Documents and publications

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Annual reports and business plans

This section holds all our reports about the activities of the Trust including clinical governance and overall annual reports.

• Read our Annual reports and business plans 

Board and committee meetings

Access agendas and minutes from the Board of Directors and committee meetings at the links below:

• The Board of Directors 
  Details of the Board of Directors and links to minutes and agendas.

• Council of Governors
  Agendas and minutes from meetings. 

• Equality and Human Rights
  Equality schemes, reviews and Steering Group agendas and minutes. 

• Privacy and Dignity
  Background information, aims, responsibilities and contact details. 

• Trustwide Safeguarding Group
  Details of group membership, contact information and links to further resources.

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Freedom of Information (FOI)

The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act requires all government organisations, including the NHS, to publish information about that organisation. The Freedom of Information pages contain information routinely published by the Trust under the Trust's publication scheme.

• Who we are and what we do
  Provides organisational information and structures, details of key personnel and documents showing how the Trust fits into the NHS structure.

• What we spend and how we spend it
  Documents providing financial information on funding details, annual statement of accounts, budget reports, audit reports and standing financial instructions.

• What are our priorities and how are we doing
  Documents providing information on Trust strategies, annual business plans, audit reports, healthcare annual checks and reviews.

• How we make decisions
  Documents outlining the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust decision making processes. Including board papers, minutes and agendas.

• Our policies and procedures
  Current policies and procedures produced by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

• List and registers
  Asset registers, lists of main contractors and suppliers and other publicly available information registers.

• The services we offer
  Documents providing information on the services offered by East Kent Hospitals, including leaflets and newsletters.

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News and press releases

Access all the latest news and press releases from East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

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Our performance

The Board of Directors receive monthly reports by way of assurance to monitor key clinical quality and patient safety indicators, national and local target performance, and financial performance. These key reports are published monthly at the same time they are provided to the Board of Directors.

• Read our latest performance reports

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Policies and procedures

Access all the Policies, procedures and guidelines implemented within the Trust.

• Our policies, procedures and guidelines

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Statement and declarations

Read the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust declarations and compliance statements

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