South Eastern HSC Trust Receives Prestigious UK Gong

xa0Local Health Trust Named in Top Forty CHKS Trusts in UKTHE South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust has been named as one of the top 40 acute hospital Trusts in the United Kingdom. The award is given to the 40 top performing CHKS Trusts in the UK and is one of several awards that are part of the CHKSxa0Top Hospitals Programme. As well as national awards for patient safety, quality of care and data quality, CHKS celebrates excellence amongst its clients across the UK.xa0The 40Top awardxa0is based on the evaluation of 22 key performance indicators covering safety, clinical effectiveness, health outcomes, efficiency, patient experience and quality of care. The South Eastern HSC Trust’s Chief Executive, Hugh McCaughey said:xa0xa0“This is a fantastic achievement to be recognised as one of the Top 40 Trusts in the United Kingdom.xa0 This award is a tribute to all our staff who work so hard to achieve very high standards.xa0 It also demonstrates the quality and efficiency of our services”. Jason Harries, CHKS Managing Director said:xa0“We are delighted that the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust is one of our 40 Top performing Trusts for 2013. These awards recognise outstanding performance in 22 areas which we believe are critical to delivering good patient care.”  ]]>