All London articles – Page 155
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Royal Free announces job cuts as it looks to make £40m in savings
FINANCE: The north London acute anticipates cutting 450 posts from its workforce of 5,500.
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Greater collaboration between Royal Brompton and Harefield mooted at by departing chief executive
STRUCTURE: A report from Steve Smith, outgoing chief executive of Imperial College Healthcare, to his board said “high-level” talks between his trust and the specialist foundation trust had taken place.
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NHS Hounslow predicting a fall in access to GP services
PERFORMANCE: The west London primary care trust’s performance report anticipated the percentage of patients able to see their GP within 48 hours would fall by 5.5 per cent.
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NHS Westminster predicting £5m slippage on QIPP plans
FINANCE: The central London commissioning body has reported that its £17.2m QIPP savings are now predicted to come to £12.2m for 2011-12.
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Lewisham Healthcare Trust plans to submit FT bid in October
FINANCE: Lewisham Healthcare Trust is planning to submit a foundation trust bid in October despite liquidity problems.
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West Middlesex plans to cut 344 jobs as it makes £19.7m in savings
WORKFORCE: The West Middlesex, which is on the Department of Health’s list of seven financially challenged trusts, plans to save £19.7m over the next two years.
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Commissioners to investigate over-performance at three trusts including Whipps Cross
FINANCE: Whipps Cross is over-performing by more than £1m on its contract with NHS Newham, according to a report from the East London and City Acute Commissioning Unit
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Midwifery indicators behind target and down on year for NHS Newham
PERFORMANCE: The east London commisioning body’s performance report showed a decline in the number of women who had seen a midwife or maternity healthcare professional within 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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New deadline for revised Barnet and Chase Farm reconfiguration plans
STRUCTURE: The deadline for the drawing up of revised Barnet and Chase Farm reconfiguration proposals has been extended.
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Queen Mary's closures knock on to neighbouring trusts
PERFORMANCE: The closure of maternity and accident and emergency services at Queen Mary’s Sidcup has led to services elsewhere being closed due to demand outstripping capacity.
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Imperial chief exec to step down
WORKFORCE: Steve Smith is to stand down as Imperial College Healthcare Trust chief executive.
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Hillingdon Hospitals achieves foundation status
STRUCTURE: The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust has been given foundation status.
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London mental health trusts moot IT procurement partnership
COMMERCIAL: Two south London mental health trusts have put forward the idea of a joint procurement of a London-wide patient record system.
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Vertical integration at Barts not due until July
STRUCTURE: The east London hospital trust is due to vertically integrate the provider arm of NHS Tower Hamlets in July, new board papers reveal.
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Barnet PCT completes community services transfer
STRUCTURE: NHS Barnet’s community services has transferred out of the primary care trust into the Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH).
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Croydon Healthcare Services Trust busts bed occupancy target
PERFORMANCE: Croydon Healthcare Services Trust is over its bed occupancy target for the entire year to date.
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NHS Hillingdon to miss surplus target
FINANCE: NHS Hillingdon is £4.9m behind its financial plan for 2010-11, reporting a deficit of £1.2m in February.
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East London FT third highest reporter of incidents
PERFORMANCE: The FT has become the third highest reporter of incidents among the capital’s mental health trusts
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Imperial faces 15 per cent CIP target
FINANCE: Imperial has said its Cost Improvement Programme target for 2011-12 will be 15 per cent of controllable costs.
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NHS London predicts five trusts will end year in deficit
FINANCE: Five acutes and one primary care trust in London are expected to finish the financial year in deficit, according to strategic health authority board papers.