Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust – Page 6
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News
More trusts considered for 'financial special measures'
Regulators have drawn up a list of more NHS providers to be considered for “financial special measures”.
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HSJ Knowledge
Roundtable: How about some big action on data
The NHS must ensure that informatics’ potential for savings and productivity must be fulfilled quickly
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HSJ Local
Major South East hospital trust eyes reconfiguration
Three emergency medicine sites in East Kent likely to move to two Seven stroke units likely to reduce to three Vascular services expected to be reconfigured from two sites STRUCTURE: Stroke, vascular and emergency medicine services in Kent and Medway are likely to see major reconfiguration, one of ...
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£400m of uncertainty in financial forecast as trusts reject control totals
Seventeen trusts that have not agreed control totals with NHS Improvement are predicting a combined deficit of more than £400m for 2016-17.
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Mapped: The trusts and CCGs in new special measures regime
NHS Improvement and NHS England have launched a new financial special measures regime for trusts and clinical commissioning groups which are not meeting their performance commitments.
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HSJ Local
CCGs head to court to overturn Virgin contract suspension
COMMERCIAL: Two clinical commissioning groups are going to court to overturn a contract suspension obtained by a local trust.
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News
Trusts named for consultancy turnaround programme
NHS Improvement has revealed the 16 trusts in the first wave of its £25m turnaround programme.
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HSJ Local
Hospitals providing stroke services to be cut in Kent
SERVICE DESIGN: The number of hospitals in Kent and Medway admitting patients for treatment after a stroke is likely to be reduced to three or four.
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HSJ Local
STP lead’s trust will miss savings targets
FINANCE: The trust whose chief executive is leading the Kent and Medway sustainability and transformation plan has said it cannot make the savings demanded in the first year.
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News
Revealed: First digital maturity index scores in full
This is a full list of trusts’ scores on the new digital maturity index, based on HSJ analysis of NHS England data.
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HSJ Local
Hospital to relocate outpatient clinics to cut costs
FINANCE: A major London hospital is to stop providing outpatient clinics at a community hospital in Kent in a cost cutting move.
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News
Thirty worst A&E trusts called to London summit
NHS Improvement chief raised concerns over “organisations who consistently deliver very low levels of performance” January was “a very difficult month” for A&E departments, Jim Mackey said Trusts “left in no doubt whatsoever that there needs to be a sustained improvement” The 30 worst performers on the accident ...
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HSJ Local
Legal challenge launched against £126m Virgin Care contract
COMMERCIAL: A formal legal challenge has been made to commissioners who awarded a private sector company a £126m community care contract.
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HSJ Local
East Sussex maternity services switch to Kent trust
RECONFIGURATION: Maternity services in part of east Sussex are to transfer to Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust in Kent.
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HSJ Local
Loser of £126m tender challenges commissioners
COMMERCIAL: One of the losers in a £126m community services tender has written to commissioners to query their methodology.
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News
CPS to review handling of NHS corporate manslaughter case
First ever corporate manslaughter case against an NHS trust collapsed last week Prosecution related to the death of primary school teacher Frances Cappuccini, who died in October 2012 after giving birth by emergency caesarean section Trust has accepted some shortcomings in care and a clinical negligence claim was made ...
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Updated: First ever NHS corporate manslaughter case dismissed
Corporate manslaughter case against Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust dismissed from court this morning Trial was first time an NHS organisation was prosecuted under corporate manslaughter laws Case related to death of a mother in trust’s care following emergency caesarean in 2012 Read the full ruling from the judge ...
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HSJ Local
Ambulances may be diverted from failing trust
ACUTE CARE: Medway Foundation Trust could see some blue light ambulances sent to another hospital in response to public concern.
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Comment
Analysis: NHS corporate manslaughter case puts spotlight on systemic errors
HSJ patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern on why NHS leaders should watch the trial of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust closely
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News
First NHS trust in court for corporate manslaughter case
The first corporate manslaughter prosecution against an NHS trust began in London yesterday.