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HSJ Local
NHS SE London appointing 4th information governance officer in 18 months
STRUCTURE: The south east London primary care trust cluster’s risk register reveals that the organisation has lost its third “senior information risk owner” since April 2011.
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NewsUrgent care centres to lighten London providers' workload
Savings schemes set out by the London clusters entail significant reductions in work done by provider trusts.
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HSJ Local
NHS London grants £800k to NHS South East London for global sum equivalent transition
FINANCE: NHS South East London was granted £800,000 of its two per cent topslice back by NHS London to “support transition” to the Global Sum Equivalent payment system.
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HSJ Local
SHA approves £1m admissions avoidance scheme for cluster
FINANCE: NHS London has approved NHS South East London’s application for an emergency readmissions avoidance scheme, funded from the primary care trust cluster’s 2 per cent annual top-slice.
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News£1.9bn hospital and mental health merger a step nearer
The boards of three trusts have moved a step closer to creating a single organisation with a turnover of roughly £1.9bn.
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HSJ LocalLeading teaching hospital may have to outsource long-waiters
PERFORMANCE: One of London’s biggest teaching hospitals has called in the Department of Health’s intensive support team after experiencing significant problems hitting the 18-week wait for elective procedures target.
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HSJ Local
Commissioners urge Guy's and St Thomas' to increase maternity cover
PERFORMANCE: The south east London commissioning cluster has called on Guy’s and St Thomas’ to increase cover on its maternity wards.
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HSJ Local
London cluster identifies 'almost certain' risk to high quality primary care
STRUCTURE: A risk register document produced by the south east London PCT cluster said 45 live “issues of concern” posed an “almost certain” risk to primary care.
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HSJ Local
South East London cluster promises 'robust list validation' process for GP practices
PERFORMANCE: A report to the cluster’s board said the list validation would include “a one-off programme and an ongoing rolling programme”.
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HSJ Local
GPs being paid for work not carried out under Enhanced Services contract
FINANCE: A report presented to the south east London cluster has said in some cases GPs are being paid for work that has not been done.
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HSJ Local
CCGs move to end half-day closing for surgeries in south east London
PERFORMANCE; Papers submitted to the south east London cluster of primary care trusts said the clinical commissioning groups in the patch would review surgery contracts to improve access.
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HSJ Local
Two London clusters to explore joint commissioning
STRUCTURE: A report to the south east London cluster of primary care trusts said the board had ordered a “short feasibility study” to see whether a combination of an aggregrated model with south west London was feasible.
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HSJ Local
London cluster aiming for CCGs to take over all commissioning in nine months' time
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of NHS South East London reported to this month’s board meeting: “It is our intention to delegate 100 per cent of commissioning to Clinical Commissioning Groups by the 1st April 2012”.
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HSJ Local
London cluster chief executive stepping down
WORKFORCE: Simon Robbins, chief executive of the south east London cluster of primary care trusts is retiring and being replaced by the chief executive of the Nottinghamshire cluster.
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NewsExclusive: NHS efficiency drive won’t close whole hospitals, says Sir David
No “whole hospital” will have to close as a result of the drive to find £20bn of efficiencies from the NHS budget, NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has insisted to HSJ.
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HSJ Local
Contractual problems cause Bexley to record worst chlamydia screening rate in cluster
PERFORMANCE: The south east London borough had a screening rate of 12.3 per cent, less than half most of its neighbouring boroughs.
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HSJ Local
SE London cluster seeks QIPP savings worth £126m from providers
FINANCE: The South Eeast London primary care trust cluster is to take £126m out of its providers in quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) savings over the next four years.
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HSJ Local
Private provider opens specialist rehab hospital in Southwark
STRUCTURE: The Cambian Group has announced the opening of a new hospital in the Southwark area to rehabilitate men with mental health problems.
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HSJ Local
SE London cluster has 22 red-rated 'issues of concern' with independent contractors
PERFORMANCE: A South East London cluster has 22 red-rated “issues of concern” with independent contractors, according to its latest risk register.
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HSJ Local
NHS Greenwich heading to judicial review with GPs over contract termination
PERFORMANCE: The commisioning organisation NHS Greenwich, part of the South East London cluster, terminated one of its practice’s PMS contract with six months’ notice, sparking a request for a judicial review.