PERFORMANCE: Lewisham Healthcare Trust has missed the target for carrying out diagnostic tests in September and October, an NHS london report reveals.
The trust saw 76 patients wait more than six weeks for a diagnosis, the report said.
The total forms 1.9 per cent of its patients, above the national target of one per cent.
January 2013
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.
The Care Quality Commission found standards have dropped at a struggling emergency department where a nurse told inspectors: “We don’t want to release the ambulances because we know they will return with more patients.”
Suffolk and North East Essex shadow integrated care system has appointed senior local commissioning leader Ed Garratt as its executive lead.
A whistleblower’s four year legal challenge cost the NHS nearly £700,000, it has emerged.
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.
A £539m turnover trust will need to borrow £95.5m in 2017-18 to achieve its financial targets, it has revealed.
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