All London articles – Page 172
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London PCT and council to share chief executive
Hammersmith and Fulham primary care trust and the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham are to begin operating with a joint chief executive and integrated management team.
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London unveils diabetes strategy
Healthcare for London has unveiled a three year strategy to transform diabetes care in the capital.
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NewsLondon names 'inner cabinet' PCT chiefs
NHS London has named the six primary care trust chief executives who will lead commissioning and performance management of hospital services for the whole city.
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NewsCamden PCT faces data penalty
Camden primary care trust has been given until the end of the month to improve the security of personal information it holds or risk being held in contempt of court.
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Baroness Meacher drops bid to end private patient cap
An amendment to the Health Bill that would have abolished the foundation trust private patient cap has been withdrawn.
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South East London acute merger approved
Health secretary Alan Johnson has approved the merger of Bromley Hospitals, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Queen Mary’s Sidcup trusts into South London Healthcare trust.
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London trusts get research centre nod
London’s three academic health super-trusts should work together to recapture the city’s position as a world leader in health research, Sir Ian Kennedy has said.
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Leading NHS chiefs call for London trust mergers
Competition and collaboration rules should not stand in the way of hospital trust mergers and acquisitions, two major acute trust chief executives have argued.
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Clinician made London merger trust chief
A chief executive has been appointed to lead the merged trust planned for south east London.Chris Streather, a consultant renal physician, has been Bromley Hospitals trust interim chief executive since December and was previously medical director at St George's Hospital.
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Improving stroke care: fast thinking
Despite being one of the country's biggest killers and the largest cause of disability, stroke only recently gained a national strategy. Now the drive for faster intervention is giving it a much needed boost. Jennifer Taylor reports
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Super-trust bidders aim for London lead
London’s would-be “super-trusts” claim it would be disastrous for the capital’s international research standing if any of them were not accredited.
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Chair named for south east London super-trust
A chair has been appointed to the proposed merged hospital trust in south east London.
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Barts and the London appoints interim chief executive
Peter Morris has been appointed as interim chief executive of Barts and the London trust.
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London GPs miss out on cash
The British Medical Association's GPs committee has attacked NHS London for failing to ensure primary care trusts honour an agreement to pass on cash to practices.
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Elite 'inner cabinet' to lead acute commissioning in London
Six London primary care trust chief executives are to be propelled into an ‘inner cabinet’ to lead acute commissioning in the capital.
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Medical director appointed for London
A London-wide medical director has been appointed.Andy Mitchell will be a director of NHS London and the London Clinical and Business Support Agency, or hub.
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London mental health chief executives reshuffle
North East London foundation trust chief executive Judy Wilson has become interim chief at South West London and St George's mental health trust.
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'Remarkable' PCT beats crisis
The recovery of a primary care trust dogged by financial and performance failings has been dubbed 'remarkable'.Brent PCT was criticised for an 'arrogant and isolated' approach, 'serious failings' of corporate governance, 'very poor' financial oversight and creating a 'schism' between itself and its GPs, in a report published last year.
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Ruth Carnall rejects Stalinist jibe after chiefs resign
An article in last week's HSJ following the resignation of two London trust chief executives gave 'false comfort' to 'people who seek to excuse poor performance rather than rise to the challenges', NHS London chief executive Ruth Carnall has said.
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London and North East lead ambulance foundation trust drive
The first ambulance services are launching bids to become foundation trusts within a year.