All London articles – Page 37
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NewsAcute chief moves to bigger trust
A longstanding healthcare leader in north London is heading west to become the chief executive of a major acute provider.
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NewsTroubled trust appoints interim CEO after predecessor resigns
A London hospital which had to be closed to emergency patients following a covid-19 outbreak among staff has appointed an interim chief executive.
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NewsTeaching trust CEO resigns to take up post as government adviser
Professor Marcel Levi will leave University College London Foundation Trust on 31 March next year after four years at the top of the institution.
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Expert BriefingThe mystery of the capital’s ‘high-volume’ treatment centres
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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HSJ LocalEight-way CCG merger blocked by local opposition
GPs in north west London have blocked plans to merge the system’s eight clinical commissioning groups into one, flying in the face of regional and national objectives.
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NewsExclusive: Leaked data gives first view of growing cancer waiting list post covid peak
Official data from mid-September shows that nearly 6,400 people had waited more than 100 days following a referral to cancer services.
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NewsIT failure forces near complete closure of acute hospital
An IT failure at a large London acute trust forced a near complete closure of one of its hospital sites, and the emergency department at a second.
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NewsConsultants communicated with managers through solicitors as care deteriorated at teaching trust
Consultants at a leading teaching trust communicated with managers through solicitor’s letters and left junior colleagues to conduct operations from text books, a previously unpublished review discovered by HSJ reveals.
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NewsHospital covid deaths triple since start of September
The running seven-day total of patients who have died with diagnosed or suspected covid-19 in English hospitals has risen from 41 on 3 September to 117 just over two weeks later.
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NewsLong-standing NHS leader to head up London people board
A long-standing NHS leader has been appointed to head up London’s new people board.
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NewsBabylon claims unfair treatment after ‘unique’ funding bid rejected
Digital GP provider Babylon Health has hit out at what it says is unfair treatment and an NHS “system problem” which is blocking innovation, after commissioners rejected its latest bid for costs reimbursement.
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HSJ LocalTop acute trust was ‘flying blind’ on population’s health
A major London acute trust has published a profile of its catchment population, having acknowledged that it was previously ‘effectively flying blind’ on health improvement.
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NewsBreast cancer missed in hundreds of women due to covid cancellations
Hundreds of women with breast cancer in London were not picked up by routine screening as services closed during the lockdown, officials have estimated.
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NewsOne in three trusts have entirely white boards
One in three trusts still have entirely white boards, according to new data published by the NHS Confederation.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Deciding who is in charge
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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HSJ LocalWarning to staff not wearing masks at PM’s local hospital
Staff at the hospital serving the prime minister’s constituency — which is the subject of concerns over infection control — have been warned they will not be paid for time spent self-isolating if they break mask rules.
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HSJ LocalTwo paediatric EDs in region to close for the winter
Two of the five paediatric emergency departments in north central London are to close through the winter, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsExclusive: Major A&E shake-up plans to be rolled out in coming weeks
Pilots for a new urgent care model requiring walk-in patients to book slots in emergency departments are expected to be rolled out in at least one site in every health system in the coming weeks, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: NHSX to loosen grip over care record boundaries
Health systems will be given more control over developing shared patient records in their area, after an official review highlighted major barriers to progress, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalMajor trust awards facilities contracts worth £236m to two firms
A major London trust has awarded facilities management contracts worth £236m to two firms.