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St Mary’s passes CQC check but with minor dignity concerns
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but minor concerns were noted on dignity, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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London ambulances pelted with missiles and crews threatened in third night of riots
PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service staff took 22 people to hospital from the main areas of rioting in London last night, and sustained threats, intimidation, and missiles thrown at their vehicles, the trust reported.
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Imperial served with performance notice over 18-weeks target
PERFORMANCE: The west London trust was issued with performance notices by commissioners and has seen the national 18 Weeks Intensive Support Team after problems with waiting list management.
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Outer north west London QIPP performance at 13 per cent of yearly plan at month three
FINANCE: The outer north west London cluster has achieved just under a sixth of its QIPP plan for the year by the end of the first quarter.
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North West London Hospitals Trust to open more beds to cope with winter pressures
PERFORMANCE: North West London Hospitals Trust is reopening beds to cope with the winter pressures it is expecting.
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Imperial has already racked up £3.6m worth of PCT payment challenges
FINANCE: A report from the north west London PCT cluster has revealed by the end of month two there were £3m in claims and £600,000 in mis-attributed payments at the trust.
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'Significant clinical risk' at St George's after doctors' letters are left unsent
PERFORMANCE: A report to the board said a serious incident investigation had been started after 5,000 letters went unprocessed.
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Hospital merger could see loss of A&E, report says
STRUCTURE: A proposed merger between Ealing Hospital and North West London Hospitals Trust could see one of their three A&E units closed.
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Croydon could be next for London 111 pilot
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust, part of the the south west London cluster, has submitted a business plan to pilot the 111 non-emergecy number in London.
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Outer north east London submits proposal to pilot 111 scheme
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust cluster, which consists of Waltham Forest, Barking & Dagenham, Redbridge and Havering PCTs, has submitted a business plan to pilot the 111 non-emergency number in London.
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CommentReconfiguration pressures mounting in London
A report is sat on Andrew Lansley’s desk offering recommendations about the future of Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield.
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HSJ Local
Decisions on the organisational form of seven London trusts due in September
STRUCTURE: Seven London acute trusts are due to have decisions made about their future organisational form in September, an NHS London planning document says.
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Royal Free to submit its foundation trust application in August
STRUCTURE: A document produced by NHS London rating its monthly progress against different organisational milestones said the north London acute planned to apply to the strategic health authority in August.
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London Ambulance Service to submit its foundation trust application in September
STRUCTURE: The capital’s ambulance service plans to apply to NHS London to become a foundation trust in September, according to internal SHA documents.
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Lewisham Healthcare and London Ambulance Service told to prove patient safety assurances as they work toward FT status
WORKFORCE: London Ambulance Service and Lewisham Healthcare Trust have been asked to provide more information on workforce issues by NHS London.
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South East London cluster promises 'robust list validation' process for GP practices
PERFORMANCE: A report to the cluster’s board said the list validation would include “a one-off programme and an ongoing rolling programme”.
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South London A&E performance running at winter peak levels in May and June
PERFORMANCE: The south east London cluster reported A&E performance as “extremely poor” at all of its main providers except Lewisham Hospital.
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NewsPrivate hospital spend varies widely, study shows
Significant variations exist in the proportion of work primary care trusts commission from independent sector providers, a study shared with HSJ reveals.
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NewsMaternity units 'struggling' with rising birth rates
Rising birth rates are causing maternity units to struggle with the demand, according to a new report.
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Northwick Park passes CQC check with minor concerns
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition, but with minor concerns in both, during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.