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NewsFour trusts pull back from commercial pathology option
Trusts across Kent and Medway have drawn back from changes to pathology services which could have led to greater centralisation and even outsourcing.
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NewsFormer trust chief to chair STP
The former chief executive of a London acute trust is to chair the sustainability and transformation partnership in Kent and Medway.
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NewsCampaigners lose legal battle against major reconfiguration
Campaigners fighting a regional centralisation of stroke services have lost their judicial review.
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NewsCancer drugs unit’s water contaminated by legionella
Legionella and pseudomonas were found in water meant for hand washing in a unit where medicines for cancer patients were prepared, HSJ has learned.
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NewsReview of troubled service still not launched after 16 months
A royal college’s review of quality concerns at a pathology service — first approved in September 2018 — has yet to get underway, HSJ has been told.
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NewsStaff shortage forces service centralisation ahead of plan
Surgery for aortic aneurysms has been moved out of a hospital ahead of schedule, following an emergency reconfiguration of services caused by staff shortages.
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NewsControversial stroke plans delayed
A controversial reconfiguration of stroke services in Kent and Medway will be delayed by over a year, regardless of whether an ongoing court case forces NHS organisations to change their current plans.
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NewsStaff told to leave hospital’s flats to make way for new nurses
An acute trust has given notice to staff to move out of accommodation they have used for “some years” to make way for international recruits.
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NewsNamed: The trusts receiving new cash for scanners
The trusts in line to receive £200m for upgrading cancer screening equipment from the government have been announced.
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NewsHospital books hotel rooms for cancer patients ahead of Brexit
A Kent trust bracing for the impact of Brexit has booked hotel rooms for cancer patients.
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NewsNHSI appoints new commercial chief
NHS Improvement has appointed a new director of procurement transformation and commercial delivery, HSJ understands.
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NewsStroke unit shutting down early after losing staff
A Kent stroke unit is to close seven months earlier than planned, as the loss of staff is putting patient safety at risk.
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NewsNew chairs for STP and ICS
Two healthcare systems in the South East have appointed independent chairs.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts where A&E has slipped most
Waiting time performance for major emergency admissions at one London trust has deteriorated by 29 percentage points in the last two years, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRegional stroke plans given the green light
Controversial plans to create three hyperacute stroke units in Kent and Medway have been approved, but could still face a judicial review.
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NewsNational radiotherapy plan 'impossible to realise' without more funding
Consolidation of radiotherapy services “will be impossible” without more money, a royal college has warned.
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HSJ LocalSTP could miss planned deficit by more than £35m
The Kent and Medway health economy is likely to end the year with a net deficit of at least £113m, nearly £36m worse than previously forecast.
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NewsFormer PCT chief executive appointed trust chair
A former primary care trust chief executive has been appointed chair of a financially-challenged acute trust.
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NewsPlans to relocate stroke services could face judicial review
Controversial plans to halve the number of hospitals admitting stroke patients in Kent and Medway could face judicial review after mounting concerns from councillors about the proposals.