Performance
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Surrey and Sussex patients question clarity of medic letters
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare 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.
Weston reorganises management structure
STRUCTURE: Weston Area Health Trust has reorganised its management structure from three divisions into two.
Safety not guaranteed at 18 A&E depts amid 'toxic overcrowding'
PERFORMANCE: Patient safety at 18 accident and emergency departments in the West Midlands cannot be guaranteed according to a joint letter signed by leading clinicians from across the region.
Extra activity driving agency spend at Medway
PERFORMANCE: Pressures from extra activity in March and April has had severe effects on Medway Foundation Trust.
More than 900 'long waiters' at East Kent
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust had 907 “long waiters” at the end of April – 45 of whom had been waiting more than a year.
East Kent overcomes pressures to hit four-hour target
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust managed to treat 91 per cent of patients in A&E within four hours in April – despite coming under severe pressure which caused the trust to declare an internal major incident.
Durham Dales falling short on health checks
PERFORMANCE: GP surgeries in the Durham Dales are not calling enough patients for health checks to meet targets.
Durham Dales piloting bladder problem service
SERVICES: A nurse led service is offering rapid access for patients in the Durham Dales with bladder problems.
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Concern about Berkshire FT activity reporting
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Nearly 20 serious incidents since April at East Kent FT
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Elective performance plummets at NWLH after A&E problems
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NEW Devon sets priorities
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Hillingdon Hospitals missing A&E target
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Birmingham hospital mounts campaign to tackle pressure ulcers
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Southampton CCG associate director focuses on emergency care
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Overspend reported at Milton Keynes CCG
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Nene CCG echoes CQC concerns on Kettering
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Chiltern C difficile concern
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Wokingham highlights MRSA target risk
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Barnet PCT apologises for failings that led to death
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Stockport CCG examines C Diff deaths
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Oldham announces A&E expansion
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Green light for Western Sussex Hospitals IT upgrade
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Kent epilepsy service improves patient dignity and cuts ambulance call-outs
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Western Sussex identifies need to procure sustainably
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East Sussex worst offender in region for mixed sex breaches
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Epsom and St Helier missing A&E target
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SASH launches new nursing and midwifery strategy
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Medway second worst offender in region for mixed sex breaches
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Concern over crisis services at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust
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Cumbria reports overactivity for Morecambe Bay
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Bolton attempt to cut 18 weeks backlog
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New nursing strategy at Cumbria Partnership
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Flood barriers in place at Worthing Hospital
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North West London Hospitals Trust has sixth maternity suspension
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Royal Bournemouth recalls screening patients
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Keogh mortality rates team publish details after Basildon visit
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Improved weekend patient care in East Kent
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South London Healthcare Trust in bottom decile for A&E performance
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Bristol Community Health pilots mobile working
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North East Ambulance reports 300 day handover waits
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Hull and East Yorks considers food venture
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Cambridge fails to hit A&E target after ‘disappointing’ March
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Kent nurses trying to tackle rising tide of school nappy wearers
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Hounslow CCG breaching teenage conception targets
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Nurses up to speed on information at Queen Victoria FT
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Chester infections concern
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Success for Hull and East Yorks hip programme
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Bolton Foundation Trust waiting times struggle highlighted
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Brighton and Sussex rated poorly for discussing future care needs
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Queen Victoria FT answers call bells quickly
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Queen Victoria FT explains surgical risk
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Queen Victoria FT explains anaesthetics
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Good access to staff, say Queen Victoria FT patients
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Tameside CCG warned about poor A&E performance
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North Somerset A&E patients face long waits
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Guildford private hospital apologises for surgery 'failings'
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Brighton hospital introduces ‘tuck bags’ to cut infections
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A&E performance below par in Stockport
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Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust misses A&E target
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Patients know how to complain at Queen Vic trust
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Queen Victoria patients treated with dignity
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Queen Victoria FT patients happy with privacy
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Examination privacy highly rated at Queen Victoria FT
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Patients at Queen Victoria FT confident in nurses
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Western Sussex rates well for measure of patient experience
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Emergency care problems linked to poor relationships, finds south of England review
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Ashford and St Peter’s scores poorly on discharge notification
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Poor delayed discharge score for Medway
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Western Sussex patients question clarity of medic letters
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Patients confident in doctors at Queen Victoria FT
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Privacy highly rated at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare
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Royal Surrey discusses equipment needs with patients
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Queen Victoria FT keeps patients in the loop after ops
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Docs treat patients with dignity at Queen Victoria FT
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Solent Trust reports 'stark' staff survey feedback
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Medway FT scores badly on patient dignity
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Pre-operative information lacking at Medway
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North West London Hospitals Trusts records a 12-hour-plus waiter in April
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Community hospital moves patients due to gas leak
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Croydon appoints new chief operating officer
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Pain control highly rated at Queen Victoria FT
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Queen Victoria FT staff supportive of patients
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Patients recognise nurse respect at Queen Victoria FT
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Queen Victoria FT scores well in information levels
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London Ambulance Service given £15m funding boost
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Patients lack meal choice at Dartford and Gravesham
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Mansfield CCG highlights transfers problem at Sherwood Hospitals
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Queen Victoria FT rated highly for help at meal times
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Queen Victoria FT has enough nurses, say patients
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Queen Victoria FT scores well for clinical consistency
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Maidstone and Tunbridge patients happy with privacy
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Queen Victoria FT rated highly for supporting patients at discharge
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Patients happy with information at Queen Victoria FT
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Queen Victoria FT involves patients in decisions
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Patients damn inpatient care at Heatherwood and Wexham Park
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6.5 per cent growth in emergency demand at East Lancs
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Councillors criticise NHS Croydon failure to hold individuals to account
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Medway FT below average for hospital food
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Patients unhappy with waits at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
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