FINANCE: The east London hospital trust was one of two in the capital to finish the last financial year with an unplanned deficit.
A report from NHS London said the trust had finished 2010-11 with a £7.9m deficit “despite the intensive challenge and support to ensure that recovery plans were implemented”.
It said this was due to: “ Cost improvement programme slippage mainly resulting from the inability to implement its transformation scheme fully during the year.”
June 2011
FINANCE: A hospital trust has sold half of its beds to a Dutch company for half a million pounds and is leasing them back, HSJ has discovered.
WINNER North Central London Integrated Care Board and Transformation Partners in Health and Care: Connecting Social Care and Health in North Central London with Acoustic Monitoring and Digital Innovation
The chief executive of a large integrated care board is stepping down ahead of a widely anticipated merger with its neighbour.
At least £200m will be needed to maintain a London hospital’s existing estate after plans for a new site were delayed by a further five years, early estimates by the provider suggest.
NHS England turned down a plea to fund the covid bonus for a large group of staff who had recently transferred to a trust due to fears it could set a precedent for payouts to other similar groups, HSJ can reveal.
The chief executive of one of the largest acute trusts in England has announced she will step down later this year.
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