All St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust articles – Page 19
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Comment
Transparency in London reveals hive of activity
Are the GPs in south-west London the most proactive in the capital?
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HSJ Local
South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust has not engaged with GPs sufficiently on its FT bid, say commissioners
STRUCTURE: The mental health organisation has been told by GPs in south-west London they cannot yet give their support to its foundation trust bid.
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HSJ Local
St George's Healthcare Trust misses four-hour A&E target
PERFORMANCE: The south London acute achieved 96.99 per cent in September against the target of 98 per cent, a document published by NHS Richmond and Twickenhan reports.
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HSJ Local
Kingston Hospital's integrated business plan would see nearly 500 posts deleted
WORKFORCE: A presentation sent to a local primary care trust envisaged cutting 486 posts by 2015/16 through “producitvity plans”.
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Comment
Bailouts, arbitration and postcode lotteries in London
The higher than expected workload of the capital’s acute trusts has now seen bailouts, at least one arbitration and an intra-London postcode lottery as primary care trusts struggle to cope.
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HSJ Local
The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust strengthens joint working with local acute trust
PERFORMANCE: The specialist cancer hospital has seen the need for ambulance transfers between St George’s Hospital in Tooting and its site in Sutton reduced after the creation of a new consultant post strengthened joint working.
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HSJ Local
St George's Healthcare Trust faces £4.3m in PCT challenges
A hospital trust that has recently integrated with its local PCT provider arm still faces £4.3m in price challenges from neighbouring commissioners.
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News
London hospital nurses weigh up industrial action
Nurses at St George’s Hospital in London are being balloted for possible industrial action over changes to their rotas.
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News
Monitor issues list of lessons to be learnt from failed FT bids as list of planned mergers grows
Monitor has published a list of lessons to be learnt from recent failed foundation trust applications.
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News
Trust plans closure of seven wards
A hospital trust plans to close the equivalent of seven wards to get back into financial balance.
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HSJ Knowledge
Partnership working and the flu pandemic
The H1N1 pandemic never reached the intensity feared, but the emergency response set in place has strengthened partnership working.
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News
NHS managers honoured in birthday awards
Dozens of NHS managers and staff were recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours last weekend, including the chair of the NHS Confederation.
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News
Risk linked to surgery volume
Mortality rates can be up to three times higher for a common operations at smaller, low volume acute trusts than at their larger neighbours in the same region, research published by NHS London suggests.
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News
Data security fears hold up trusts' IT upgrades
Concern over the security of patient data stored outside of the UK has left IT upgrades at seven trusts in limbo since February, HSJ has learned.
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Supplements
NHS Evidence round table: stick to the facts
Using evidence to improve productivity and efficiency is not as straightforward as it might appear, as a round table of experts brought together to discuss the issue found. By Daloni Carlisle
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News
Labour cling onto Tooting after trust chair criticises Tory candidate
Sadiq Khan has retained Tooting for Labour.
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News
Election 2010: constituency watchlist for the NHS
Election outcomes in these areas could have significant implications for local NHS services
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News
Election 2010: fight for marginal puts hospitals in the hot seat
Neck and neck competition between political parties in marginal constituencies is leaving acute trusts braced for the political heat. Sally Gainsbury identifies the trusts to watch
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HSJ Knowledge
Pair up managers and clinicians to build stronger organisations
Pairing up managerial and clinical leaders builds a stronger future, write Yasmin Ahmed-Little and Jane Dunning
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News
Ten more trusts registered with conditions
A second wave of registration decisions by the Care Quality Commission has highlighted problems at 10 trusts.