All London articles – Page 87
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HSJ LocalNew finance director for Imperial
WORKFORCE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust has appointed a new finance director.
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HSJ LocalCQC makes snap inspection of maternity unit following death
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has made an unannounced inspection of Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust’s maternity unit after a fifth maternal death at the hospital.
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New chair for London mental health trust
WORKFORCE: Oxleas Foundation Trust has appointed a new chair with a background in policing.
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NewsExclusive: All London CCGs and NHS England join forces on city-wide vision
All 32 London clinical commissioning groups and NHS England’s London arm have set out plans to drive the improvements called for by the NHS Five Year Forward View and the London Health Commission.
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HSJ LocalCommunity services ‘unsustainable’ without investment, says trust chief
FINANCE: Services treating mental health patients in their own homes will become ‘unsustainable’ unless there is extra investment, a trust chief executive has said.
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HSJ Local
Mental health trust staff pilot patient assessments at GP practices
PERFORMANCE: Doctors, nurses and psychologists from Camden and Islington Foundation Trust are visiting GP practices to give mental health assessments for patients closer to home.
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HSJ LocalLeading FT reports £16.5m deficit
FINANCE: One of the country’s leading foundation trusts has reported a year to date deficit of £16.5m.
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HSJ LocalSubstance misuse clinic to close due to financial losses
STRUCTURE: A substance misuse centre in London will have to close because the trust that manages it cannot afford to keep it open.
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HSJ LocalTemperature alarms trialled to prevent older people becoming ill
PUBLIC HEALTH: Hull Clinical Commissioning Group has given 50 households ‘cold alarms’ that alert a communications centre or family member when rooms drop below a certain temperature.
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HSJ LocalSustainability at risk from high GP referrals, CCG claims
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners in south London have told GPs to curb referral rates after figures showed they rose by 16 per cent in a year.
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SupplementsReconfiguration: Play the long game for successful mergers
Think long term when considering the benefits of organisation mergers
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NewsRanked: Whipps Cross poorest hospital rated by CQC to date
Whipps Cross University Hospital is by one measure, the poorest hospital to be rated by the Care Quality Commission to date.
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CommentThe independent sector can help the NHS invest in new care models
A clinical commissioner’s perspective
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HSJ LocalCancer training for London practice nurses to be rolled out
WORKFORCE: A scheme to train practice nurses in managing cancer patients is likely to be rolled out across south west London pending the evaluation of a trial in Wandsworth.
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New interim chief executive for outer London trust
WORKFORCE: West Middlesex University Hospital Trust has appointed a new interim chief executive.
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NewsBarts placed in special measures after hospital rated 'inadequate'
Barts Health Trust, the largest NHS trust in the country, is to be placed in special measures after a damning Care Quality Commission inspection report rated Whipps Cross University Hospital ‘inadequate’.
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HSJ Local£1m IT project to predict clinical outcomes for diabetes patients
COMMERCIAL: Camden Clinical Commissioning Group has won funding for a £1m project that will use statistical data to predict outcomes for patients with diabetes.