All MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST articles – Page 10
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New chief executive for beleaguered acute trust
WORKFORCE: Medway Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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'Hard evidence' special measures worked at Keogh trusts, say researchers
There is ‘hard evidence’ that the special measures regime has reduced death rates at the 11 Keogh trusts and potentially saved hundreds of lives, researchers have claimed.
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Medway still has 'long way to go' despite improvement
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust has kept its “inadequate” rating despite slight improvements found by a Care Quality Commission inspection team during its latest visit.
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Ambulance staff to leave patients waiting at A&E during busy periods
South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust will leave patients waiting to be admitted to accident and emergency departments in order to respond to emergency calls during busy periods.
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HSJ Local
Strict conditions imposed on Medway following multiple inspections
PERFORMANCE: Stringent conditions have been placed on Medway Maritime Hospital following a third CQC inspection of its struggling accident and emergency department.
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Hospital inspections in marginal seats could swing general election
Hospital inspections could play a role in deciding the outcome of next year’s general election, according to analysis shared exclusively with HSJ.
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UKIP candidate hits out at Medway chair
The UKIP parliamentary candidate criticised for using a picture of a hospital chief executive in election material has attacked the “extraordinary” intervention of the chair of Medway Foundation Trust
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Kent organisations step in to relieve pressure on Medway
STRUCTURE: Medway Foundation Trust could see some of its work moved to a neighbouring trust to relieve pressure on the struggling organisation.
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Further senior leadership changes at Medway
WORKFORCE: A member of University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust’s senior leadership team has taken a permanent post at Medway Foundation Trust in one of several changes to the troubled trust’s management.
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Seven in 10 trusts 'require improvement' or are 'inadequate', says CQC
Seven out of 10 NHS trusts rated by the Care Quality Commission under its new inspections regime were found to be inadequate or requiring improvement, an HSJ analysis of published ratings reveals.
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Urgent action taken as Medway A&E remains in 'state of crisis'
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission is ‘urgently working’ with NHS England and Monitor to make improvements at Medway Maritime Hospital’s accident and emergency department after an unannounced inspection found it ‘remained in a state of crisis with poor clinical leadership’.
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One in 10 trusts lack permanent finance chief, reveals HSJ analysis
Almost one in 10 trust boards does not have a permanent finance director amid one of the biggest ever NHS funding squeezes, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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Kent special measures trust could be first to face extra regulatory action
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust could become the first provider in special measures to face further regulatory action from the Care Quality Commission after inspectors found it had failed to improve during an unannounced inspection.
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Leadership changes at Barking, Havering and Redbridge
WORKFORCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has expanded its leadership team as part of its plan to improve performance.
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Leader
East Kent is a test case for new CQC regime and its consequences
Monitor is yet to make its decision
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Keogh trusts have progressed one year on, says Richards
Strong leadership and good clinical engagement are the essential qualities for turning around failing trusts, chief inspector of hospitals Sir Mike Richards has told HSJ.
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‘Buddy’ trusts could double their money under bonus scheme
The leading hospitals ‘buddied’ with failing trusts under the special measures regime received some £1.5m to cover their costs last year.
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Two further Keogh trusts leave special measures
Two further trusts placed in regulatory “special measures” last summer have been removed from the regime, the health secretary announced today.
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Three Keogh trusts must stay in special measures, CQC decides
Three acute trusts placed in special measures a year ago have failed to make significant progress and should remain in special measures, the chief inspector of hospitals has said