All MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST articles – Page 11
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HSJ Local
Shift in maternity demand at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
STRUCTURE: There has been a big rise in the predicted number of births for July at the new Tunbridge Wells Hospital and a corresponding fall at Maidstone Hospital.
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HSJ Local
New Kent hospital on schedule for autumn opening
STRUCURE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust says it is making good progress towards fully opening its new Pembury Hospital in September.
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HSJ Local
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells invests £2m in bus service
FINANCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is planning investment of over £2m in bus services over the next five years to enhance public transport to its new hospital in Pembury after it fully opens in September.
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HSJ Local
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells not compliant with mixed sex rules
PERFORMANCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells has issued a statement admitting that it is not yet fully compliant with the Department of Health’s latest rules on phasing out mixed sex accommodation.
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HSJ Local
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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News
Mixed sex ward breaches drop under tougher regime
Mixed sex accommodation breaches have dropped sharply since the launch of a tougher performance regime four months ago
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HSJ Local
Three trauma units proposed for Medway
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust has published an outline business case to support the development of major trauma services across the Kent and Medway area.
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HSJ Local
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust in £3.4m IT deal with Capita
COMMERCIAL: Support services contractor Capita is installing a £3.4m integrated information technology system for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
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News
Acute trusts' FT plans slip back a year
More than a quarter of the acute trusts still bidding for foundation status have seen their application date slip by over a year.
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News
Exclusive: government admits PFI deals mean 22 trusts will struggle to meet foundation status target
The Department of Health has named 22 hospitals with private finance deals that are “an obstacle to them achieving FT status by April 2014”.
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HSJ Local
Additional parking spaces granted for Kent hospital
STRUCTURE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust’s new hospital at Pembury has been granted better access to parking by councillors.
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Comment
Mergers making their mark on the South East Coast
Merger is the name of the game in Kent at the moment.
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HSJ Local
Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Hospitals to seek FT status in 2013
STRUCTURE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells will submit an application for foundation status to the Department of Health in 2013, according to its strategic health authority.
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Comment
'GPs run the risk of alienating themselves from their colleagues'
As the BMA gears up for a crisis meeting to debate the Health Bill, the chair of its consultant and specialists committee voices his fears of a huge split between members - and a ‘seething cauldron’ of competing providers in the future.
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HSJ Local
Maidstone and Tunbridge nearing limits for infection control
PERFORMANCE: The trust’s infection report for January shows it is currently on course to hit its targets for MRSA cases but behind for Clostridium difficile.
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News
Council planning change could slash hospital site value
A hospital trust is facing a potential £8m shortfall in funding because of changes in local planning policies and land values.
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HSJ Local
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells looks to Portugal for nurses
WORKFORCE: The Kent trust has successfully sourced new nursing recruits from Portugal and Ireland.
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Comment
'We all know what’s wrong with the NHS'
There are too many hospitals swallowing up too much money for too little return. Which is fine until you try to close or downsize one, and all hell breaks loose.
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News
Lansley confirms Maidstone to close maternity unit
Controversial plans to centralise maternity and children’s services in West Kent have been given the go-ahead by health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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Rose Gibb lawsuit bill could pass £250,000
The government’s legal bill to defend the decision to dismiss Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells chief executive Rose Gibb is likely to match the £265,000 she has been awarded, HSJ understands.