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PCT cluster chair to take over at Medway FT

2012-03-26T19:03:00Z

WORKFORCE: Vernon Hull will be standing down as the long standing chair of Medway NHS Foundation Trust at the end of March.

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PCT clusters to share chair

2012-03-26T19:03:00Z

WORKFORCE: NHS Surrey chair David Clayton-Smith is to combine to role with that of chair for NHS Sussex.

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IT savings for Kent and Medway partnership

2012-03-26T18:59:00Z

FINANCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust saved £500,000 by completing its rollout of the RiO IT system three months ahead of schedule.

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Patient ‘passport’ launched at East Kent Hospitals

2012-03-26T18:59:00Z

PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has launched an initiative designed to aid communication between the trust and patients with learning disabilities.

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New maternity training aid for Western Sussex Hospitals

2012-03-26T18:59:00Z

WORKFORCE: A new birthing simulator teaching aid is to be introduced at Worthing Hospital.

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Kent and Medway partnership behind on 28 day re-admission target

2012-03-26T18:59:00Z

PERFORMANCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust has warned that it is behind with quality account plans to reduce the rate of re-admissions for adolescents.

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One compulsory redundancy follows QVH ward closure

2012-03-26T18:58:00Z

WORKFORCE: One member of staff was made compulsorily redundant following the closure of a ward at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, according to board papers.

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Felicity Cox takes the top job at Bedfordshire and Luton

2012-03-16T15:15:00Z

WORKFORCE: Felicity Cox is to take over as PCT cluster chief executive at NHS Bedfordshire and Luton.

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Colds and flu drive up Sussex Partnership sickness absence

2012-03-16T08:16:00Z

WORKFORCE: Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust had a sickness absence rate for December 2011 of 4.26 per cent, up from 4.14 per cent in November.

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Serco named as preferred bidder for East Kent deal

2012-03-15T19:08:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Serco Group has been selected as preferred bidder for a contract to provide integrated facilities management services to East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust.

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Ward moves at Western Sussex Hospitals

2012-03-15T13:15:00Z

STRUCTURE: The last remaining patients at one of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust’s hospital sites are being moved this week into new facilities, marking the end of a service redesign programme.

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Medic invoice blamed for agency spend rise at Sussex FT

2012-03-15T13:13:00Z

WORKFORCE: Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust noted an increase in its agency pay bill for January, which it said was partly caused by a doctor’s invoice being “higher than estimated”.

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Sussex Partnership FT opens two more centres

2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

STRUCTURE: Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust opened two new services in February, according to latest board papers.

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Unexpected benefit from summary care record in Kent

2012-03-12T19:02:00Z

PERFORMANCE: The NHS Kent and Medway cluster has found summary care records are proving to be a “real benefit” to Gurkha families needing hospital care, some of whom spoke little English.

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Sussex Partnership just about in surplus in Jan

2012-03-12T19:02:00Z

FINANCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust recorded an operating deficit of £52,000 in January, taking the year to date position to a surplus of just £7,000.

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Extra million boosts NHS dentistry in Surrey

2012-03-12T19:01:00Z

FINANCE: NHS Surrey has announced it is investing an extra £1m in the county’s high street dentists in order to boost NHS capacity.

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Sussex Partnership FT names preferred provider for IT contract

2012-03-12T18:25:00Z

COMMERCIAL: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has named a preferred bidder for a contract to provide information technology infrastructure and support.

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East Sussex PCTs ties charity grants to outcomes

2012-03-12T18:24:00Z

COMMERCIAL: The East Sussex primary care trust cluster and local authority is to offer up to £8m worth of commissions to voluntary and community organisations.

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Sussex Partnership falling behind on savings

2012-03-12T18:24:00Z

FINANCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust was around £2.4m behind its savings target in January, according to latest board papers.

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DH funding for eye equipment at Western Sussex Healthcare

2012-03-12T18:03:00Z

FINANCE: Western Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is to receive extra government funding for new equipment.