borders acute trust is now aiming for a year-end deficit of £14.3m, after its commissioners stepped in with £5m.
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HSJ Local
St Helier to be assessed as trauma unit in February
STRUCTURE: The future of St Helier Hospital’s trauma unit is to be assessed in February of next year, according to board papers.
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HSJ Local
Imperial hits A&E target
PERFORMANCE: The west London acute exceeded the 95 per cent four-hour accident and emergency target, hitting 98.2 per cent.
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HSJ Local
Imperial considering asking SHA for even more working capital
FINANCE: The £920m-turnover trust, which is already predicting a £35.2m deficit this year, is considering asking NHS London for extra support in the New Year.
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HSJ Local
Outer NE london cluster gets new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Alwen Williams has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Outer North East London primary care trust cluster.
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HSJ Local
Parking restrictions eased for community nurses in Lambeth
WORKFORCE: Lambeth Council has agreed new parking arrangements for nurses and other health professionals who visit patients at home.
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HSJ Local
Integrated Care Service failing to realise savings
FINANCE: NHS Outer North East London plan to reduce emergency admissions by 255 against 2010-11’s total of 2,718 is failing to do so, a report says.
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HSJ Local
Community group launches survey following London HIV drugs change
PERFORMANCE: A community group has launched a survey to assess the impact of changes to London HIV drug prescribing rules.
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NewsNHS sees first CO2 reductions from buildings
The NHS has reduced the carbon footprint resulting from energy use in its buildings for the first time. However, trusts have been told that further energy savings of £40m are possible