All London articles – Page 98
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HSJ Local
Concern over funding for rare eye condition
FINANCE: A group of trusts that provide specialist eye treatment have written to NHS England to express concern over the future of funding for the treatment of a rare eye condition.
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HSJ LocalCroydon Health Service deficit more than three times planned amount
FINANCE: Croydon Health Service Trust has seen its deficit swell to more than three times its planned amount as a result of an increased reliance of temporary staff.
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News
GP funding changes 'destabilising'
GP surgeries are being put under severe financial pressure because of changes to the way some practices receive funding, leading doctors have said.
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HSJ Local
Joint closure date for London emergency departments
STRUCTURE: The accident and emergency departments at Hammersmith Hospital and Central Middlesex Hospital are due to be downgraded on the same day in September under a joint plan between Imperial College Healthcare Trust and North West London Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ Local
Ealing reports a £1.5m deficit
FINANCE: Ealing Hospital Trust is reporting a £1.5m deficit for this financial year to date.
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HSJ LocalInvestigation launched into maternal deaths
PERFORMANCE: Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust is to appoint a panel of external experts to investigate four maternal deaths at the hospital in the past ten months after an internal review found they shared no common features.
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HSJ LocalNew medical director for Imperial College Healthcare Trust
WORKFORCE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust has appointed a new medical director after Professor Nick Cheshire stepped down from the role.
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HSJ Local
Joint pathology hub proposed for north west London trusts
STRUCTURE: Four trusts in North West London are considering forming a joint pathology hub that will follow the hub and spoke model recommended by the Carter Review.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance service launches investigation into alleged exam cheating
London Ambulance Service Trust has launched an external investigation after an anonymous whistleblower alleged that student paramedics had cheated in their final examinations.
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HSJ Local
Campaign launched to protect Barts eighteenth century hall
STRUCTURE: A campaign has been launched to protect an eighteenth century hall after Barts Health Trust revealed it is backing the development of a modern cancer centre to be built next to the old building.
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive for Great Ormond Street
WORKFORCE: Great Ormond Street Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive with a background in children’s healthcare management in Australia.
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NewsNorth west London CCGs to bring services in-house
A group of clinical commissioning groups have agreed to bring their commissioning support services in-house, in a move they claim could save them £5m by 2015-16.
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HSJ Local
South East London trust told to improve by CQC
The newly formed Lewisham and Greenwich Trust has been told to improve by Care Quality Commission inspectors just seven months after it was set up.
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HSJ KnowledgeImprove frail elderly care with evidence, not intuition
How Camden CCG reduced admissions
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HSJ Local
TDA approves teaching hospital's foundation trust bid
St George’s Healthcare Trust has become the first to have its foundation trust application approved by the Trust Development Authority since the Care Quality Commission revamped its inspection regime.
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HSJ Local
Brent contract awarded after competition complaints
Brent Clinical Commissioning Group has finally awarded its £5.8m ophthalmology contract to private provider BMI Healthcare after a two-year hold up caused by complaints about the CCG’s procurement procedure.
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NewsBed and breakfast used to free up mental health beds
A mental health trust forced to free up inpatient beds by discharging patients into bed and breakfast accommodation has seen its bill for the measure rocket five-fold in less than a year.
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HSJ Local
Homerton receives positive CQC rating
Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust has received a ‘good’ rating from the Care Quality Commission, according to an inspection report.
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HSJ LocalImperial's medical director resigns
The medical director of Imperial College Healthcare Trust has resigned from the position following an investigation by the trust.