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Medway FT’s high HSMR one of three highlighted by SHA
PERFORMANCE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust is one of three NHS organisations in the south reporting higher than expected death rates.
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Western Sussex Hospitals appoints chair
WORKFORCE: Mike Viggers has been appointed chair of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Western Sussex Hospitals MRSA free for 12 months
PERFORMANCE: There were no cases of hospital-acquired MRSA at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust during 2011.
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Sussex Partnership is top trust in Stonewall equality index
WORKFORCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has become the first ever NHS organisation to make it into the top 10 in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index.
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Western Sussex at centre of food spending row
FINANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust was last week forced to admit that an error has occurred somewhere in its data submission on hospital food to the NHS Information Centre.
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Kent PCTs launch phone app in bid to cut teenage pregnancies
PERFORMANCE: A mobile phone app has been launched as part of efforts to improve sexual health and reduce unplanned teenage pregnancies in Kent.
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Scabies outbreak halts admissions for 48 hours
PERFORMANCE: Two wards at a hospital in Sussex had to be closed to new admissions for 48 hours last year after an outbreak of scabies.
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CommentSouth East trusts face contrasting outlooks for 2012
Western Sussex Hospitals Trust will probably be happy to see the back of 2011.
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Maternity consultation nears end in east Kent
STRUCTURE: A “last call” for the public to have their say on the future of maternity services has been issued by the NHS Kent and Medway PCT cluster.
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New chief exec appointed by KMPT
WORKFORCE: Angela McNab has been appointed as the new chief executive of Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.
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Surrey has 10 emerging CCGs
STRUCTURE: There are currently 10 clinical commissioning groups emerging in Surrey, according to primary are trust documents.
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Sussex Partnership receives royal approval for hospital food
PERFORMANCE: Sussex Partnership FT was recognised by the Prince of Wales last week for its work to provide good local and nutritional food for people using its mental health services.
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Surrey centres to take part in major breast imaging trial
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Surrey County Hospital and the Jarvis Breast Screening and Diagnostic Centre in Guildford are taking part in a £1.6m trial of a new breast imaging machine, which has the potential to detect breast cancer earlier than before.
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Western Sussex Hospitals seeking to offload hospital block
COMMERCIAL: Charities, public sector organisations and private companies are being invited to submit plans for the future of the Harness Block at Southlands Hospital, run by Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Two ‘unacceptable’ MRSA cases at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust chief executive has warned staff that two MRSA cases in two weeks is “completely unacceptable”.
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Warning over social care budget cuts in West Sussex
FINANCE: Local campaigners in West Sussex have written an open letter warning of the negative impact of social care budget cuts on vulnerable adults.
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All C sections subject to root cause analysis at Western Sussex
PERFORMANCE: The Caesarean section rate at Western Sussex Hospitals was discussed at its latest board meeting in November.
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Third of East Sussex Hospitals staff vaccinated against flu
WORKFORCE: Around a third of East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust’s workforce had been immunised against seasonal flu by 9 December.
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Western Sussex Hospitals improving on orthopaedics
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals Trust needs “further work” to meet its stretch target for fractured neck of femur surgery but performance is improving.
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East Sussex Hospitals leads tender for archiving and imaging system
COMMERCIAL: East Sussex Hospitals Trust is leading the tender for an imaging and archiving system in the South East Coast region.