Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – Page 7
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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.
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Plummeting death rates in Hounslow
PERFORMANCE: Death rates have plunged in Hounslow over the past decade, a new report reveals.
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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.
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NewsAnalysed: The London FT pipeline and its hotspots
HSJ Local Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing the NHS or major health economies. This week we examine the foundation trust pipeline before the capital’s strategic health authority disappears next year
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HSJ LocalNW 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.
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NewsMajor reconfiguration delayed by neighbouring PCT
Plans for a major reconfiguration of services in London have been halted after a neighbouring primary care trust said it wanted to become more involved in the process.
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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.
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NewsPatient records security worries MP
The security of patients’ records is being put at risk by the decision of hospital trusts to outsource their administration to overseas’ companies, an MP claimed.
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NewsUrgent care centres to lighten London providers' workload
Savings schemes set out by the London clusters entail significant reductions in work done by provider trusts.
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NewsAccuracy of tariff improved, Audit Commission finds
The accuracy of a key component of the payment by results system has improved since 2007-08, according to a report from the Audit Commission.
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NHS London approves £1.5m NHS 111 set-up costs in SW London
FINANCE: NHS London has agreed NHS South West London could use £1.5m of the funds the SHA had top-sliced from it to fund part of the set-up costs for NHS 111.
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NHS London agrees use of topslice funding to set up maternity network
PERFORMANCE: NHS South West London has had its bid to use funding topsliced by NHS London to establish a maternity network approved.
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£5.4m for long term conditions in SW London
PERFORMANCE: NHS London has agreed that NHS South West London can use £5.4m in top-sliced funding to set up a long term conditions programme delivery board.
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NHS London approves £4m funding for SW London reconfiguration programme
STRUCTURE: NHS London has approved a request for NHS South West London to use £4m of top-sliced funding for its reconfiguration programme.
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Cluster finds extra funding to tackle year-plus IVF waiters
PERFORMANCE: Minutes of NHS South West London’s performance committee said money would be made available to reduce the number of IVF patients waiting longer than a year at one of the hospitals serving the cluster.
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Kingston scores poorly on controlling side effects of chemo in survey
PERFORMANCE: Kingston Hospital was in the bottom 20 per cent of trusts for a measure around chemotherapy in the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey.
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Cluster asks GPs not to refer to major teaching hospital until 2013
PERFORMANCE: The medical directors of NHS South West London have asked GPs in the cluster not to refer some patients to St George’s Healthcare Trust because of a waiting times backlog.
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Cluster asks GPs not to refer to teaching hospital for some procedures
PERFORMANCE: The medical directors of NHS South West London have asked GPs in the cluster not to refer some patients to St George’s Healthcare Trust because of a waiting times backlog.
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Kingston Hospital Trust's FT application moves to next stage
STRUCTURE: Kingston Hospital Trust’s foundation trust application has been referred to the final stage of the authorisation process.
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NewsSutton GPs oppose downgrade of local hospital
GPs are opposing a proposed downgrade of accident and emergency and maternity services at St Helier Hospital in south London, it has emerged.