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Budget of over £230m for NE Hampshire and Farnham CCG
FINANCE: North East Hampshire and Farnham Clinical Commissioning Group has an initial budget of just over £236m for 2013-14.
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Commissioners and providers ‘map’ west Kent services
STRUCTURE: Commissioners and providers in west Kent are attempting to draw up a future picture of the “modern, efficient healthcare system” needed by their population.
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West Kent CCG sets out future ‘vision’ for local services
STRUCTURE: A “vision for health” in west Kent has been produced by the area’s NHS commissioners.
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Mobile blood teams under threat in West Sussex
STRUCTURE: Plans to axe two mobile blood collection units in West Sussex have been criticised by unions.
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Queen Victoria Hospital chair given OBE
WORKFORCE: Peter Griffiths, chair of Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has been awarded a CBE in recognition of services to healthcare.
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East Sussex public health director leaves
WORKFORCE: The head of public health at East Sussex County Council is leaving, with her deputy appointed to the role in an acting capacity.
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Sussex Community Trust in new home palliative care partnership
STRUCTURE: Sussex Community NHS Trust’s palliative care team has joined with the Martlets Hospice@Home team to deliver a new specialist support and advice service.
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New community hospital for Dover gets planning permission
STRUCTURE: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust says a new community hospital is due to be completed in the Dover area by Christmas 2014.
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New service encourages more homebirths in Sussex
STRUCTURE: A new 24-hour community midwives service dedicated to home births has been introduced by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust.
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Brighton and Sussex turns to electronic whiteboards
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust has rolled out interactive electronic whiteboards to improve efficiency on wards.
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Sussex Community Trust starts FT consultation
STRUCTURE: Sussex Community NHS Trust has launched a foundation trust consultation launches at its Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital.
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Thanet CCG sets out vision for future
PERFORMANCE: NHS Thanet Clinical Commissioning Group has set out its plans to tackle the priority areas of tobacco-related disease, obesity and dementia.
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Delivery suite revamp complete at Worthing Hospital
STRUCTURE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has announced the completion of a £350,000 project to improve the delivery suite at Worthing Hospital, including the opening of a new birthing pool.
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Western Sussex achieves FT status
STRUCTURE: Monitor has authorised Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust as a foundation trust, only the second one since April 2012.
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New East Sussex endoscopy unit due to open in autumn
STRUCTURE: Building work on a new endoscopy unit at Eastbourne District General Hospital is nearing its final phase with the first patients expected to use it in early autumn.
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Surrey and Sussex aims to halve office waste
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust has launched an ambitious new recycling scheme at East Surrey Hospital.
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Queen Victoria records two SUIs
PERFOMANCE: Two serious untoward incidents were reported at Queen Victoria Hospital Foundation Trust in April. In one, being treated as a never event, an incision was made to the wrong side of the mouth but this was spotted before surgery commenced.
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Dartford and Gravesham addressing 18 week backlog
PERFORMANCE: Dartford and Gravesham Trust is tackling a backlog of patients who have been waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment.
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Nursing and midwifery strategy launched at Surrey and Sussex
WORKFORCE: A nursing and midwifery strategy for the next three years has been launched at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust.
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Ashford and St Peter's list mistake leads to waits
PERFORMANCE: An error in how pain management patients were prioritised has meant that 254 patients at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals Foundation Trust were not seen within 18 weeks.