Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust – Page 11
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NewsTrusts submit deficit plans for 2013-14 amid 'going concern' worries
The NHS Trust Development Authority has written to trusts assuring them they can be classed as “a going concern” by auditors, despite submitting deficit plans for this financial year, HSJ has learned.
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CommentLessons from the NHS's failure regimes so far
Will the new regimes help trusts to avoid failure?
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HSJ Local
New special administrator for South London Healthcare Trust
WORKFORCE: Caroline Taylor has been appointed new trust special administrator for South London Healthcare Trust, replacing Matthew Kerhsaw who has taken up the top post at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals.
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NewsExclusive: Dramatic increase in emergency 12 hours 'trolley waits' uncovered
Pressure on accident and emergency departments has seen a large increase in the number of hospital trusts reporting patients waiting more than 12 hours to be admitted, an HSJ analysis has found.
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HSJ Local
South London Healthcare Trust ahead of plan on finance
FINANCE: South London Healthcare Trust is ahead of its forecast finance plan by £7.7m.
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NewsAnalysed: the state of the FT pipeline
HSJ Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine the state of the foundation trust pipeline in the wake of the Francis inquiry.
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Blogs
Double fantasy
End Game has come across a rather confusing account of subversive activity on the site of Lewisham Hospital.The hospital has been the subject of intense debate this year due to plans to downgrade its facilities to help solve financial troubles at neighbouring South London Healthcare Trust.Weirdly named local paper the ...
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NewsHospital trust chooses merger partner
A west London district general hospital has snubbed a merger bid from Imperial College Healthcare Trust, opting instead to join with an established foundation trust, HSJ understands.
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HSJ LocalCouncil to seek judicial review over Lewisham downgrade
STRUCTURE: Lewisham Council has voted unanimously to seek judicial review of the trust special administration process that saw Lewisham Hospital recommended for downgrade.
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HSJ Local
Largest hospital reconfiguration in England signed off by commissioners
The most significant proposed acute services reconfiguration in England has been approved by commissioners.
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NewsCollege of Emergency Medicine raises concern over Lewisham A&E plan
The College of Emergency Medicine has raised concerns over proposals for changes to Lewisham Hospital’s accident and emergency unit, and indicated they do not fit its definition of an emergency department.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe case for large scale change in the NHS
The argument for major change is undeniable, says John Rooke
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HSJ Local
Lewisham Healthcare Trust on course to miss Q4 A&E wait target
PERFORMANCE: Lewisham Healthcare Trust is on course to miss the A&E four-hour wait target of 95 per cent for quarter four, a report reveals.
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HSJ Local
South London Healthcare Trust misses cancer referral target
PERFORMANCE: South London Healthcare Trust has failed to achieve the 85 per cent threshold for the 62-day standard of urgent referral to treatment, an NHS London report said.
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HSJ LocalLewisham Council gives Hunt deadline to backtrack on hospital downgrade
STRUCTURE: Lewisham Council has given Jeremy Hunt a deadline of February 22 to backtrack on the downgrade of Lewisham Hospital or face a judicial review.
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CommentMichael White: new thinking on hospital closures
The public and MPs are at odds over hospitals like Lewisham
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CommentMid Staffs' future now Francis has reported
Stafford needs a good local hospital for the future
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LeaderCounting the cost of inefficient doctors
South London provides a warning for trusts on workforce productivity
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NewsMedics question rationale of Lewisham downgrade
The health secretary has approved plans to downgrade the first hospital using failure regime legislation. However, the downgrade is subject to conditions, the details of which remain unclear.
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HSJ LocalLewisham consultants ask Keogh for evidence over 'lives saved' claim
STRUCTURE: Senior clinicians from Lewisham Hospital have written to NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh to ask him to explain a statistic which Jeremy Hunt attributed to him about mortality at A&E departments.