PERFORMANCE: Minutes produced for the April board meeting of Imperial College Healthcare Trust said a change to the opening hours of GPs’ surgeries had added to the pressure on non-elective services.
The minutes said: “[Chief operating officer] Steve McManus added that changes in GP hours have resulted in more patients presenting to A&e and urgent care centres.”
April 2013
The chief executive of Imperial College Healthcare Trust is stepping down.
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