All London articles – Page 79
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NewsCCG allocations: winners and losers revealed
Real terms cut in 2016-17 for Hammersmith and Fulham, Camden, Central London, West London, Sunderland and Isle of Wight CCGs Deeper cuts in subsequent years as NHS England accelerates to “fair share” funding targets Bedfordshire and Corby to get core budget increases approaching 10 per cent next year See ...
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HSJ LocalFT consults on closing sexual health centre
Trust consulting on closing Margaret Pyke Centre in King’s Cross Central and North West London Foundation Trust says funding cuts have triggered the consultation Consultation closing at the end of March FINANCE: Funding cuts have forced Central and North West London Foundation Trust to consult on closing one ...
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HSJ LocalCare UK wins prison health contract
COMMERCIAL: Care UK has won a five year contract to provide healthcare at Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London.
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NewsExclusive: Senior staff member sacked after procurement probe
Trust confirms senior member of staff dismissed after disciplinary hearing last month Questions remain over investigation and governance of UCLPartners Procurement Service Membership body bulk buys products for trusts with a combined turnover of more than £2bn A senior member of staff at a trust running one of ...
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NewsAnalysis: Size, spread and form of large scale GP groups
HSJ has collated the most comprehensive picture so far of England’s GP networks, federations and super practices.
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NewsExclusive: GP groups cover most of England but ‘lack ambition and priorities’
Large scale GP provider groups operating in 82 per cent of England’s CCG areas There are 268 federations up and running, HSJ research suggests It is estimated that these organisations cover 41 million patients Four fifths of clinical commissioning groups have at least one large scale GP provider ...
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NewsRevealed: Trusts' estimated savings potential
By using publicly available data, HSJ has been able to closely match the methodology used by Lord Carter to produce trusts’ headline “savings opportunity” figures. Here we list the least and most efficient trusts according to the headline measure, as well as data for all trusts.
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HSJ LocalHomerton suspends RTT data collection
PERFORMANCE: Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust has suspended its reporting of referral to treatment elective waiting times data.
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NewsHospital services targeted in sexual health shake-up
London’s sexual health services are set to undergo a major shake-up, featuring a reduction in expensive hospital based services.
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HSJ LocalU-turn on plans for health visiting cuts at London council
Councillors at a local authority in north London have overturned proposals to potentially remove its entire health visiting budget by 2018, following a meeting last week.
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NewsLondon health 'devolution' pilots announced
Five “devolution” pilots will pave the way for a “revolution” in the delivery of health and social care in London, chancellor George Osborne has said.
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NewsUpdated: Probe launched into major NHS procurement consortium after audit
Investigation underway into “a number of issues” at UCLPartners Procurement Service The organisation bulk purchases on behalf of five London trusts, including Great Ormond Street and the Royal Free It claims to have “by far the largest non-pay spend of trusts in London” An investigation has been launched ...
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SupplementsRoundtable: Jeremy Hunt's HSJ annual lecture debated
CCG ratings dominated the headlines after Jeremy Hunt’s HSJ annual lecture – but experts who convened to discuss its implications were far more interested in his vision of powerful patients, reports Claire Read
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NewsHSJ Women Leaders: Tracking equality on boards ‘a priority’
The number of women on NHS boards should be routinely counted and published, according to a report launched at an HSJ Women Leaders event last week.
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NewsNorth London council considers 60pc public health cuts
A north London council has laid out proposals to cut public health services including health visiting, drug and alcohol services, and sexual health services over the next three years by up to 60 per cent.
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NewsRevealed: London CCGs dominate requests for consultancy spending over £50k
More than half of permissions sought by CCGs for consultancy spending of over £50,000 from London No requests rejected by NHS England as of October Explore the data More than half of the requests from clinical commissioning groups for management consultancy contracts worth more than £50,000 have come ...
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HSJ LocalLeading London trust to open India and Dubai hospitals
King’s College Hospital’s commercial arm has negotiated deals in Dubai and India Revenue over 15 years could come to £40m The trust will provide “clinical governance” and will have “final say” over patient safety or clinical procedure issues COMMERCIAL: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust will open two international ...
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NewsNewcastle upon Tyne trust scoops three HSJ Awards
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust has scooped three prizes at the HSJ Awards 2015.
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HSJ LocalTrust admits whistleblower raised some concerns 'in good faith'
West London Mental Health Trust said Hayley Dare acted “in good faith” over bullying and harassment complaints, but not allegations of poor patient care The disclosure comes on the eve of employment tribunal appeal, which the trust said it would have contested WORKFORCE: A mental health trust has ...
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SupplementsSupplement case studies: Steps to minimise impact on environment
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