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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare hit by glitches during CSR upgrade
PERFORMANCE: The acute trust has successfully upgraded its care summary records software but the process was “marred” by several IT glitches.
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Royal Surrey County introduces universal dress code
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust has introduced a dress code covering all staff, as well as those wearing uniforms.
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East Sussex Hospitals meets infection control targets
PERFORMANCE: The acute trust has met its infection control targets for last year.
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Royal Surrey FT improves performance in staff survey
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust has significantly improved its standing in the Care Quality Commission’s annual staff survey results.
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust forecast 2010-11 breakeven
FINANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust was reporting a year to date deficit at the end of February of £1.5m – an increase of £0.5 from January.
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Sussex Partnership wins Hampshire children’s health contract
COMMERCIAL: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has won a contract to provide specialist community mental health services for young people in Hampshire.
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Exclusive: government admits PFI deals mean 22 trusts will struggle to meet foundation status target
The Department of Health has named 22 hospitals with private finance deals that are “an obstacle to them achieving FT status by April 2014”.
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Medway HCAs among first to pass stoma NVQ
WORKFORCE: The trust has announced that two of its clinical support workers are among the first in the UK to pass a stoma care National Vocational Qualification (NVQ).
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East Kent Hospitals FT opens head and neck unit
STRUCTURE: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has announced that its £5m head and neck centre is due to open its doors in May.
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Additional parking spaces granted for Kent hospital
STRUCTURE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust’s new hospital at Pembury has been granted better access to parking by councillors.
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QVH to invest in ‘electronic trauma board’ to warn of delays
PERFORMANCE: The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is planning to introduce an electronic display board to help staff and patients keep up-to-date on waiting times, according to a report to its governors.
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Queen Victoria Hospital FT rolls out pre-surgical assessment pathway
PERFORMANCE: The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a range of initiatives to improve pre-assessment for surgical patients.
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Western Sussex Hospitals offers public one-to-one consultation on changes
STRUCTURE: Clinicians and managers are offering the public personal briefings on planned changes to services at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Queen Victoria Hospital FT to exceed planned surplus
FINANCE: The Queen Victoria Hospital FT had a “great result” last year and looks set for a £2m year-end surplus for 2010-11.
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Queen Victoria Hospital plans to promote its tertiary services
COMMERCIAL: The Queen Victoria Hospital FT has said it needs to promote its specialist tertiary services to primary care trusts and commissioning consortia in order to protect these services in future.
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QVH fails to meet targets for MRSA and C diff
PERFORMANCE: Queen Victoria Hospital FT has failed to match its infection control targets for 2010-11 and faces tougher ones next year.
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Kent and Medway Partnership expects small deficit for 2010-11
FINANCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust predicted a small year-end deficit of £0.2m last month.
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Kent and Medway Partnership asks for Monitor to return in autumn
STRUCTURE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust has told Monitor it plans for them to revisit the trust and complete their foundation trust assessment in the autumn.
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TCS ends agreement between Kent and Medway and county council
STRUCTURE: A section 75 integrated provider agreement for learning disabilities has ended between the mental health trust and the county council.
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Surrey and Borders Partnership launches pioneering organ donor guide
COMMERCIAL: Clinicians at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust have created the country’s first official guide to organ donation for people with learning disabilities.