All London articles – Page 47
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NewsExclusive: NHS England ‘buried’ concerns over child cancer services
NHS England covered up serious problems with paediatric cancer care in London – which had seen children dying in “terrible agony” – and has “buried” attempts to overhaul the services, an HSJ investigation has established.
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HSJ Local
London ambulance trust hires police HR director
London’s ambulance trust has hired a new HR director from a major English police force.
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NewsAmbulance director admits paramedics took too long to reach terror victims
A senior London Ambulance director has admitted it “took too long” to get paramedics to the victims of the London Bridge terror attacks.
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NewsED staff ‘wanted to delay ambulances’
The Care Quality Commission found standards have dropped at a struggling emergency department where a nurse told inspectors: “We don’t want to release the ambulances because we know they will return with more patients.”
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Quartering the capital
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsLondon records surge in measles cases
Measles is on the increase in London with infections in the first quarter of 2019 outstripping the same period last year by more than a third.
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HSJ LocalPlanned mergers will make two super CCGs
Clinical commissioning groups in London are planning mergers that would form the two largest CCGs in England.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The dangers of dealing with dark forces
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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HSJ LocalMedical watchdog warning over 'consultant leadership'
The General Medical Council has raised serious concerns about the quality of training at a major London teaching trust.
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NewsBabylon GP at Hand evaluation delivers mixed verdict
The long-awaited evaluation of digital primary care provider GP at Hand has uncovered a high level of the patient churn, raised questions about the model’s sustainability, but also revealed contented users and doctors, as well as a positive impact on A&E attendance.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2019: Specialist services award
Winner Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust and partners: Project Future A holistic wellbeing and mental health service is helping young men labelled as gang members or serious youth violence offenders in one of the most deprived areas of London. Project Future, based in Haringey, was developed by Barnet, ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2019: Mental health services award
Winner Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust and partners: Project Future A holistic wellbeing and mental health service is helping young men labelled as gang members or serious youth violence offenders in one of the most deprived areas of London. Project Future, based in Haringey, was developed by Barnet, ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Value Awards 2019: Financial or procurement initiative of the year
Winner Chelsea and Westminster and Royal Marsden Shared Procurement Service: Standardisation of wound care formulary Standardising the wound care products used across six acute, three community and a mental health trust in North West London has yielded annual savings of £840,000 without impacting on quality. A clinically-led selection process was ...
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HSJ LocalTrust apologises for surgeon's 'distress' in out-of-court settlement
A trust has reached an out-of-court settlement with a wrongly excluded senior surgeon and apologised for the “distress” the legal proceedings had caused her.
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HSJ LocalPrivate sector capitalising on budget cuts to tempt nurses
Private sector providers are taking advantage of training budget cuts to tempt nurses away from a major NHS hospital trust.
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HSJ LocalDeadline dash forces stricken trust to outsource elective work
The trust responsible for one in six of the NHS’ year long waiters has been forced to outsource 300 patients to help the service meet a national waiting times target.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The bump
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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HSJ LocalFirst joint chief executive for CCG and trust
A trust and clinical commissioning group today launched a plan to appoint a joint chief executive across both organisations.
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HSJ LocalTrust with two legionella cases gets funds for water safety
A teaching trust had to appeal to NHS Improvement for funding to ensure the safety of its “fragile” water system after two patients contracted legionella, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalSystem hosting GP at Hand must find £100m savings
The North West London healthcare economy must cut costs by “about £100m” as demand pressures grow, according to its finance director.