All London articles – Page 94
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HSJ LocalRichmond GPs form federation
WORKFORCE: A group of 29 GP practices has formed a registered company for the purpose of supporting each other, pooling resources and helping to improve patient access to GP services.
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HSJ LocalChildren’s hospital plans large scale revamp
STRUCTURE: Great Ormond Street Hospital is planning major works at its central London site as part of a “masterplan” to redesign buildings and improve services.
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HSJ LocalFifty-seven Filipino nurses to join Kingston Hospital
WORKFORCE: Kingston Hospital has recruited 57 nurses from the Philippines during the last two months to work in emergency care, theatres and intensive care.
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HSJ LocalNorth East London FT to go smoke free this year
STRUCTURE: North East London Foundation Trust plans to ban smoking in all parts of its premises in October.
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HSJ LocalImperial puts FT bid on hold following ‘requires improvement’ CQC rating
PERFORMANCE: Imperial Healthcare has set back its plans to become a foundation trust for at least a year after the Care Quality Commission rated it as ‘requires improvement’ during a December inspection.
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Sharp rise in C difficile cases at North Middlesex
PERFORMANCE: North Middlesex University Hospital has reported that unexpectedly high numbers of C Difficile cases at the trust are linked to increased admission numbers and a higher proportion of older patients.
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HSJ LocalOrthopaedic trust set to complete major upgrade of site and services
STRUCTURE: The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital will complete an £11.7m investment by the end of the year bringing services including a new day case unit, electronic prescribing systems and CT and MRI scanners, its chief executive has promised.
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HSJ LocalTeaching hospital finance director leaves
FINANCE: The finance director of one of England’s largest hospital trusts is leaving, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Jobs at risk as NHS England rejects two CSU bids
Two commissioning support units have not made it on to NHS England’s procurement framework, placing their viability and the futures of around 2,200 staff in doubt, HSJ has learned
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NewsCCGs consider swapping GPs to avoid conflict of interest
Clinical commissioning groups are considering swapping GPs with their neighbouring groups to safeguard against potential conflicts of interest in commissioning primary care.
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HSJ LocalLambeth fails to reach standards for three out of seven Quality Premium measures
PERFORMANCE: NHS Lambeth CCG has reported that it has not achieved 2013-14 Quality Premium measures relating to cutting avoidable emergency admissions, reducing the number of years of life lost through amenable mortality and preventing healthcare acquired infections.
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HSJ LocalTavistock and Portman surplus higher than planned
FINANCE: The Tavistock and Portman Trust has announced a surplus of £1.66m for the first nine months of the financial year, £1.33m higher than its planned surplus for the year to date.
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NewsUpdated: Third of CCGs apply for full co-commissioning powers over GP members
Around a third of clinical commissioning groups are bidding to take over responsibility for performance management and budgets of their member GP practices from April, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalHuge rebuilding project begins at Chase Farm
STRUCTURE: Work has begun at Chase Farm Hospital on a large scale demolition project, which will include the creation of a new urgent treatment centre and paediatric emergency department.
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HSJ LocalKing’s A&E waits linked to bed capacity and repatriation delays
PERFORMANCE: Issues with bed capacity, patient acuity and repatriation delays are among the causes of excessive accident and emergency waits at King’s College Hospital, commissioner board papers state.
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HSJ LocalHuge increase in A&E attendance rates hit Hillingdon Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Major rises in A&E attendance numbers are ‘”overwhelming” the physical capacity of Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust, its board papers state.
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HSJ LocalWhittington predicts £7.4m shortfall in 2014-15 accounts
FINANCE: Whittington Hospital is expecting a year end deficit of up to £7.4m due in part to overspends in acute medicine, surgery and cancer care divisions.
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NewsAmbulance service chief quits to work for NHS England
The chief executive of London Ambulance Service is to leave the organisation to take up a role at NHS England.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Barts Health turnaround consultancy spend revealed
FINANCE: Barts Health Trust spent more than £7m on five consultancy firms in the 14 months to December as part of its financial turnaround project, HSJ can reveal. The turnaround programme began at the start of the 2013-14 financial year.