All London articles – Page 97
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Central London CCG appoints new managing director
Central London Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed a new managing director to replace Peter Crutchfield, who will leave the organisation at the end of December.
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Interim chief executive announced for Great Ormond Street
Great Ormond Street Hospital has appointed an interim chief executive to replace Jan Filochowski when he leaves at the end of the year.
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18 week referral to treatment target missed for over a year
North West London Hospitals Trust has missed its 18 week referral to treatment target every month since last September.
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Mutual assurance 'joins up commissioning process'
PERFORMANCE: The chair of Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group, the first to introduce a “mutual assurance process” with NHS England, has said the process has helped to join up commissioning.
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NewsCancer care 'postcode lottery'
Cancer patients are facing a postcode lottery of care within the NHS, with patients in some areas four times less likely to get an early diagnosis, it has been reported.
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CommentMichael White: A year of 'everything for the best'
You needn’t be Dr Pangloss to hope for a better year in 2014
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Great Ormond Street warned over data breaches
The Information Commissioner has warned Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust to assess the strength of its data policy after patients’ personal medical information was sent to the wrong addresses.
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Another trust finds missing year-plus waiters
PERFORMANCE: An investigation has been launched by a north London trust after it failed to enter more than 2,000 patients on the waiting list, HSJ has learned.
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NewsGerada predicts growth in online access to healthcare
The number of patients who access healthcare online will grow “exponentially” in coming years in line with increases in internet shopping and banking, a leading medic has said.
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NewsLondon given until 2014-15 to meet emergency and maternity standards
Clinical commissioning groups in London have given their providers until April 2014 to meet new quality standards in emergency and maternity services.
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‘More comprehensive health plans’ for looked after children in Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest has shown “improved arrangements to assess and review the health of looked after children” after being deemed “inadequate” in 2011, according to a review by the Care Quality Commission.
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Buckinghamshire to get support on HSMRs from St George's
PERFORMANCE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust is to get specialist support from south London’s St George’s Healthcare TRust on mortality ratio indicators.
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Paul Jenkins appointed as chief executive of mental health trust
The new chief executive of Tavistock and Portman Foundation Trust has been announced as Paul Jenkins.
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NewsUPDATED: Pathology services merger clearance sets 'precedent'
The Office of Fair Trading has given merger control clearance for a pathology services joint venture between two London foundation trusts and a private sector provider.
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East London Foundation Trust appoints new non-executive director
East London Foundation Trust has appointed a new non-executive director.
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Agency spending soars at King's College Foundation Trust
WORKFORCE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust’s spending on agency nursing staff has increased by 71 per cent since the same last point last year.
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Guy's gears up for increased demand on radiologists
WORKFORCE: Evelina Children’s Hospital’s imaging work is set to increase by 35 per cent by 2016 according to projections in Guy’s and St Thomas Foundation Trust board papers.
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HSJ KnowledgeA strategic approach to promote research among CCGs
How to build and sustain a culture of research
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CommentMichael White: Hunt's plan halted by NHS nimbys
Hospital closures prompt too much shroud waving
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CommentCommunity trusts are invisible to politicians
End the preoccupation with all things hospital