All London articles – Page 69
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HSJ LocalChair reappointed at major acute trust
WORKFORCE: The chair of London North West Healthcare Trust has been reappointed for another two years.
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NewsHead of academic health partnership to retire
The managing director of UCLPartners is retiring next week.
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HSJ LocalLand sale to fund two new mental health hospitals
Sale of 90 acres of land to raise most of £160m needed to build two mental health hospitals in south west London South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust already has outline planning permission for 839 homes and an extra 25,000sq metres of new hospital The new ...
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NewsExclusive: London STP considers cutting number of acute sites to three
Southwest London STP considers cutting number of acute sites in its patch Draft plan proposes reconfiguration of cancer services on to single specialist centre STP looks to roll out primary care hubs and Sutton care home vanguard to whole of southwest London The draft sustainability and transformation plan ...
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HSJ LocalCommissioners question Royal Free's planned £30m overperformance
FINANCE: Commissioners in north London have sent an activity query notice to the Royal Free London Foundation Trust over a £30m predicted overperformance on activity in 2016-17.
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HSJ LocalRCS review: Infighting at teaching trust risked patient care
WORKFORCE: Infighting between senior medics at two departments of a major teaching hospital could have put patients at risk, according to a report obtained by HSJ.
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HSJ LocalIncrease in year-plus waiters at Imperial
PERFORMANCE: The number of patients waiting more than a year for elective treatment at Imperial College Healthcare Trust has almost doubled to 80 people, board papers reveal.
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NewsCCGs asked to ensure fetal medicine access following HSJ investigation
Clinical commissioning groups have been asked about their arrangements for ensuring women and their babies have access to fetal medicine services, after an HSJ investigation raised concerns babies were “dying unnecessarily” because of a flawed funding system.
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NewsFirst mental health trusts rated outstanding by CQC
Care Quality Commission announces first two mental health trusts in the country to be rated outstanding Northumberland Tyne and Wear FT and East London FT have both been given the highest rating by inspectors CQC deputy chief inspector of hospitals hopes both organisations will be an “exemplar” to other ...
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HSJ LocalLondon trusts seek major savings through pathology consolidation
Imperial College Healthcare, Chelsea and Westminster FT and Hillingdon Hospitals FT to consolidate pathology services Service will run on a “hub and spoke” model, with £96m of savings expected over 10 years Pathology targeted by NHS Improvement for major in-year savings drive STRUCTURE: Three trusts in north west ...
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HSJ LocalTender launched in major sexual health shake-up
COMMISSIONING: A group of 22 London boroughs have launched a tender for an online sexual health service as part of a major shake-up of services in the city.
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HSJ LocalRehabilitation at heart of new London mental health care model
South London Partnership outlines key plans for low and medium secure adult mental health pilot Plans include improving step-down, rehabilitation and community services, and integration with housing and welfare providers One of six sites to be chosen to receive devolved commissioning budgets to develop new mental health care models ...
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HSJ LocalStaff housing plan put at risk by trust’s special measures, says CCG
ESTATES: Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group has raised concerns that Barts Health Trust being placed in the new financial special measures regime will endanger plans to use surplus land for affordable housing for NHS staff.
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HSJ LocalWaiting list error could see thousands of patients assessed for clinical harm
PERFORMANCE: A large teaching hospital may have to assess thousands of patients for clinical harm after an investigation found its data systems could not guarantee people had been treated.
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NewsNHS spending on consultancy down as CCG interim paybill rises
Overall spending on management consultants dropped to £432m in 2015-16, compared to £604m in 2014-15 Cap introduced last June means local organisations need to request approval for contracts worth more than £50,000 CCG spending on “contingency labour”, including interim directors and secondments, increased in cash terms to £170m ...
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HSJ LocalOOH provider criticised for 'inappropriate' governance
GP social enterprise had “unwieldy” and “inappropriate” governance processes, report finds Governance structure for GP out of hours provider “too complex” for small organisation PRIMARY CARE: Governance arrangements at an east London out of hours provider were “inappropriate” and “unwieldy” for its size, a review commissioned by NHS ...
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NewsNHS England investigates primary care support service after 'serious incident'
NHS England has launched a review following a “serious incident” involving patient documents by a former primary care support services provider.
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HSJ LocalTrust agrees block contract for A&E
FINANCE: A south London acute trust has agreed a block contract with its commissioners for the first half of this financial year.
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HSJ LocalLewisham and Greeenwich Trust sets £20.2m deficit plan
FINANCE: Lewisham is aiming for a deficit of roughly four per cent for 2016-17, board papers reveal.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: What the consultants are doing
What is going on in England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover