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NHS West Sussex needs to identify extra £20m in savings
FINANCE: The primary care trust needs to find £20m of extra savings to reach its end of year surplus target, according to its latest finance report.
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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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GPs back specialist nursing post after pressure from charity
WORKFORCE: A specialist Parkinson’s nurse has been secured for West Sussex after an emerging clinical commissioning group previously advised a primary care trust to put recruitment to the post “on hold”.
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NewsPrivate hospital spend varies widely, study shows
Significant variations exist in the proportion of work primary care trusts commission from independent sector providers, a study shared with HSJ reveals.
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New NED joins NHS Surrey
WORKFORCE: David Lewis has been appointed to the board of NHS Surrey as a non executive director.
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Kent aims to recruit 218 more health visitors over next five years
WORKFORCE: As part of a nationwide campaign, the NHS in Kent has launched a major recruitment drive to find 218 new health visitors over the next five years.
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Sussex aims to recruit 150 extra health visitors
WORKFORCE: As part of the national health visitor strategy, the NHS in Sussex has launched a recruitment drive for new health visitors.
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Frimley Park given only 48 hours to prepare for PM visit
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust received only 48 hours warning that the prime minister was to launch the NHS reforms “listening exercise” there in April.
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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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No judicial review request over Maidstone reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: Councillors have opted not to request a judicial review against the trust over its plans to reconfigure services for women and children, according to board papers.
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Kent trust failed to reach information governance minimum
PERFORMANCE: An internal control report from Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells said the trust had failed last year to reach the minimum requirement for information governance set out in the NHS operating framework.
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells needs ‘radical solutions’ to maintain viability
FINANCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust faces significant financial challenges over the next three years, which require “radical solutions”, according to a statement on internal control from chief executive Glenn Douglas.
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Sussex Partnership meeting all ‘priority indicators’
PERFORANCE: Sussex Partnership is meeting all its priority service indicators, its board of directors were told this month.
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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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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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Darent Valley failing to meet CQC essential standards
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission found the trust was not meeting standards relating to dignity and nutrition during a spot check as part of a wider investigation into how older patients are treated.
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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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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.