IVF approvals now half the level of rejections in NW London
PERFORMANCE: A report from the individual funding requests board show the number of IVF approvals is now half the number of rejections.
David Slegg appointed commissioning board finance director for London
WORKFORCE: NHS North West London’s finance director David Slegg has been appointed the National Commissioning Board’s finance director for London.
Cluster confirms inner north west London PCTs bail out outer north-west London
FINANCE: In minutes released at the last board meeting finance director NHS North West Lonoon David Slegg said the PCTs that ended 2011-12 in surplus had bailed out those that would have turned a deficit.
NW London bed numbers set to fall
The number of hospital beds available for patients in north-west London could be reduced by a quarter under plans to reconfigure services in the capital.
NW London consultation closes
STRUCTURE: The 14-week consultation into a large-scale service reconfiguration in north west London has come to an end this week.
NW London launches consultation on major service reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: NHS North West London has launched a consultation into a major shake-up of services across its eight boroughs.
NHS North West London makes 82pc of QIPP target
FINANCE: The cluster of eight primary care trusts in north west London had set itself a savings target of £142.3m in 2011-12 but achieved £116.5m.
McKinsey dominates consultancy spend by NHS North West London
FINANCE: McKinsey accounted for nearly three-quarters of NHS North West London’s consultancy spending of £8.8m in 2011-12, new documents reveal.
London Central West Unscheduled Care Collaborative wins £3.3m contract
COMMERCIAL: The London Central West Unscheduled Care Collaborative has won the two-year contract to pilot NHS 111 services in Inner North West London.
Analysed: acute reconfiguration in North West London
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of the key issues facing the NHS’s major health economies. This week: acute reconfiguration in north-west London.
NQB asks NHS North West London for 'evidence of good practice'
PERFORMANCE: The Department of Health’s National Quality Board is making its assurance visit to NHS London today, with NHS North West London asked for extra information.
NW London to prepare national AQP implementation strategy for MSK
COMMERCIAL: The north west London cluster of PCTs is one of the volunteers to develop an “implementation pack” for Musculo-skeletal services for back and neck pain.
London community trust faces loss of quarter of turnover
COMMERCIAL: An aspirant community foundation trust could be stripped of a quarter of its business to support a new hospital trust emerging from demerger of Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals.
Commissioners had 'no confidence' in data supplied by Imperial
FINANCE: Minutes from a commissioner meeting said the west London trust had presented them with data “in which [it had] no confidence”.
NHS 111 pilot coming to inner north west London
STRUCTURE: Three inner north west London boroughs are to pilot the non-emergency NHS 111 number from 24 October.
North West London cluster allocates £12.5m in PCT bail-outs
FINANCE: The North West London cluster has ear-marked £12.5m in support for three of its eight primary care trusts - Ealing, Harrow and Hillingdon.
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
Barnet PCT completes community services transfer
STRUCTURE: NHS Barnet’s community services has transferred out of the primary care trust into the Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH).
NHS Hillingdon still looking for £15.7m in savings for 2011-12
FINANCE: The primary care trust’s finance paper said it had identified £11.5m in savings but still had work to do to identify a way to its £27.2m target.
Central London community trust plans integrated care pilot for diabetes and elderly care
STRUCTURE: The community provider was approved to begin the integrated care pilot by NHS London and will work with a local acute trust, GPs and the local authority.