NHS North East London aims to reduce £74m overspend

NHS North East London aims to reduce £74m overspend

NHS North East London is a health body, known as an integrated care board (ICB), that serves more than two million east Londoners. It was formed in July last year to oversee... Read more »
Management Consultant drafted in by East London NHS to cut multi million pound overspend. – The Havering Daily

Management Consultant drafted in by East London NHS to cut multi million pound overspend. – The Havering Daily

Oxford-educated Orwin reportedly charges at least £1,920 per day for his health consultancy service. Local democracy reporter Josh Mellor today writes on the appointment of a management consultant by East London NHS... Read more »
Two East London NHS trusts agree to form one hospital group

Two East London NHS trusts agree to form one hospital group

Although both trusts deny the move to becoming a group is a ‘merger’, their separate governing boards plan to merge into one executive board by April 2025, reports Josh Mellor, Local Democracy... Read more »
East London NHS Trust ordered to pay out £120,000 to black staff it discriminated against

East London NHS Trust ordered to pay out £120,000 to black staff it discriminated against

A n east London NHS hospital Trust has been forced to pay out more than £120,000 to black staff members it racially discriminated against. An employment tribunal ordered the payout after race... Read more »
East London NHS trust appears in court after manslaughter charge

East London NHS trust appears in court after manslaughter charge

NELFT representatives, including chief executive Paul Calaminus, did not enter a plea at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court today. The charge follows the death of 22-year-old Alice Figuerido in Goodmayes Hospital eight years ago,... Read more »
East London NHS mental health service ‘way over’ capacity

East London NHS mental health service ‘way over’ capacity

North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) says it is facing “sustained levels of demand” for its mental health services. As a result, the trust’s in-patient ward at Goodmayes Hospital and a... Read more »
Girl receives UK’s first kidney transplant without need for life-long drugs | NHS

Girl receives UK’s first kidney transplant without need for life-long drugs | NHS

An eight-year-old girl has been spared from taking life-long drugs to stop her body rejecting her kidney transplant thanks to a UK-first treatment. Aditi Shankar’s immune system was “reprogrammed” after a stem... Read more »
East London NHS staff walk out on second day of pay and patient safety dispute

East London NHS staff walk out on second day of pay and patient safety dispute

Over 100 of East London’s doctors and hospital staff protested outside the Royal London Hospital today as a dispute about pay and patient safety escalates, reports Josh Mellor, Local Democracy Reporter Over... Read more »
When will NHS strikes hit east London hospitals in September?

When will NHS strikes hit east London hospitals in September?

Across the NHS, junior doctors and consultants are escalating their pay dispute with the government by taking action on the same day in mid-September. September will also see thousands of NHS facilities... Read more »
South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust cares for four patients with Covid-19 in hospital

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust cares for four patients with Covid-19 in hospital

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust was caring for four patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Sunday, figures show. Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic... Read more »