All London articles – Page 94
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HSJ Local
St George's reduces number of missing medical notes with electronic tags
PERFORMANCE: St George’s Healthcare Trust slashed the number of medical notes going missing by attaching 9,000 “radio frequency identification” tags to notes, as part of an exercise.
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HSJ Local
St George's aims to be authorised as an FT in November
STRUCTURE: St George’s Healthcare Trust aims to be authorised as a foundation trust in November, according to board papers.
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HSJ Local
New medical director for Homerton
WORKFORCE: Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a new medical director.
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HSJ Knowledge
Are patients being heard? The friends and family test reviewed
Study highlights issues with the validity and data
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HSJ Local
West Middlesex deputy chief exec takes on new role at TDA
WORKFORCE: The deputy chief executive of West Middlesex University Hospital Trust has left the organisation to take on a senior role at the NHS Trust Development Authority.
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HSJ Local
Whittington reports increased deficit at beginning of financial year
FINANCE: Whittington Health Trust has reported a £600,000 deficit in the first month of the new financial year.
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HSJ Local
Concern over funding for rare eye condition
FINANCE: A group of trusts that provide specialist eye treatment have written to NHS England to express concern over the future of funding for the treatment of a rare eye condition.
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HSJ Local
Croydon Health Service deficit more than three times planned amount
FINANCE: Croydon Health Service Trust has seen its deficit swell to more than three times its planned amount as a result of an increased reliance of temporary staff.
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News
GP funding changes 'destabilising'
GP surgeries are being put under severe financial pressure because of changes to the way some practices receive funding, leading doctors have said.
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HSJ Local
Joint closure date for London emergency departments
STRUCTURE: The accident and emergency departments at Hammersmith Hospital and Central Middlesex Hospital are due to be downgraded on the same day in September under a joint plan between Imperial College Healthcare Trust and North West London Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ Local
Ealing reports a £1.5m deficit
FINANCE: Ealing Hospital Trust is reporting a £1.5m deficit for this financial year to date.
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HSJ Local
Investigation launched into maternal deaths
PERFORMANCE: Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust is to appoint a panel of external experts to investigate four maternal deaths at the hospital in the past ten months after an internal review found they shared no common features.
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HSJ Local
New medical director for Imperial College Healthcare Trust
WORKFORCE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust has appointed a new medical director after Professor Nick Cheshire stepped down from the role.
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HSJ Local
Joint pathology hub proposed for north west London trusts
STRUCTURE: Four trusts in North West London are considering forming a joint pathology hub that will follow the hub and spoke model recommended by the Carter Review.
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HSJ Local
Ambulance service launches investigation into alleged exam cheating
London Ambulance Service Trust has launched an external investigation after an anonymous whistleblower alleged that student paramedics had cheated in their final examinations.
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HSJ Local
Campaign launched to protect Barts eighteenth century hall
STRUCTURE: A campaign has been launched to protect an eighteenth century hall after Barts Health Trust revealed it is backing the development of a modern cancer centre to be built next to the old building.
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HSJ Local
New chief executive for Great Ormond Street
WORKFORCE: Great Ormond Street Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive with a background in children’s healthcare management in Australia.
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News
North west London CCGs to bring services in-house
A group of clinical commissioning groups have agreed to bring their commissioning support services in-house, in a move they claim could save them £5m by 2015-16.
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HSJ Local
South East London trust told to improve by CQC
The newly formed Lewisham and Greenwich Trust has been told to improve by Care Quality Commission inspectors just seven months after it was set up.