All Whittington Health NHS Trust articles – Page 6
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NewsTrusts named to test new nursing associate role
Health Education England has named the trusts to lead work piloting the new nursing associate role, and confirmed double the number of people will be trained for the new position than originally planned.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: A unit closed after a visit from the CQC
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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HSJ LocalNorth London Trusts merge lung cancer teams
Whittington Health Trust has merged is multidisciplinary lung cancer team with its counterpart at neighbouring University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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NewsExclusive: Senior staff member sacked after procurement probe
Trust confirms senior member of staff dismissed after disciplinary hearing last month Questions remain over investigation and governance of UCLPartners Procurement Service Membership body bulk buys products for trusts with a combined turnover of more than £2bn A senior member of staff at a trust running one of ...
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NewsRevealed: Trusts' estimated savings potential
By using publicly available data, HSJ has been able to closely match the methodology used by Lord Carter to produce trusts’ headline “savings opportunity” figures. Here we list the least and most efficient trusts according to the headline measure, as well as data for all trusts.
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NewsUpdated: Probe launched into major NHS procurement consortium after audit
Investigation underway into “a number of issues” at UCLPartners Procurement Service The organisation bulk purchases on behalf of five London trusts, including Great Ormond Street and the Royal Free It claims to have “by far the largest non-pay spend of trusts in London” An investigation has been launched ...
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NewsLondon's devolution demands revealed
Proposals to redesign London’s £93bn public services through wide ranging devolution from central government have been agreed by borough leaders and the city’s mayor.
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HSJ LocalLondon trust's deficit position slips by over £7m
FINANCE: A London acute and community care trust finished 2014-15 with an unexpected deficit of £7.3m.
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SupplementsIntegration supplement: Seamless synergy takes the right skills
Assembling the skillset for integrated care
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HSJ LocalWhittington predicts £7.4m shortfall in 2014-15 accounts
FINANCE: Whittington Hospital is expecting a year end deficit of up to £7.4m due in part to overspends in acute medicine, surgery and cancer care divisions.
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CommentWaiting list initiative ends with a sprint but achieves little
The waiting list size hardly budged
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HSJ KnowledgeThe future for specialists is beyond a hospital’s four walls
Specialists can support and train GPs and nurses
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HSJ KnowledgeEmbed person centred care into mainstream health services
How to put patients at the heart of care
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CommentEnglish waiting list tops 3 million, its biggest in six years
The English waiting list is 20 per cent bigger than at the last general election but despite that, long waits have improved under the Coalition. We are now well into the zone where the ‘90 per cent adjusted admitted’ target is at risk
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CommentEnglish waiting times step back from the brink
But trouble is still building in the longest wait specialties
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NewsElective waiting list at its longest in six years
The waiting list for planned healthcare treatments has grown to its longest length in six years, according to official figures.
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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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NewsProviders fail to report waiting times data
The NHS has missed its target for starting patient treatment within 18 weeks of admission for the second consecutive month, the latest official figures show.