WORKFORCE: NHS Medway Clinical Commissioning Group achieved an average sickness absence rate of 1.31 per cent during March.
This compares to rates of 1.53 per cent for Canterbury and Coastal CCG and 2.77 per cent for West Kent CCG, according to latest available data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
Meanwhile, NHS Surrey achieved an average sickness absence rate of 3.56 per cent during its last three months of existence.
23 July 2013
South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has warned it will need “mutual aid” from other NHS providers and is highly likely to move to the highest emergency response category, REAP level 4, if there is a no-deal Brexit in October, HSJ has learned.
Virgin Care and an NHS provider have won an £85m joint community services project.
Three Leicestershire clinical commissioning groups have, for the first time, appointed a joint chief executive who will also lead the local sustainability and transformation partnership.
A team of medical professionals had to review the notes of 3,200 patients registered at a Kent practice because of “significant” concerns over patient safety.
A social enterprise has won a contract to provide all NHS and council commissioned children’s community services in Medway.
WORKFORCE: A Kent clinical commissioning group is considering bringing in clinicians from Calais to help reduce waiting times and increase choice locally.
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