All London articles – Page 93
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NewsCaldicott: Information governance knowledge has worsened
The health and social care workforce’s knowledge of good information governance has deteriorated since the NHS reforms were implemented, according to the expert commissioned by the government to examine the issue.
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HSJ KnowledgeAvoid medication inaccuracies with new technology
Improve the quality of prescription related information
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NewsRoughton to consider how CCGs could co-commission primary care
NHS England is looking into how clinical commissioning groups can co-commission primary care, its deputy medical director has revealed.
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HSJ LocalNew Imperial chief announced
WORKFORCE: Tracey Batten has been announced as the new chief executive of Imperial College Healthcare Trust.
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HSJ LocalChest wall service suspended following staff concerns
PERFORMANCE: The chest wall service at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust has been suspended following concern that individual consultants were making care decisions without involving the rest of the medical team.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy wait to make psychiatric interventions?
Integrate liaison psychiatry into community care
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NewsComedian announces candidacy for anti-privatisation party
The comedian Rufus Hound is planning to run for the European Parliament to campaign against the privatisation of the NHS.
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HSJ Local
'Assurances' sought over scrutiny of interim finance officers
A health minister has demanded assurances over the appointment process for interim finance directors to avoid a repeat of a situation where a primary care trust’s financial position was mis-stated by at least £28m.
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HSJ PartnersVideo: How new alliances will improve end of life care
Three short films on partnership working
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HSJ KnowledgeHow Barts Health streamlined its outpatient pathway
The trust has improved services in three years
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Private hospital groups forced to sell sites
Two private hospital operators have been told by the Competition Commission that they must sell off nine hospitals between them in order to improve competition in the private healthcare market.
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NewsMajor London trust's A&E 'unfit for purpose', says CQC
University College Hospital London Foundation Trust has been issued with four compliance actions following a new-style Care Quality Commission inspection.
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HSJ Local
Ambulance delays after IT blackout
Ambulance callouts were delayed on Christmas Day when London Ambulance Service Trust experienced an IT failure that forced staff to use pen and paper to record 999 calls.
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HSJ Local
Eight patients left on trolleys for over 12 hours
Eight patients at King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust were left to wait on a trolley for over 12 hours over the Christmas period, according to NHS England data.
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HSJ Local
Tube wrongly put in patient's lung
A elderly woman died from a combination of natural disease, stroke and the “misplacement” of a feeding tube into her lung due a hospital blunder, a coroner has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeRising Stars: Essential reading on NHS portfolio careers
Looking at the benefits for doctors and the health service
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HSJ Local
Timeline for major reconfiguration set out by Barking, Havering and Redbridge
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has set out a proposed timeline for reconfiguration which will include moving all emergency admissions and surgery to Queen’s Hospital by mid 2015.
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HSJ Local
North Middlesex expands A&E as Chase Farm's closes
North Middlesex University Hospital Trust has expanded its accident and emergency department to meet increased demand after nearby Chase Farm Hospital’s A&E closed at the beginning of last month.
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HSJ Local
New medical director for Barnet, Enfield and Haringey
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust has employed a new medical director who starts today.
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HSJ Local
Norovirus cases reported at Barking, Havering and Redbridge Trust
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has recorded its first cases of norovirus this year.