High covid vaccine uptake in nearly all CCGs
There has been very high uptake of the covid vaccine among those aged 70 and over in nearly all parts of England, new figures from NHS England suggest.
STP lures system leader away from London
A north east London system leader is moving out of the capital to run a health system in the West Country.
GPs vote overwhelmingly to form England’s largest CCG
The seven clinical commissioning groups in north east London will merge by April 2021 after GPs in the health system voted overwhelmingly in favour of the move last week.
Finance manager jailed for fraud must repay £220,000
A senior finance manager convicted of fraud must repay £220,000 or face another three years in jail, a judge has ruled.
London Eye: No learning, no remorse?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
London Eye: Another joint chair for London?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
London Eye: Throwing your weight around
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
London Eye: Quartering the capital
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
Identifying and preventing TB in the community
Newham clinical commissioning group has won the 2018 HSJ Award for community or primary care services redesign (London and the south) for the Newham latent tuberculosis infection screening and treatment programme. Alison Moore reports
Coroner report sparks concern over lack of ADHD services
Experts have warned commissioners are being “short-sighted” in their lack of support for adults with ADHD, with many areas failing to provide a diagnosis service.
HSJ Awards 2018: Community or Primary Care Services Redesign (London and the South)
For many years, the east London borough of Newham has had the capital’s highest rates of tuberculosis – rates higher even than those in some developing countries.
Waiting list probe abandoned as officials not given 'right of reply'
A probe into why a £1bn turnover trust failed to recover its waiting times was halted after witnesses could not, or would not, co-operate with investigators, HSJ can reveal.
Trust misses finance target by £60m but keeps access to STF
A large acute trust in London has missed its original financial target for last year by £60m, but has still been awarded most of its sustainability and transformation funding.
London Eye: Capital's cancer turnaround
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy.
Analysis: The areas seeing sustained falls in emergency admissions
Containing and reducing emergency hospital admissions is often seen as the holy grail of sustainable and better integrated healthcare. For most it has been elusive, but HSJ has identified and spoken to several areas which appear to have seen sustained reductions in recent years.
Seven CCGs name joint accountable officer
A London sustainability and transformation partnership area has appointed a single accountable officer across its seven clinical commissioning groups.
Seven CCGs approve single accountable officer for whole STP
Plans to appoint a single accountable officer for seven clinical commissioning groups have now been approved, despite previous opposition from commissioners.
Roundtable: Data can drive improvements in healthcare – how can we share it more effectively?
In a joint HSJ/LGC roundtable, our expert panel discussed the problems of a health service in need of more patient data but constrained by privacy issues, public mistrust and official reticence, as well as all-too-familiar financial and technological obstacles. Alison Moore sat in.
Seven CCGs consider single leader across STP
Seven clinical commissioning groups across London are considering appointing a single accountable officer, HSJ has learned.
GP quality - London: CQC ratings confirm challenge in East London
HSJ’s analysis of Care Quality Commissioning ratings of GP surgeries shows that east London is underperforming against the rest of the capital.