All EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 14
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Revealed: Trusts' estimated savings potential
By using publicly available data, HSJ has been able to closely match the methodology used by Lord Carter to produce trusts’ headline “savings opportunity” figures. Here we list the least and most efficient trusts according to the headline measure, as well as data for all trusts.
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Comment
England breaches 18 week target
If you take non-reporting trusts into account, it looks like the English NHS breached 18 weeks in October – for the first time since the target was originally achieved in January 2012
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HSJ Local
New chief executive for East Kent
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals chief Matthew Kershaw will take on role East Kent in special measures but new board has been praised by CQC Mr Kershaw said it was with “very mixed emotions” he would be leaving BSUH WORKFORCE: East Kent University Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed ...
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Exclusive: Emergency savings drive and stretch targets fail to reduce provider deficit
The financial ‘stretch targets’ and emergency measures imposed by NHS regulators will fail to make significant inroads into the total provider sector deficit, analysis by HSJ reveals.
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HSJ Local
Updated: Ambulances to be diverted from Medway following CQC inspection
PERFORMANCE: Ambulances will be temporarily diverted from the accident and emergency department at Medway Foundation Trust two mornings this week under a plan from NHS England.
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Exclusive: 27 urgent and emergency care systems to get targeted support
Twenty-seven urgent and emergency care systems that are struggling to meet the four hour target will be given targeted support as part of a programme announced today.
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FT finance: Winners and losers of education and training income
We reveal the biggest winners and losers of education and training income since 2012-13.
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HSJ Local
Monitor tells trust to improve amid staff shortage
PERFOMANCE: Monitor has told East Kent Hospitals Foundation Trust to improve waiting times in its accident and emergency departments.
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HSJ Local
‘Urgent’ stroke review underway in Kent and Medway
STRUCTURE: There is an ‘urgent need’ to improve stroke services across Kent and Medway, commissioners have decided.
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HSJ Local
New chair at East Kent
WORKFORCE: A new chair has been appointed at East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust.
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Exclusive: Half of nurses at 'inadequate' trusts worried about staffing
More than half the nursing workforce at the eight hospital trusts rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission have said there are not enough staff for them to do their job.
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HSJ Local
Chair of East Kent FT retires
WORKFORCE: The chair of East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust has retired.
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HSJ Local
East Kent to consult on emergency services centralisation
STRUCTURE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust will launch a public consultation into moving its emergency services into one hospital later this year.
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Analysis: Huge disparity in trusts challenging CQC accuracy
There is huge variation in the number of factual accuracy challenges trusts are making to their draft Care Quality Commission inspection reports, HSJ analysis has found.
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Ranked: Whipps Cross poorest hospital rated by CQC to date
Whipps Cross University Hospital is by one measure, the poorest hospital to be rated by the Care Quality Commission to date.
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HSJ Local
Updated: Leading foundation trust buddies with Medway
PERFORMANCE: Struggling Medway Foundation Trust has been buddied with Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust to try and help the hospital improve its performance.
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HSJ Local
New interim chief executive for East Kent
WORKFORCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust has appointed an interim chief executive to succeed Stuart Bain when he retires in March.
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HSJ Local
Kent trust and CCGs called to joint performance meeting
East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust and its neighbouring clinical commissioning groups have been called to a meeting with NHS England and Monitor because of poor performance against cancer, accident and emergency, elective and diagnostic targets.
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Waiting time standards toughened up under contract proposals
Tougher financial penalties will be imposed on trusts that fail to meet waiting time standards and commissioners’ freedom to waive penalties will be curbed under NHS England’s draft standard contract for 2015-16, which was published this week.