All EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 18
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East Kent pilots improved training for trainee docs
WORKFORCE: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is one of 16 trusts that have received investment in pilot schemes to improve doctor training.
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East Kent FT one of most improved trusts for cancer
PERFORMANCE: East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been named as one of the top 10 most improved trusts for cancer patient experience.
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Eastern Kent PCT being kept afloat by reserves
FINANCE: NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent has used more than £5m in reserves to maintain a surplus in the first quarter of 2012-13, according to board papers.
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Kent commissioners use £10m reserves to maintain surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust cluster and clinical commissioning groups in Kent and Medway are turning to contingencies to maintain a surplus.
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FT partners with Siemens on audiology marketing
COMMERCIAL: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with Siemens Hearing Instruments to boost “patient referrals and achieve smarter working”.
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Surplus for East Kent Hospitals
FINANCE: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust said it finished the last financial year with a surplus.
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Heart success for Medway
PERFORMANCE: The number of people dying of heart attacks in Medway has fallen by 77 per cent over the last two decades, according to latest public health data.
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East Kent maternity shake-up goes ahead
STUCTURE: Maternity services in east Kent are to be reconfigured, with two units to close to births, it has been announced.
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New patient group to be launched at East Kent Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is to launch a new patient involvement initiative.
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Patient ‘passport’ launched at East Kent Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has launched an initiative designed to aid communication between the trust and patients with learning disabilities.
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QIPP failure driving contract overspend at East Kent Hospitals
FINANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust was overspent on its contract with NHS Kent and Medway by £3.5m in January, largely driven by a failure to make savings in urgent care and an unplanned growth in activity.
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East Kent Hospitals launches ‘passport’ for LD patients
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has developed and launched a “healthcare passport” for patients with learning disabilities.
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East Kent Hospitals set to introduce new patient monitoring system
STRUCTURE: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is investing in a new deteriorating patient monitoring system.
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Surrey and Kent CCGs 'non viable'
STRUCTURE: Two clinical commissioning groups in the South East Coast region have declared themselves non-viable.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe quest for best practice: discovering and implementing new ideas in the NHS
Putting good ideas into practice in the NHS has been made easier by adapting the format of a successful TV programme. Alison Moore ventures into the dragons’ den to find out how.
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East Kent Hospitals records no mixed sex breaches in September
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust this month again recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.
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East Kent plans withdrawal from use of private sector for trauma work
COMMERCIAL: East Kent Hospitals has indicated it plans to end the use of the private sector for trauma and orthopaedics work by the end of the current financial year.
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East Kent Hospitals plans £50m workforce saving
WORKFORCE: East Kent Hospitals plans to make savings from its workforce totalling £54m over the next three years.
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East Kent Hospitals aims to break £10m surplus barrier
FINANCE: East Kent Hospitals aims to make a surplus in excess of £10m in the financial year 2012-2013.
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No mixed sex breaches once again at East Kent Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: The trust this month again recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.