All KENT AND MEDWAY NHS AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST articles – Page 5
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Community engagement strategy for Kent and Medway Partnership
STRUCTURE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership has launched a Community Engagement Strategy.
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Kent and Medway cuts deficit with asset sale
FINANCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust has reached a near breakeven position after nine months of the financial year, according to board papers.
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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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Kent and Medway Partnership launches new hospital liaison service
STRUCTURE: a new mental health service that aims to provide mental health support to those admitted to Medway Maritime Hospital was launched this month.
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Zero mixed sex breaches in September for Kent and Medway Partnership
PERFORMANCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
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Drop in patient information performance at Kent and Medway Partnership
PERFORMANCE: Only four in 10 patients at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust remember being given an information leaflet when entering the trust, according to a report.
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Kent and Medway Partnership seeking two senior execs
WORKFORCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is seeking to fill vacancies for a chief executive and executive director of finance and resources.
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Kent and Medway refutes food cost figure
FINANCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust has refuted suggestions that it spends significantly more on food than other NHS organisations.
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CommentReconfiguration plans grow in confidence in the South East
With reconfiguration no longer a dirty word following the approval of plans for Chase Farm Hospital, other trusts may be more confident in getting service changes through while a Whitehall wind is seemingly behind them.
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Kent and Medway Partnership ‘mostly comparable’ with other trusts
PERFORMANCE: Results from the 2011 community mental health survey show services provided by Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust “are mostly comparable with the rest of the country”.
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CommentSouth Coast trusts forecast 2011-12 performance, predict £77m overspend
Trying to predict the future for the NHS is always difficult, as there always seems to be a reorganisation or a winter crisis just round the corner. However, primary care trusts in Sussex have given it a go.
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Kent and Medway Partnership appoints interim chief
WORKFORCE: Bob Deans has taken up post as the trust’s new Interim chief executive for 12 months.
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Seventeen South East Coast provider contracts signed off late
COMMERCIAL: A total of 17 providers in the South East Coast strategic health authority area did not have their 2011-12 provider/commissioner contracts signed off at the beginning of the year.
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Kent and Medway consults public on community engagement plan
STRUCTURE: Kent and Medway has begun a consultation on draft plans for a community engagement strategy.
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Kent and Medway Partnership to shed 20 nursing posts
WORKFORCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is expecting to cut around 20 qualified nursing positions over 2011-12.
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CommentCross border mental health contracts emerge in the South East
The mental health providers of the South East coast region are currently keen to engage in some cross border commercial activity.
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Kent and Medway Partnership expects small deficit for 2010-11
FINANCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust predicted a small year-end deficit of £0.2m last month.
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Kent and Medway Partnership asks for Monitor to return in autumn
STRUCTURE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust has told Monitor it plans for them to revisit the trust and complete their foundation trust assessment in the autumn.
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TCS ends agreement between Kent and Medway and county council
STRUCTURE: A section 75 integrated provider agreement for learning disabilities has ended between the mental health trust and the county council.
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Environment remains a ‘challenge’ for Kent and Medway Partnership
PERFORMANCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust has admitted that it still has environment issues at one of its units.