All London articles – Page 99
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News'Huge variation' in therapy waits
Latest national figures have shown wide variation in the length of time patients diagnosed with anxiety or depression wait for therapy.
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HSJ LocalStrained ambulance service to cut call-outs by 15 per cent
PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service Trust has announced it will cut the number of emergency calls that receive an ambulance response by 15 per cent, in response to staff shortages and rising demand.
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HSJ LocalCCG given NHS England legal direction over waiting list backlog
PERFORMANCE: A legal direction has been placed on a clinical commissioning group by NHS England following the discovery of a large backlog of elective patients at its main provider.
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NewsConsultation launched on heart surgery standards
NHS England has begun consultation on a new set of standards for congenital heart disease services, in the latest chapter of the long-running debate on the future of children’s cardiac surgery.
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HSJ KnowledgeReduce antipsychotic prescriptions to save dementia patients
GPs and pharmacists work together
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HSJ LocalCommissioners issue warning over North West London merger
STRUCTURE: Commissioners have raised concerns that an imminently expected merger between Ealing Hospital Trust and North West London Hospitals Trust will not produce an organisation financially strong enough to attain foundation status.
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HSJ LocalConcern over ageing ambulance vehicles and workforce
PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service Trust has raised concern about the age of its fleet of vehicles and employees, in its latest risk register.
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HSJ LocalJudicial review launched against location of cancer centre
STRUCTURE: A consultant has launched legal action against a decision to build a new cancer centre next to a grade-one listed building at Barts Health Trust.
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HSJ LocalLeadership changes at Barking, Havering and Redbridge
WORKFORCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has expanded its leadership team as part of its plan to improve performance.
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HSJ KnowledgeLeadership Q&A: Welcome change, don't wait for it
Only those who embrace change can become good leaders
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NewsHealth economies across the country face acute sector deficits
Hospital trust financial problems have now spread across England, with the acute sector in the majority of health economies expecting an overall deficit in 2014-15.
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HSJ LocalAcute trusts rated 'requires improvement'
Two acute trusts have been rated as “requires improvement” following inspections by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ KnowledgeSpreading innovation: AHSNs step up to the challenge
Networks reflect the NHS’s new determination to improve
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NewsService centralisation hailed in new research
Centralising stroke services can save the lives of patients and reduce the number of days people spend in hospital, a new study suggests.
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HSJ LocalJunior doctors left without consultant supervision, report reveals
PERFORMANCE: Training offered to junior doctors by Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust has been criticised after an investigation found that trainees were running specialist clinics without consultant supervision.
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HSJ LocalRoyal Marsden fraudsters jailed
FINANCE: An NHS worker who played an integral role in a fraud that saw more than half a million pounds drained from a world leading cancer hospital has been jailed for four years.
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HSJ LocalThousands of patient appointments delayed by computer and clerical errors
PERFORMANCE: Thousands of patients at an east London hospital have had their clinic appointments put back after a series of clerical and computer errors.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England to cut hundreds of posts in restructure
NHS England is to cut hundreds of roles and is likely to carry out a major restructure of its area teams over the next nine months
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HSJ LocalNew Moorfields eye clinic at Olympic Park
STRUCTURE: Moorfields Eye Hospital Foundation Trust is expanding its roster of satellite sites with a new ophthalmology clinic on the Olympic Park site.
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NewsMajor reorganisation of specialist cancer and cardiac treatment approved
A reorganisation of specialist cancer and cardiac treatment across north east London and West Essex that will see two major hospitals host one specialism each was given the green light by commissioners last week.