The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust – Page 8
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HSJ Local
North London bid for integrated cancer system stronger than rival
STRUCTURE: An assessment has concluded that north London’s proposed integrated cancer system is marginally stronger than that put forward by the south and west of the capital.
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Farrar clashes with Lansley over 'over-managed' claim
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has been forced to defend himself against charges that patients will suffer due as a result of management cuts.
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HSJ Local
FT plans 20 per cent growth in private patient income
FINANCE: The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust, Britain’s biggest specialist cancer trust, is planning to increase its private patient income by 20 per cent this year.
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Cancer tsar calls for radiotherapy investment
Investment is needed in new radiotherapy technology but both commissioners and the public need to be convinced of the benefits, according to the cancer tsar.
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HSJ Local
SHA had concerns over merger of PCT provider arm with Marsden
STRUCTURE: Minutes from NHS London reveal it had a range of concerns regarding the takeover of NHS Sutton and Merton’s provider arm by the Royal Marsden Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
Imperial, Royal Marsden and King's Health Partners in joint cancer network bid
STRUCTURE: A partnership proposal for cancer services has been submitted by Imperial College Healthcare Trust, the Royal Marsden specialist cancer trust and a partnership made up of Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital.
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HSJ Local
SW London cluster considers hospital pathology and pharmacy consolidation
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust cluster has launched a clinically-led review of services across the health economy and said consolidation options were being looked at across its acute trusts.
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HSJ Local
Confidential report sets out quality issues for every provider in the region
PERFORMANCE: A confidential report commissioned by NHS London has listed the strategic health authority’s quality concerns about the capital’s provider bodies.
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HSJ Local
Royal Marsden's radiotherapy bill disputed by commissioner
FINANCE: NHS Sutton and Merton is disputing over-performance for radiography by the foundation trust, and has said chemotherapy has also seen more activity than planned.
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HSJ Local
The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust strengthens joint working with local acute trust
PERFORMANCE: The specialist cancer hospital has seen the need for ambulance transfers between St George’s Hospital in Tooting and its site in Sutton reduced after the creation of a new consultant post strengthened joint working.
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HSJ Local
Royal Marsden challenged over billing for patient 'who wasn't there'
FINANCE: NHS Croydon are challenging the specialist cancer trust saying they were billed until the end of September for a patient who was discharged in May.
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Two 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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Can the NHS do more to catch local ‘failures’?
Neil Goodwin’s report clearing NHS East Midlands of bullying highlights issues of management and regulation. Failure may be about more than poor local leadership, says Nigel Edwards
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Health check improvements mask decline in acute trust performance
The performance of acute trusts in the annual health check has dropped for the first time despite overall improvements in service quality across the NHS.
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Leader
Stars of the health check ratings must not be eclipsed by failures
The annual health check reveals a stronger performance by primary care trusts, but provides worrying signs that improvement in acute trusts has stalled.
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Firms fight to the death for NHS construction projects
Construction consultancy and building firms are offering NHS organisations “suicidal rates” in a desperate bid to keep afloat during the recession, HSJ has been told.
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Concerns NHS could be challenged under EU competition law
NHS contracts with private providers could fall foul of EU competition rules if they allow excessive profits, a briefing paper from the NHS Confederation warns.
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NHS trusts owed millions by private patients
NHS hospitals could be significantly overstating their private patient income because a substantial proportion of it is either never paid or paid late.