All London articles – Page 146
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HSJ Local
London trusts make 85 per cent of their CIPs at month four
FINANCE: London’s non-foundation trusts made 85 per cent of their savings targets at month four, £16.3m lower than planned.
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HSJ Local
Fourteen London trusts not hitting VTE target
PERFORMANCE: Fourteen acute trusts in the capital were missing the threshold for assessing new patients for venuous thromboembolism on admission.
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HSJ Local
Chelsea and Westminster FT recruits three NEDs
WORKFORCE: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust has announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors with significant business experience.
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HSJ Local
NHS Harrow seeing 10 per cent over performance at NW London Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: The number of elective admissions at North West London Hospitals Trust was 10 per cent above plan for NHS Harrow during September, according to figures from the trust.
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NewsLansley hails Academic Health model as 'wealth-creator' for UK
The health secretary has given his backing to an expanded “Academic Health Science System” in London, saying the model would “create wealth” for the country.
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HSJ Local
Second London reconfiguration approved
COMMERCIAL: The health secretary has approved the closure of services at King George Hospital in Ilford.
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HSJ Local
London's hospital trusts set to miss waiting time targets
PERFORMANCE: London’s hospital sector is on track to miss its inpatient waiting time targets because trusts “took their foot off the accelerator” after being told the targets would be scrapped.
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HSJ KnowledgeA blueprint to improve services for patients with hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is a growing problem in London but many sufferers are not getting the care they need. Kosh Agarwal and colleagues present a blueprint for treating the disease.
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HSJ Local
Lewisham Healthcare plans to increase 'market share' by 10 per cent
COMMERCIAL: The south London hospital trust said it planned to grow its “overall market share by 10 percentage points over the next four years, from around 65 per cent to 75 per cent”.
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HSJ Local
Newham Hospital fails new A&E target
PERFORMANCE: The east London hospital has seen the proportion of people who leave without being seen remain steady at 10 per cent since April, double the target.
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HSJ Local
Newham improves 18 week RTT but is still below 90 per cent
PERFORMANCE: Newham University Hospital Trust’s board papers for September show a small improvement in July from the June position.
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HSJ Local
Ten patients responsible for third of Hillingdon unplanned re-attendance
PERFORMANCE: Hillingdon Hospital Foundation Trust’s figures have been skewed by one patient who has attended 158 times since April 1st 2011 - nearly once a day.
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HSJ Local
Hillingdon Hospital revises down CIPs for year
FINANCE: The north west London hospital has cut its “most likely” cost improvement programme total from £5.3m to £4.5m.
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HSJ Local
NHS London has 80 anti-terrorism leaders across the capital
WORKFORCE: NHS London has recruited “80 nominated leads across NHS organisations in London to train staff to recognise if colleagues have been recruited to terrorism”.
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HSJ Local
Sixth London hospital trust now predicting deficit
FINANCE: Whipps Cross University Hospital is now predicting a year-end deficit, alongside five other trusts, new documents reveal.
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HSJ Local
NHS London above plan for outpatient referrals and total elective day cases
FINANCE: NHS London said the capital’s health economy at month four of 2011-12 was over-plan for outpatient referrals, total elective day cases and non-elective activity.
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HSJ Local
Four London trusts' activity reporting 'inadequate'
FINANCE: The Audit Commission’s annual report on NHS London said four trusts in the SHA’s catchment area were “performing inadequately” on activity reporting, while six were “performing well” and 19 “adequately”.
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HSJ Local
Commissioner challenge and land sale delay a threat to St George's finance plans
FINANCE: The south London acute trust’s minutes said the hospital faced a significant challenge from its commissioners for overperforming.
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HSJ Local
St George's selected for safety pilot
PERFORMANCE: The south west London acute trust has been selected to be part of a pilot project to improve the investigation of incidents and measure their impact.
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HSJ Local
Olympics concerns see NHS London approve Newham refurb
STRUCTURE: The full business case for a new urgent care centre and alterations to A&E at the east London acute was approved by NHS London, who said it would provide “critical Olympics resilience”.