Three trusts agree pathology 'hub' model expected to save £51m
Three trusts in east London have agreed to consolidate much of their routine pathology work on a single “hub” site.
Trust agrees sick pay uplift after pressure from unions
A London trust has resisted calls to insource its soft facilities management contract, but agreed to improved terms and conditions for staff providing the outsourced services.
Medics demand better terms for 'less valued colleagues'
A third of the doctors employed by Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust have written to management calling on them to rethink a controversial outsourcing deal.
Revealed: The trusts with the biggest drop in referrals
Referrals for treatment fell by 70 per cent during covid-19 lockdown, new data has shown.
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London records surge in measles cases
Measles is on the increase in London with infections in the first quarter of 2019 outstripping the same period last year by more than a third.
Commissioners probe collapse of 'trailblazing' service
Commissioners are investigating the abrupt closure of a midwifery service hailed as a “trailblazing” model in the NHS long-term plan which ceased operations after racking up £900,000 of debt.
Staff survey analysis: Best and worst hospitals in each area for staff recommending care
Below is a breakdown by area of acute and combined trusts performance on the NHS staff survey, according to the share of employees who would recommend their organisation for work or care.
Staff survey analysis: Trusts with the most staff experiencing violence
A breakdown by area of acute and combined trusts based on the share of employees experiencing violence from patients, relatives or the public in the last 12 months, according to the NHS staff survey 2018.
Snubbed STP accuses centre of not fully considering capital bids
Leaders of a health economy which has been awarded only a fraction of the funds allocated through a new capital regime have claimed national bodies failed to fully consider their bids.
Exclusive: Hospitals to miss flagship winter target
Hospitals were on course to miss a flagship target to free up 4,000 beds, information obtained by HSJ suggests.
Former Bank of England deputy governor to chair Homerton
Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a former Bank of England deputy governor as its new chair, the trust has announced.
HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018: Patient Safety Team of the Year
Winner University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust: Patient safety and risk team
Four surgeons disciplined in 'dysfunctional' department
Four surgeons in a “dysfunctional” department were disciplined and raised “tit for tat” concerns about each other’s practice, legal papers reveal.
London Eye: A&E end of year report
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
In full: Pathology network proposals
HSJ approached the 29 pathology networks proposed by NHS Improvement to ask if local trusts had signed up. In most cases the proposed “hub” trust was able to answer on behalf of its network.
London Eye: The People's Borough turns down the Rose Red Empire
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
Trust unable to fund staff for under fire department
A hospital trust that received a damning report into one of its critical care units has not yet agreed to hire replacement clinicians requested by staff to improve the service.
Deficit trust borrowing £95m to cover overspend
A £539m turnover trust will need to borrow £95.5m in 2017-18 to achieve its financial targets, it has revealed.
Hospital introduces 'safety net' following pregnant patient's death
A London hospital plans to introduce a new cardiology clinic to its maternity department following the death of a mother and baby, a coroner’s court has heard.