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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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Police to discuss controlled drugs policy with Frimley Park staff
WORKFORCE: The FT is making efforts to improve areas of poor performance in theatres, with a focus on improving management of controlled drugs.
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Frimley Park expects improvement on stroke to result from workforce changes
PERFORMANCE: The FT expects to improve its stroke services “imminently” after a lengthy period of below par performance, according to board papers.
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Frimley Park Hospital FT acts to improve trauma performance
PERFORMANCE: The FT is making efforts to improve areas of poor performance in trauma and orthopaedics.
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Work to begin this month on new Frimley Park A&E
STRUCTURE: Work is about to start on Frimley Park Hospital’s new emergency department, day surgery unit and helipad.
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Frimley Park reports high risk of emergency admission care failure
PERFORMANCE: The FT is currently rated as at “extremely high” risk of failing to provide clinical management of emergency admissions.
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Frimley Park asked to invest in informatics strategy
FINANCE: The FT is “falling behind” other hospitals on informatics and looks set to invest more in this area as a result, according to latest board papers.
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Frimley Park FT appoints two new NEDs
WORKFORCE: Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has appointed two new non-executive directors to its board.
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Berkshire Healthcare FT has responded to CQC concerns on incident reporting
PERFORMANCE: Berkshire Healthcare FT has taken action to address delays in reporting incidents on wards in response to concerns raised by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsJoint pathology venture fairly awarded, CCP decides
A foundation trust did not breach competition principles in selecting a public/private partnership for its pathology services, the NHS market regulator has found.
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Council throws hat in ring for Surrey community contract
COMMERCIAL: Surrey County Council has bid to take over the running of Surrey Community Health, according to primary care trust board papers.
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Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust chair steps down
WORKFORCE: The chair of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has announced he is standing down from the role.
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NHS West Sussex holds extra board meeting to discuss ‘clustering’
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust is holding an extra meeting in public at the end of the month to provide the public with an opportunity to “hear the latest on health services across the region”.
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust realigns HSE function
WORKFORCE: The acute trust internally realigned its health and safety functions at the beginning of this year.
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare hit by glitches during CSR upgrade
PERFORMANCE: The acute trust has successfully upgraded its care summary records software but the process was “marred” by several IT glitches.
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Royal Surrey County introduces universal dress code
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust has introduced a dress code covering all staff, as well as those wearing uniforms.
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East Sussex Hospitals meets infection control targets
PERFORMANCE: The acute trust has met its infection control targets for last year.
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Royal Surrey FT improves performance in staff survey
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust has significantly improved its standing in the Care Quality Commission’s annual staff survey results.