All South articles – Page 113
-
NewsJoint pathology venture fairly awarded, CCP decides
A foundation trust did not breach competition principles in selecting a public/private partnership for its pathology services, the NHS market regulator has found.
-
HSJ Local
Council throws hat in ring for Surrey community contract
COMMERCIAL: Surrey County Council has bid to take over the running of Surrey Community Health, according to primary care trust board papers.
-
HSJ Local
Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust chair steps down
WORKFORCE: The chair of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has announced he is standing down from the role.
-
HSJ Local
NHS West Sussex holds extra board meeting to discuss ‘clustering’
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust is holding an extra meeting in public at the end of the month to provide the public with an opportunity to “hear the latest on health services across the region”.
-
HSJ Local
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust realigns HSE function
WORKFORCE: The acute trust internally realigned its health and safety functions at the beginning of this year.
-
HSJ Local
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.
-
HSJ Local
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.
-
HSJ Local
East Sussex Hospitals meets infection control targets
PERFORMANCE: The acute trust has met its infection control targets for last year.
-
HSJ Local
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.
-
HSJ Local
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.
-
HSJ Local
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.
-
News
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”.
-
HSJ Local
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).
-
HSJ Local
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.
-
HSJ Local
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.
-
HSJ Local
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.
-
HSJ Local
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.
-
HSJ Local
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.
-
HSJ Local
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.
-
HSJ Local
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.