All London articles – Page 97
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NewsAnalysis: Distressed health economies' leaders doubt books will balance
Senior leaders in several of the NHS’s ‘challenged health economies’ are not confident their area will be in financial balance in five years’ time, even after months of intensive support from national organisations
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News'Challenged' areas recovery plans demand integration and reconfiguration
The creation of new integrated provider models and capitated budgets are fundamental to the visions of the national ‘challenged health economies’, HSJ has been told
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NewsWhistleblowing claimant 'not acting in good faith', tribunal finds
A psychologist who claimed she faced detriment at the hands of an NHS trust after whistleblowing about patient care has lost her case.
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CommentAnalysis: Pressure eases on English waiting times
Waiting times recovered surprisingly well in September
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NewsWaiting list shrinks slightly amid government drive to treat long waiters
The government’s drive to help hospitals clear their backlog of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment has started to pay off, figures from NHS England indicate
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CommentThe health secretary needs a psychologist appointment
Create a chief psychologist to advise ministers
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HSJ Local
Maternity unit to close at Ealing
STRUCTURE: The maternity unit at Ealing Hospital Trust will close “as soon as possible” following agreement by local commissioners.
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NewsRenewed calls for CCGs to join hospital inspections
A clinical commissioning group leader has renewed calls for CCGs to be given a role in hospital inspections after it emerged an NHS England official had led one in London
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Council refuses to sign off integration plan
A council has refused to sign off its better care fund plan after failing to reach an agreement with NHS commissioners on how to use part of the pooled budget
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HSJ LocalRespected London trust told to improve by CQC
PERFORMANCE: A respected London teaching hospital has been told it ‘requires improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalEquipment fault leaves patients concerned over diagnosis
PERFORMANCE: Barts Health Trust has apologised to patients in east London after their blood test results were contaminated by an equipment fault at its Whipps Cross Hospital site.
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HSJ KnowledgeVideo: NHS patients given airline style safety briefings
Video aims to cut avoidable complications
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HSJ KnowledgeStaff play a big role in delivering merger success
Staff must feel emotionally committed to the change
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CommentFour hour performance: the decline continues
There’s little sign of it being reversed this year
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NewsSmall hospitals could be paid more under forward view plans
Smaller hospitals could be paid more for the work they do in a bid to ensure they remain viable, under plans set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View.
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NewsNHS plans 'radical upgrade' in public health
The NHS will become an ‘activist agent’ of social change in a ‘radical upgrade’ of prevention and public health, under plans announced today.
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HSJ LocalTrust trials pathway manager to improve cancer performance
PERFORMANCE: Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust is to pilot a new post of ‘pathway manager’ to speed the transfer of cancer patients from other hospitals to its specialist unit.
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NewsUpdated: High profile panel calls for London health commissioner
A health commissioner post should be created in London to coordinate the work of councils, clinical commissioning groups and Public Health England, a panel of health experts headed by former health minister Lord Darzi has suggested.
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SupplementsSupplement: Capitalising on people power in the London Health Commission
Analysing the findings and consequences for Lord Darzi’s review