All MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 14

News
Competition panel approves two hospital mergers and will look at two more

2012-02-22T12:30:00Z

The Co-operation and Competition Panel has approved two hospital mergers, called another in for further scrutiny and opened a file on a fourth.
HSJ Local
Medway FT’s high HSMR one of three highlighted by SHA

2012-01-24T18:25:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust is one of three NHS organisations in the south reporting higher than expected death rates.
HSJ Local
Medway trialling Dr Foster hospital performance tool

2012-01-17T10:37:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust has been trialling a new online “quick-look” performance management tool launched by healthcare information provider Dr Foster Intelligence.
HSJ Local
Mixed sex breaches increase at Medway FT

2011-11-17T18:06:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust’s performance on mixed sex breaches worsened slightly last month.
HSJ Local
Delayed discharges double at Medway FT

2011-11-14T15:06:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Delayed discharges from Medway Foundation Trust more than doubled to 4.8 per cent in September from 2 per cent in August, against a target of 3.5 per cent.
HSJ Local
Medway had to alter 13 per cent of outpatients appointments

2011-11-14T15:02:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust had to change or cancel more than 4,500 outpatient appointments in September - more than 13 per cent of the total.
HSJ Local
Staff bullying tackled at Medway Foundation Trust

2011-11-14T14:57:00Z

WORKFORCE: Medway Foundation Trust has introduced new initiatives to deal with bullying and harassment within its workforce.
HSJ Local
Medway FT deficit driven by staff pay costs

2011-11-14T14:53:00Z

FINANCE: Medway Foundation Trust had a deficit of £2.3m at the end of the first six months of the financial year, £651,000 more than it had planned at this stage.
HSJ Local
Medway FT accredited for minor injuries course

2011-10-25T19:01:00Z

WORKFORCE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a minor injuries training course for nurses and paramedics.
HSJ Local
Medway FT records four mixed sex breaches for September

2011-10-25T18:45:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust recorded four breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
HSJ Local
Medway FT commended for breastfeeding support

2011-10-19T18:08:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust has been awarded a “Certificate of Commitment” in its first step towards gaining international recognition from the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative.
HSJ Local
Birth centre opens at Medway FT

2011-10-14T18:04:00Z

STRUCTURE: Medway Foundation Trust’s new midwifery-led unit has begun receiving its first patients.
HSJ Local
Medway and Dartford push for merger

2011-09-30T18:09:00Z

STRUCTURE: The boards of Medway Foundation Trust and Dartford and Gravesham Trust have decided to “proceed to the next stage” of planning to merge their organisations.
HSJ Local
Return to MSA target breach status at Medway

2011-09-19T18:58:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust this month recorded six breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.
Comment
Handful of trusts let down South East Coast on performance checks

2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

Two sets of national checks and balances have revealed the South East Coast’s A* performers and those that “must try harder” when it comes to issues of patient experience.
HSJ Local
Medway FT returns to target for mixed sex breaches

2011-08-19T17:56:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month, the second time it has done so since monthly recording began.
HSJ Local
NHS Medway records small in-year surplus

2011-08-15T18:23:00Z

FINANCE: The primary care trust had fallen slightly behind plan after the first two months of the financial year, but did report a surplus.
HSJ Local
Work starts on midwife-led birth unit in Medway

2011-07-19T19:07:00Z

STRUCTURE: Work has begun on a new midwifery-led unit at Medway Maritime Hospital.
HSJ Local
First patients attend new Medway neuroscience unit

2011-07-19T19:06:00Z

STRUCTURE: A new neuroscience unit has opened at Medway Maritime Hospital.
HSJ Local
Medway goes public with possible Dartford merger

2011-07-19T19:05:00Z

STRUCTURE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and Medway NHS Foundation Trust have announced they are exploring the possibility of coming together to form one organisation.