All SOUTH LONDON HEALTHCARE TRUST articles – Page 7
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NewsHospital mergers have little benefit, study suggests
Waiting times have risen and financial performance has declined at NHS hospitals following mergers, a study has found.
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NewsCQC could face judicial review over failure to protect whistleblowers
Solicitors representing a group of NHS whistleblowers have refused to rule out launching judicial reviews against the Care Quality Commission, NHS London and two London acute trusts who they claim failed to protect staff who raised concerns.
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NewsMergers will not make unviable trusts sustainable, warn MPs
The takeover or merger of troubled trusts in order for them to achieve foundation status “is not a convincing solution” that will ensure their future sustainability, according to MPs.
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NewsNHS whistleblowers threaten legal challenge
Solicitors for new campaign group Patients First have threatened two London trusts with legal action claiming they may have acted unlawfully in discharging their duties towards whistleblowers.
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CommentAcademic health science partnerships take shape in London
Lord Darzi’s phoenix-from-the-ashes academic health science partnership Imperial Health Partners has got off to a flying start, but one name was conspicuous by its absence on its list of potential partners.
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NewsExclusive: Dr Foster names 10 trusts overlooking fast recovery processes
Ten hospital trusts which do not follow evidence-based processes for fast recovery from surgery have been named by Dr Foster Intelligence.
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Revealed: the six trusts that need DH support with their PFI
Six hospital trusts have been identified as needing Department of Health cash support with their private finance initiative payments in order to make foundation trust status, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentReview of London trusts reveals fears for safety
By now everyone in London’s heard of the SaFE review. NHS London commissioned consultants McKinsey to put together the Safe and Financially Effective paper and it has sat on desks for a few weeks at Southside. It’s explosive.
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NewsFTs consider merger that would create largest trust
Three London foundation trusts are considering a merger that would create the single biggest trust, with a turnover of £1.9bn.
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HSJ Local
Seven London trusts marked 'high risk' for winter pressure surge
PERFORMANCE: NHS London has divided the capital’s hospital trusts into high, medium and low-risk for the annual winter surge in admissions.
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HSJ Local
Fourteen London trusts not hitting VTE target
PERFORMANCE: Fourteen acute trusts in the capital were missing the threshold for assessing new patients for venuous thromboembolism on admission.
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HSJ Local
Sixth London hospital trust now predicting deficit
FINANCE: Whipps Cross University Hospital is now predicting a year-end deficit, alongside five other trusts, new documents reveal.
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HSJ Local
Bexley allowed to use SHA top-slice to pay off trust after losing arbitration
FINANCE: NHS Bexley has received permission to use the 2 per cent top-slice of budget levied on all London PCTs to pay the extra costs it will incur from South London Healthcare Trust.
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NewsGrowing financial pressure on most-challenged acutes
The financial position of the most challenged acute providers is falling further behind that of their peers, the first NHS-wide financial reports for 2011-12 reveal.
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HSJ Local
South London Healthcare Trust reports £3.3m savings shortfall
FINANCE: The south east London acute trust was aiming for savings of £6.8m by the end of month five but missed that by £3.3m.
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HSJ Local
South London Healthcare to submit tripartite formal agreement
STRUCTURE: South London Healthcare is to to submit a tripartite formal agreement in light of a finance and performance audit.
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HSJ Local
London trust wide of the mark on waiting times
PERFORMANCE: More than half of patients seen at North Middlesex University Hospital Trust in June had waited more than 18 weeks for treatment.
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CommentGrounds for optimism at last over London reconfiguration
It appears the NHS in London might get its wish on downgrading two hospitals.
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NewsMaidstone and Barts have most mixed sex breaches
Mixed sex accommodation breaches have reached their lowest level since the collection of monthly data, but 30 per cent of acute trusts are still failing to comply.