All ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 8
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New appointment service introduced at Ashford
FINANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s introduced a new appointment confirmation service this month, which it hopes will save £1m by the end of the financial year.
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Ashford celebrates one year MRSA free
PERFORMANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s has reported 365 days without a hospital acquired MRSA bacteraemia at the trust – one of only 11 in England to do so.
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NewsHealth minister calls for pause to 'reckless' reconfiguration of his local trust
Health minister Paul Burstow has said services could be put “at risk” by a hospital merger proposed near his constituency on the Surrey and London border.
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Seventeen South East Coast provider contracts signed off late
COMMERCIAL: A total of 17 providers in the South East Coast strategic health authority area did not have their 2011-12 provider/commissioner contracts signed off at the beginning of the year.
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Acute trust announces its potential merger partners
STRUCTURE: Epsom and St Helier University Hospital Trust on the Surrey/London border has announced Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals Foundation Trust and the Royal Surrey County Hospital FT are interested in merging with Epsom Hospital, with St George’s Healthcare Trust interested in St Helier Hospital.
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Health and safety reporting still issue at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital FT
WORKFORCE: NHS staff survey results identified a continuing issue regarding health and safety reporting at Ashford and St Peter’s, according to board papers.
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Ashford and St Peter’s meets and beats infection control targets
PERFORMANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust met its target for MRSA cases in 2010-11 and undercut its target for Clostridium difficile cases.
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Ashford and St Peter's Hospital FT seeks £2.1m surplus
FINANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s has set itself a target of ending 2011-12 with a surplus of a £2.1m.
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Ashford and St Peter's Hospital misses staff appraisal target
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust has performed well on workforce indicators, but narrowly missed its yearly target for staff appraisals.
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NewsJoint pathology venture fairly awarded, CCP decides
A foundation trust did not breach competition principles in selecting a public/private partnership for its pathology services, the NHS market regulator has found.
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Efficiency training for managers underway at Ashford and St Peter’s
WORKFORCE: Executives at Ashford and St Peter’s have received leadership training to try and make them more productive.
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A&E pressures at Ashford and St Peter’s
PERFORMANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s experienced significant capacity pressure in accident and emergency during February as a result of winter weather.
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Ashford and St Peters considers ‘integrated’ pathology service with nearby FTs
STRUCTURE: The foundation trust is looking at merging its pathology service with that of two other FTs in the south east coast region – Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
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New Ashford and St Peter's FT reduces risk on VTE and safeguarding
PERFORMANCE: The trust, which achieved foundation status in December, has reduced its risk rating on venous thromboembolism phrophylaxsis and child safeguarding.
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NewsMonitor issues list of lessons to be learnt from failed FT bids as list of planned mergers grows
Monitor has published a list of lessons to be learnt from recent failed foundation trust applications.
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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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NewsTrust promises better data security
A hospital trust is stepping up data security after three unencrypted USB sticks containing patients’ personal information were lost or stolen.