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Above average sickness absence at Kent and Medway Partnership
WORKFORCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust had an above average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 across mental health providers in the South East Coast region.
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SE Ambulances has worst NHS absence rate in region
WORKFORCE: South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust had the worst sickness average sickness absence rate of any NHS organisation for the first three months of 2013 in the South East Coast region.
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Surrey PCT records low sickness absence in its last month
WORKFORCE: NHS Surrey achieved an average sickness absence rate of 3.56 per cent during its last three months of existence.
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West Kent CCG records sickness absence rate of nearly 3 per cent
WORKFORCE: NHS West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group achieved an average sickness absence rate of 2.77 per cent during March.
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Medway CCG records very low staff absence rate
WORKFORCE: NHS Medway Clinical Commissioning Group achieved an average sickness absence rate of 1.31 per cent during March.
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Canterbury and Coastal CCG records low sickness absence rate
WORKFORCE: NHS Canterbury and Coastal Clinical Commissioning Group achieved an average sickness absence rate of 1.53 per cent during March.
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NewsUPDATED: Wide variation in response rates for friends and family test
Significant variation between trusts in the response rates to the friends and family survey has sparked fresh concern about the test’s validity following publication of the first national results on Tuesday.
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NewsDorrell: CQC failed on 'independence of action'
The chairman of the Commons health committee has revealed his concerns over the relationship between the Care Quality Commission and the parliamentary health service ombudsman.
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NewsFirst national friends and family test scores due
A new test designed to shine the spotlight on poor care has found some “shocking and eye opening” cases of maltreatment in NHS hospitals, reports suggest.
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NewsFewer inquests held for women than men
Doctors are less likely to report the death of a woman to a coroner than they are a man’s, a study has found.
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NewsPush for payment by results reform gathers pace
NHS England wants to investigate the scope for scrapping payment by results for some services as early as 2015-16, its director of strategic finance has told HSJ.
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South Warwickshire CCG needs £7m transfer from NHS England
FINANCE: South Warwickshire clinical commissioning group needs a £7m transfer from NHS England in order to hit its financial targets for 2013-14.
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Aintree University Hospitals a ‘repeat outlier’ for high SHMI death rate
PERFORMANCE: Aintree University Hospitals had higher than expected mortality in both of the last two calendar years, according to a new summary hospital level mortality indicator (SHMI) report.
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University Hospitals of South Manchester continues to miss stroke care targets
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of South Manchester continued to fall below key performance standards for stroke care in May, commissioner board papers show.
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Kent CCGs call for views on fertility treatment
STRUCTURE: Clinical Commissioning Groups across Kent are calling on local people to complete a questionnaire on fertility treatment across the South East Coast region.
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South East Coast Ambulance tests brain-cooling tech
RESEARCH: South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust is evaluating a system that directly cools cardiac arrest patients’ brains prior to their arrival at hospital.
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East Sussex has worst staff sickness rate among acutes in region
WORKFORCE: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust had the highest average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 across acutes in the South East Coast region.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge has second worst sickness absence for SE acutes
WORKFORCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust had one the worst average sickness absence rates for acutes during the first three months of 2013 across the South East Coast region.
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Staff sickness at Brighton and Sussex third worst for SE acutes
WORKFORCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust had one of the worst average sickness absence rates among acutes in the South East Coast region for the first three months of 2013.
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Surrey and Sussex has fourth worst sickness absence for SE acutes
WORKFORCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust had one of the worst average sickness absence rates among acutes in the South East Coast region for the first three months of 2013 .