Medway NHS Foundation Trust – Page 14
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Medway FT commended for breastfeeding support
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust has been awarded a “Certificate of Commitment” in its first step towards gaining international recognition from the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative.
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Birth centre opens at Medway FT
STRUCTURE: Medway Foundation Trust’s new midwifery-led unit has begun receiving its first patients.
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Medway and Dartford push for merger
STRUCTURE: The boards of Medway Foundation Trust and Dartford and Gravesham Trust have decided to “proceed to the next stage” of planning to merge their organisations.
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Return to MSA target breach status at Medway
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust this month recorded six breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation.
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CommentHandful of trusts let down South East Coast on performance checks
Two sets of national checks and balances have revealed the South East Coast’s A* performers and those that “must try harder” when it comes to issues of patient experience.
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Medway FT returns to target for mixed sex breaches
PERFORMANCE: The trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month, the second time it has done so since monthly recording began.
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NHS Medway records small in-year surplus
FINANCE: The primary care trust had fallen slightly behind plan after the first two months of the financial year, but did report a surplus.
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Work starts on midwife-led birth unit in Medway
STRUCTURE: Work has begun on a new midwifery-led unit at Medway Maritime Hospital.
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First patients attend new Medway neuroscience unit
STRUCTURE: A new neuroscience unit has opened at Medway Maritime Hospital.
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Medway goes public with possible Dartford merger
STRUCTURE: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and Medway NHS Foundation Trust have announced they are exploring the possibility of coming together to form one organisation.
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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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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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NewsExclusive: care quality variations revealed in Dr Foster data
Large disparities in key patient care indicators across trusts in England have been revealed in data shared exclusively with HSJ.
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Medway found in breach of Monitor authorisation terms
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has found Medway Foundation Trust to be in significant breach of the terms of its authorisation.
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Medway FT signs memorandum of understanding with nearby acute trust
STRUCTURE: Medway NHS Foundation Trust has moved a step closer to integration with Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, which is seeking a way of gaining foundation status.
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Medway hails ‘best results’ on mixed sex wards
PERFORMANCE: The trust believes itself to be compliant with operating framework requirements that it eliminate mixed sex accommodation except where it is in the overall best interests of the patient, or reflects the patient choice.
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Medway HCAs among first to pass stoma NVQ
WORKFORCE: The trust has announced that two of its clinical support workers are among the first in the UK to pass a stoma care National Vocational Qualification (NVQ).
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Monitor's intervention threshold lowered in new framework
Monitor is set to intervene in more foundation trusts that are in danger of breaching their authorisation.
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Medway FT in top tier for stroke services
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust has been rated as one of the best in country for stroke services.
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Medway FT experiencing rise in A&E attendance
Accident and emergency attendances have increased in 2010-11 compared to the same period last year.