All WESTERN SUSSEX HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 5
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HSJ Local
Green light for Western Sussex Hospitals IT upgrade
STRUCTURE: Western Sussex Hospitals Trust’s board has approved the replacement and upgrade of its IT server and network infrastructure.
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HSJ Local
Go-ahead for Worthing pre-admission facility upgrade
STRUCTURE: The board at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust has approved a business case costing nearly £1.2m to improve surgical pre-admission accommodation at Worthing Hospital.
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HSJ Local
Nurse recruitment risk remains for Western Sussex
WORKFORCE: Western Sussex Hospitals Trust has improved its success in recruiting nurses but it continues to be an area of risk.
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex identifies need to procure sustainably
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals Trust’s sustainable development management group has identified a need to take into account environmental factors when procuring new equipment.
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HSJ Local
Flood barriers in place at Worthing Hospital
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has shored up its flood defenses at Worthing Hospital.
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex Hospitals draws up staff wellbeing strategy
WORKFORCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has published a draft strategy to improve the health and wellbeing of its staff.
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HSJ Local
New breast cancer unit takes shape at West Sussex
STRUCTURE: Work has begun on new breast cancer services at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex rates well for measure of patient experience
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing above average in the inpatient survey for the way nurses acted around them.
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex patients question clarity of medic letters
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing below average in the inpatient survey for whether patients could understand correspondence sent between their GP and their consultant.
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Blogs
One-year waits race towards zero
One year waits continue to fall sharply. 18 week waits, and the waiting list overall, are steady. Orthopaedic long-waits are deteriorating.
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NewsExclusive: Nearly 50 trusts 'have no independent future'
Nearly 50 NHS trusts are likely to face merger or franchised management as they are unable to gain foundation status in their current form, HSJ has learned.
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NewsAnalysed: the state of the FT pipeline
HSJ Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine the state of the foundation trust pipeline in the wake of the Francis inquiry.
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HSJ Local
Hike in older patients at Western Sussex Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has “continued to experience particularly high levels of activity in care for older people”, according to board papers.
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HSJ Local
Review of A&E complaints at Western Sussex
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has begun a review of why its accident and emergency department has more complaints than other parts of the organisation.
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HSJ Local
Refurbishments to take place at Western Sussex
STRUCTURE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust is to carry out “significant refurbishments” to its maxillofacial unit and fracture clinic.
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex Hospitals continues down FT pipeline
STRUCTURE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has been supplying Monitor with further information regarding its attempts to become a foundation trust.
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HSJ Local
Maternity improvements at Western Sussex
STRUCTURE: A new birthing pool will be one of the main improvements being made to the Worthing Hospital Delivery Suite.
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HSJ Local
Rape charge HCA remanded to crown court
WORKFORCE: A healthcare assistant who worked at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust has been remanded to appear before a crown court.
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HSJ Local
HCA charged with rape at St Richard’s Hospital
WORKFORCE: A healthcare assistant has been charged with raping a patient at one of Western Sussex Hospitals Trust’s hospitals.
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex sees benefits of orthopaedics recovery programme
PERFORMANCE: Changes to the way hip and knee replacement surgery is carried out at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust are producing “better than hoped for” results for length of hospital stay.