All articles by Sophie Barnes – Page 9
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HSJ Local
Monitor tells London trust to reduce waits and improve finances
PERFORMANCE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust has been told to reduce waiting times and make improvements to its finances, following an investigation by Monitor.
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New foundation trust slips £10m into the red
FINANCE: St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust has seen a steep decline in its finances and is expecting to report a £10m deficit for 2014-15.
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North east London faces £950m deficit challenge
FINANCE: Commissioners in north east London have calculated that the financial challenge the area faces comes to almost £950m over five years.
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NHS England speeds up emergency care transformation plan
NHS England will accelerate planned changes to urgent and emergency care services because of poor performance across the sector.
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HSJ Local
New finance director for Imperial
WORKFORCE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust has appointed a new finance director.
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HSJ Local
East Sussex rated 'inadequate' by CQC
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust has been rated as ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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A&E pharmacists pilot gets national rollout
More than 50 pilot sites will take part in a national trial of clinical pharmacists in accident and emergency departments.
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HSJ Local
Surrey trust gets green light for next step in FT application
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust has moved closer to gaining foundation trust status after the NHS Trust Development Authority approved its application to be considered by Monitor.
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HSJ Local
Inspectors return to trust two days before report due
PERFORMANCE: Care Quality Commission inspectors have returned to East Sussex Healthcare Trust just two days before the regulator is due to publish a report into the trust.
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HSJ Local
CQC makes snap inspection of maternity unit following death
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has made an unannounced inspection of Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust’s maternity unit after a fifth maternal death at the hospital.
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Exclusive: All London CCGs and NHS England join forces on city-wide vision
All 32 London clinical commissioning groups and NHS England’s London arm have set out plans to drive the improvements called for by the NHS Five Year Forward View and the London Health Commission.
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HSJ Local
Leading FT reports £16.5m deficit
FINANCE: One of the country’s leading foundation trusts has reported a year to date deficit of £16.5m.
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HSJ Local
Substance misuse clinic to close due to financial losses
STRUCTURE: A substance misuse centre in London will have to close because the trust that manages it cannot afford to keep it open.
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HSJ Local
UPDATED: Community hospitals review underway as CCG forecasts £11m deficit
STRUCTURE: Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group is undertaking a review into the future of its four community hospitals.
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Tougher penalties under new NHS contract
Penalties for breaching referral to treatment targets have been toughened up to try to bring down waiting lists, in the final standard contract issued by NHS England, but sanctions for accident and emergency and elective treatment breaches have been reduced.
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HSJ Local
New interim chief executive for outer London trust
WORKFORCE: West Middlesex University Hospital Trust has appointed a new interim chief executive.
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HSJ Local
Third Barts board member in a month resigns
WORKFORCE: The chair of Barts Health Trust has announced his resignation, becoming the third member of the leadership team to leave the trust in the past month.
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Call for more surgeons as hip and knee operations rise
A shortage of training places for orthopaedic surgeons must be addressed as demand for hip and knee replacement surgery continues to rise, the Royal College of Surgeons has said.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: FT to receive £328m as part of takeover of neighbour
The Department of Health has agreed a package of support and capital payments totalling £327.7m with Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust as part of its takeover of another trust, HSJ can reveal.
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Drop in elective patients treated reflects A&E demand
There were fewer elective patients treated in January compared to the previous year, according to the latest data from NHS England.