Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust – Page 10
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NewsMid Staffs special administration 'could cost £15m'
The health sector regulator has admitted the special administration process at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust could ultimately cost £15m.
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NewsHSJ Live 18.03.2014: DH eases private sector access to NHS pensions
U-turn means independent providers will not be required to provide a financial guarantee to become part of NHS Pension Scheme
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NewsCCG wins legal battle over contract suspension
A clinical commissioning group has won a legal battle to award a contract for work that had already been given to other providers under the trust special administration process.
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CommentEliminating poor productivity is key to NHS improvement
Significant variations remain in the service
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LeaderWhy the NHS must learn to fail successfully
Policymakers are still looking for an effective failure regime
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NewsAnalysis: Increase in procurement and competition challenges
Providers are increasingly willing to use the procurement, patient choice and competition regulations to challenge decisions, experts have stated, after HSJ analysis identified six of the first legal challenges to emerge.
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HSJ Local
Serco procurement bid rejected by trust
Lewisham and Greenwich Trust has rejected a bid from Serco to provide its procurement services after concluding that it would not provide value for money, following more than a year of negotiations.
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HSJ Local
Eye clinic plans paused following King's complaint
Plans for Moorfields Eye Hospital Foundation Trust to open an eye clinic at a hospital in Kent have been paused after another trust complained that no procurement process had taken place.
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HSJ LocalLegal challenge issued over £16m service tender
COMMERCIAL: A clinical commissioning group is facing a legal challenge over the procurement of £16.6m in services using the innovative prime contractor model.
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CommentMichael White: Hunt's plan halted by NHS nimbys
Hospital closures prompt too much shroud waving
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NewsUPDATE: Hunt loses Lewisham Hospital appeal case
A judge has rejected the Department of Health’s appeal against a judicial review decision that halted the downgrade of Lewisham Hospital.
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NewsPeers back move to extend special administrator power
Peers have backed a move to make it easier for the neighbours of failing providers to be ordered to reconfigure services in order to ensure local health economies are viable.
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NewsFury at hospital parking charges
Campaigners have slammed car parking charges at hospitals, with some NHS organisations charging almost three times the national average.
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NewsGovernment called on to strengthen controversial failure regime
The government has been asked to strengthen the NHS failure regime so regulators can recommend changes to services and structures across several providers.
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NewsTrusts to get further £200m for absorbing South London Healthcare Trust services
The Department of Health and NHS England have agreed to nearly double the amount paid to trusts taking on parts of the soon-to-be-dissolved South London Healthcare Trust.
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HSJ Local
Lewisham sets £13.6m savings plan
FINANCE: Lewisham Healthcare Trust has set a £13.6m savings plan for this financial year.
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HSJ Local
Lewisham Healthcare Trust hitting 18 week targets
PERFORMANCE: Lewisham Healthcare Trust is hitting the 18 week referral to treatment time targets so far this year, board papers reveal.
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HSJ Local
Lewisham hitting A&E target
PERFORMANCE: Lewisham Healthcare Trust is hitting the A&E target so far this financial year.
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NewsGovernment lodges appeal against Lewisham ruling
The government is to appeal against a High Court ruling over a decision to cut services at Lewisham Hospital.
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NewsBoris Johnson: 'The mayoralty should have a bigger role in healthcare'
The mayor of London has used an HSJ interview to vow to back hospital reconfiguration projects that have the support of clinicians.