All London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust articles – Page 6
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CommentWaiting times blow out to 22 weeks as elective admissions falter
Waiting times rose again, and the longest waits were hardest hit. Continued, severe and widespread capacity pressures are the likely culprit. By Rob Findlay
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NewsRevealed: New money for 15 trusts to trial flexible working
Fifteen NHS trusts have been selected by the Department of Health and Social Care to receive funding for pilot projects to enable flexible working.
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HSJ LocalFormer trust chief charged with fraud
A former hospital trust chief executive will appear in court charged with fraud and conspiracy to commit false accounting.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: A&E end of year report
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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CommentLong waits soar as hospitals struggle to admit
Over one year waiters shot up by 20 per cent, as admission rates slumped in the face of record A&E pressures.
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NewsIn depth: Trusts respond to vascular GIRFT review
HSJ approached all the trusts that were at or beneath the threshold for one or more of the GIRFT vascular activity measures. Many gave candid descriptions of their issues and what they planned to do, or had done, about them.
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NewsTrusts reveal plans to centralise services after GIRFT review
Trusts have begun taking steps to centralise vascular surgery following an NHS Improvement clinical review, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Decision time for property disposals
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsIn full: Pathology network proposals
HSJ approached the 29 pathology networks proposed by NHS Improvement to ask if local trusts had signed up. In most cases the proposed “hub” trust was able to answer on behalf of its network.
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NewsExclusive: NHS makes little progress cutting specialised income 'long tail'
The spread of specialised services across English hospital trusts has remained relatively unchanged over the last four years, despite a consensus that greater consolidation is needed in some areas.
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NewsRevealed: Best and worst trusts for maternity care experience
Thirteen trusts are providing women with a poorer care experience than expected in more than one core area of maternity services, according to the latest data from the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalTrust stuck with unexpected £5m patient transport bill
A hospital trust was left with an unexpected £5.6m bill for non-emergency patient transport after commissioners underestimated the cost, a report has revealed.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Trust needs miracle worker to lift curse
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy
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HSJ LocalNHS trusts forced to find new transport services as firms exit market
London hospital trusts have been forced to bring patient transport services in house or re-tender them as incumbent firms exit the market.
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Revealed: Seven trusts breaching break even duty until 2022
Seven NHS trusts believe they will not technically break even for five years or more, with two requiring until 2026, HSJ analysis reveals.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The fear, the network and the path
Why does a safety-critical industry such as the NHS have the level of bullying and fear running through it at so many levels, asks Andy Cowper
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NewsCCGs spend millions on consultancy for stalled reconfiguration
Commissioners in north west London spent £36m on consultancy firms over the last four financial years – including millions on service redesign recently stalled by NHS Improvement.
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NewsClinical director loses employment tribunal over private work
A former clinical director has lost his employment tribunal case after a judge ruled he quit his trust over the impact a reconfiguration would have had on his private work, not over patient safety.
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NewsNHS Improvement knocks back multimillion pound reconfiguration
NHS Improvement’s board has halted a £500m reconfiguration programme in north west London after concerns about activity projections.
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NewsA&E survey: Best and worst performing trusts revealed
Five trusts have been identified as offering a poor overall experience to patients in their accident and emergency departments, based on a new Care Quality Commission patient survey.