Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust – Page 28
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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.
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NewsRoyal Free closes A&E after power failure
The Royal Free Hospital in London was forced to close its accident and emergency department today after a power failure.
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NewsTwo trusts registered with conditions
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust and Milton Keynes Hospital Foundation Trust have been told their registration with the Care Quality Commission is conditional on them improving the safety and quality of their care.
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CommentPaul Corrigan on Tory policies vs Tory politics
Given what the opinion polls are saying, developing a close understanding of Conservative Party policy for the NHS looks like a worthwhile investment.
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NewsNorth London acute trusts considering merger
Two hospital trusts in north London are considering a merger.
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NewsLondon's acute trusts told to plan for fewer services
London’s hospital trusts are being told to plan their future in a significantly smaller acute sector - or have it dictated to them.
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NewsOrgan transplant ban for foreign private patients
New rules could see foreign patients prevented from having organ transplants in the UK as private patients.
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NewsFive NHS trusts receive warning over lost patient data
The loss of sensitive patient details by five NHS trusts has prompted a security warning from the the Information Commissioner’s Office.
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NewsNew chief for Royal Free Hospital
David Sloman has been named as the new chief executive of the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, north London. He will take up the position in September.
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NewsData protection warning as more trusts lose patient records
Hospital trusts have been told of the importance of data security after the Information Commissioner’s Office found five more organisations in breach of the Data Protection Act.
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NewsBaby P review reveals 'systemic failings' in NHS
Trusts have been urged to ensure they are meeting child protection standards in a report revealing “systemic failings” in the NHS’s treatment of Baby Peter.