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NewsCQC: Stark contrast in maternity inspections due to 'different hypothesis'
CQC rated maternity unit at Homerton as “inadequate” for safety in 2015 after rating it “good” the previous year Internal review finds that different “hypothesis” and unannounced second inspection led to different findings CQC was contacted by whistleblower about maternal deaths before first inspection, but this did not feature ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Sacked surgeon transplanted back into post
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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HSJ Local
London trust's A&E performance plummets to worst in England
PERFORMANCE: A London hospital trust has become the worst performing in the country on accident and emergency performance.
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NewsUpdated: Judge orders trust to re-employ surgeon after private work row
A hospital trust has been ordered to re-employ a surgeon it sacked after claiming he had put an NHS patient at risk by prioritising his private work.
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HSJ LocalSubstantive chief officer announced for London CCG
WORKFORCE: A new chief officer has been announced for a London CCG that has seen significant governance problems.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: 2012 all over again?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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HSJ LocalDeputy chief executive leaves teaching hospital
WORKFORCE: The deputy chief executive and chief operating officer of Imperial College Healthcare Trust is leaving, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRegulator lobbied government to increase trust chairs’ pay
Letters reveal how TDA chair lobbied ministers to increase the salary cap for NHS trust chairs Sir Peter Carr referred to perceived “injustice” felt by some trust chairs, whose salaries were in “stark contrast” to those at FTs Department of Health has no plans to increase standard rates ...
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NewsSome trust chairs paid up to £45,000
Standard salary for chair of non-foundation trusts is capped at £23,600, but exceptions can be agreed with the government TDA letters explain how chairs at two London trusts indicated they could not “agree to commit to a further term of office at their current rate” Annual reports show variation ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Two very different trusts, united by failure
What is going on in England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsRevealed: Trust has 1,000 patients waiting over a year for treatment
East London trust has 1,015 patients waiting more than a year on elective RTT pathway Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust’s total dwarfs reported national figure True national total not known as large acute trusts fail to report waiting times data Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-GBX-NONEX-NONE/* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt ...
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NewsSimon Stevens reveals first 10 'healthy new towns'
Simon Stevens unveils 10 sites to be part of Healthy New Towns programme NHS England aims to “design in” health focused features, including fast food free zones near schools and dementia friendly streets Clinicians, designers and technology experts to shape care provision in each location NHS England chief ...
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HSJ LocalCQC admits it missed things at ‘unacceptable’ maternity unit
Chief inspector of hospitals indicates regulator found things in second inspection of Homerton University Hospital it missed in first inspection Re-inspection triggered by deaths of five mothers over 18 months CQC board member says trusts able to prepare before announced inspections to “show off the hospitals in the best ...
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HSJ LocalIconic specialist hospital discovers 7,000 patients missed off waiting list
Great Ormond Street Hospital finds 7,000 patients who should have been on its waiting list that were not recorded “Small number” of patients sent to other providers as GOSH seeks to ensure no patients were harmed GOSH has not reported waiting times data since July PERFORMANCE: An internationally ...
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NewsLondon: Best and worst staff survey performers
Analysis of the best and worst performers in the London region on key measures in the NHS staff survey 2015.
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NewsNHS England stands by decision to approve CCG for co-commissioning
NHS England London defends process that saw Barnet CCG given more primary care commissioning powers CCG was authorised to do this, along with others in north London, a month after Verita report into conflicts of interest was completed NHS England says it “monitor issues like this closely” to ensure ...
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NewsGPs may have been paid twice for care home work, whistleblower claimed
Whistleblower claimed GPs could be paid twice for the same work in care homes Verita report found “no evidence” concerns were investigated after he was dismissed CCG had no idea what money was included in “retainer” payments from care homes GPs in Barnet may have been paid twice ...
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NewsCCG probe discovers multiple leadership failings
The Verita report into whistleblowing concerns at Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group exposes multiple failings of process, governance and leadership, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsConflict of interest confusion 'common' among CCGs
Confusion in clinical commissioning groups about how involved GPs should be in designing services is “a common issue” nationwide, senior NHS England figures told investigators.