Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust – Page 27
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North Middlesex University Hospital Trust declined in more than half of its quality indicators in December
PERFORMANCE: Thirty-eight of the trust’s performance measures were worse than they were in November.
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The Royal Free Hampstead Trust is on target to meet its planned surplus
FINANCE: The north London hospital is on track for a £4.6m surplus, in line with its plans
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NHS Camden predicting 41 per cent overspend with acute provider
FINANCE: A primary care trust is predicting a 41 per cent overspend at year-end with one of its acute providers
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Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust now predicting lower surplus at year-end
FINANCE: A hospital trust is predicting a year-end surplus one third of its original target.
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NewsTrust ordered to pay £6.4m negligence claim
A boy who suffered severe brain damage during his delivery at an NHS birth centre in Hertfordshire has been awarded £6.4m in settlement of his medical negligence claim.
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NewsLast of London's contentious reconfigurations set to be approved
The last of the capital’s contentious hospital reconfiguration plans is due to be approved by its strategic health authority next week.
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NewsAudit Commission issues public interest report on struggling acute trust
The Audit Commission today issued a public interest report declaring an acute trust had “failed to meet its statutory financial duty” to break even over the five-year period ending last March.
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NewsChief execs at two "challenged trusts" change roles
The leaders at two of the capital’s “challenged trusts” have changed roles, with one leaving for the strategic health authority and the other taking his place.
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NewsWide variation found in outpatient attendance
Attendance rates for outpatient appointments vary significantly between trusts and regions, analysis by Dr Foster and HSJ reveals.
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NewsAshford achieves foundation status, as Royal Free starts application
Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals Trust has been authorised to become a foundation.
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NewsLatest Dr Foster guide reveals hospital trusts with high death rates
Death rates at 19 hospital trusts in England were alarmingly high last year, according to the latest Dr Foster Hospital Guide.
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NewsTrust plans closure of seven wards
A hospital trust plans to close the equivalent of seven wards to get back into financial balance.
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NewsNHS estate and hotel services heavily outsourced
Almost one third of NHS estate and hotel service costs are now provided through contracts with the private sector, latest figures show.
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NewsNHS London volunteers external oversight in 'Lansley tests' over reconfiguration plans
NHS London could lose its responsibility for applying the four tests Andrew Lansley has ordered all hospital reconfiguration plans to meet.
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NewsTrusts putting patients' lives at risk, claims AvMA
NHS hospitals are putting lives at risk by failing to comply with key alerts on patient safety, a report has said.
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NewsDominic Dodd to stay on at Royal Free Hampstead
The interim chairman of the Royal Free Hampstead trust is to carry on in the position for the next four years.
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IT upgrade gains DH data security confidence
The Department of Health has given the green light to an IT upgrade delayed by concerns about allowing a US contractor to access UK health records.
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NewsRisk linked to surgery volume
Mortality rates can be up to three times higher for a common operations at smaller, low volume acute trusts than at their larger neighbours in the same region, research published by NHS London suggests.
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NewsData security fears hold up trusts' IT upgrades
Concern over the security of patient data stored outside of the UK has left IT upgrades at seven trusts in limbo since February, HSJ has learned.
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NewsImprovements at Baby P trusts noted by CQC
NHS trusts which were heavily criticised for their failure to protect Baby P have made “significant progress”, a watchdog said today.