Enfield CCG appoints new chief officer
Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed a interim chief officer following the departure of Paul Jenkins.
Two-year north London urology contract tendered
COMMCERCIAL: NHS Enfield and NHS Haringey are tendering for a “community-based” urology service over two years.
NHS Enfield misses stop smoking target for quarter one
PERFORMANCE: NHS Enfield missed its target for getting smokers to quit for quarter one, achieving 281 against a target of 300.
NHS Enfield 'risks £7.6m year-end deficit'
FINANCE: NHS Enfield will end 2012-13 with a £7.6m deficit on current projections if “further actions” are not taken.
NHS North Central London predicts £31.8m surplus at end of 2012-13
FINANCE: The cluster comprising Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington predicts a year-end surplus for each of its constituent PCTs.
PCT requests explanation of 'disproportionate' referrals from Barnet and Enfield GPs
PERFORMANCE: NHS North Central London requested a report on the high number of Individual Funding Requests made by GPs in Enfield, compared with their peers in other boroughs.
NHS North Central London sees improvement in childhood vaccinations
PERFORMANCE: All five PCTs making up NHS North Central London have seen rises in their rate of childhood immunisations, board papers show.
Inconsistencies found between ambulance and trust handover reporting
PERFORMANCE: A report to the north central London cluster of PCTs said the number of reported delays of more than a hour in ambulance handovers to acute trusts was inconsistent between the London Ambulance Service and hospitals.
Cluster turns down majority of individual funding requests
PEFORMANCE: Figures from the cluster showed 42 of 76 cases received between April 26 2011 and February 9 2012 were declined.
Public health strong focus in North Central London's CQUINs
PERFORMANCE: The north central London cluster selected six local CQUINs for the providers in its patch including, “alcohol reduction” and smoking cessation.
NHS Enfield hopes to save £1m with end of life care programme
PERFORMANCE: The north London PCT hopes to increase the number of people able to die at home and save money over three years with an awareness campaign and a “rapid response Palliative Care Community Support Service”.
NHS Enfield to relocate GP surgeries
STRUCTURE: NHS North Central London and Enfield Council are working on a “re-location of GP practices out of unsatisfactory premises”.
North central London cluster predicts £24m deficit
FINANCE: The north central London PCT cluster is predicting a deficit of £24m by the end of 2011-12
NHS North Central London says 'catastrophic' financial failure 'almost certain'
FINANCE: The north London commissioning cluster gave itself the highest possible risk rating at its most recent meeting as it assessed its chances of achieving financial balance over the next four years.
London commissioning cluster predicts deficit for 2011-12
FINANCE: The north central London cluster is predicting a deficit of £14.8m this financial year, new documents reveal.
UCLH commits to financial risk rating of at least three for 2011-12
FINANCE: The central London foundation trust pledged to stay in the lowest three categories of financial risk maintained by FT regulator Monitor - despite challenges from commissioners.
London PCTs predicted to miss demand management and decommissioning targets by £77m
FINANCE: NHS London predicted that its primary care trusts would miss their 2010-11 demand management and decommissioning targets by £77m
Cluster writes to trusts requesting 'remedial action plans' on performance
PERFORMANCE: The North Central London has written to two acute providers asking to see improvements in cancer wait times and bowel cancer screening.
NHS Barnet cancels Chlamydia screening programme for 2011-12
PERFORMANCE: The north London commissioning organisation agreed to decomission its screening for the sexually-transmitted infection for the financial year, minutes reveal.
North Central London cluster calls in consultants to risk assure QIPP plan
FINANCE: The cluster of five London commissioners has brought in PricewaterhouseCoopers to “provide assurance on deliverability” of its efficiency plans.
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