All 46 trusts in the region - in Kent, Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex - were contacted in January and asked what their current financial status was.
The results are below, with explanations for how some trusts came to be in that position, or measures taken to tackle any problems. Minus figures show a deficit, figures without a minus sign indicate a trust which has a surplus or is breaking even.
Several trusts who revealed debts said they expected to break even by the end of the financial year in March.
SOUTH EAST HEALTH TRUST FINANCES
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HEALTH TRUST
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SURPLUS/ DEBT (£)
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IMPACT/ EXPLANATION
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Adur, Arun and Worthing PCT
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0
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Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust
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-1,695,000
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Ashford PCT
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-267,000
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Bexhill and Rother PCT
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369,000
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Brighton and Hove City PCT
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924,000
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Trust's surplus could be used to offset debts elsewhere in Brighton and Hove NHS
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Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
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-6,100,000
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Banned the use of agency staff other than in exceptional circumstances
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Canterbury and Coastal PCT
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-1,507,000
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Recruitment freeze on non-clinical vacancies which will not compromise patient care
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Crawley PCT
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n/a
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Would not provide information
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Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust
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-1,800,000
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Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley PCT
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-2,200,000
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East Elmbridge and Mid Surrey PCT
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-5,200,000
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Has provided software to GPs enabling them to find cheaper drugs
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East Kent Coastal Teaching PCT
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544,000
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East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust
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-3,200,000
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Reducing agency nurse costs to cut deficit without affecting patients
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East Kent NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
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344,000
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East Surrey PCT
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0
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East Sussex County Healthcare NHS Trust
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-228,000
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Expects to break even by end of financial year
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East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust
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-5,000,000
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Initiatives include reducing patients' length of stay and stopping unnecessary admissions
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Eastbourne Downs PCT
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-900,000
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Staff asked to think twice about any expenditure
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Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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n/a
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Would not provide current information, but expect a £4m surplus at end of financial year
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Guildford and Waverley PCT
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-3,100,000
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Taskforce set up to review all services
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Hastings and St Leonards PCT
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519,000
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Horsham and Chanctonbury PCT
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-1,075,000
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Kent Ambulance NHS Trust
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0
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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
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-1,200,000
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Admitting patients on the day of operations instead of the day before
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Maidstone Weald PCT
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-1,600,000
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Assessing the number of patients who are referred to London Hospitals for specialist treatment, and reviewing how more services can be provided locally
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Medway NHS Trust
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-1,350,000
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Aiming to run theatres, wards and outpatient clinics more effectively
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Medway Teaching PCT
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-2,100,000
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Ensuring national targets for waiting times are met but not exceeded
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Mid Sussex PCT
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0
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Reviewing all management vacancies
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North Surrey PCT
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106,000
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Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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0
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Royal Surrey County Hospitals NHS Trust
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-4,000,000
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Royal West Sussex NHS Trust
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-14,726,000
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Recruiting to roles which are mission critical only
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Shepway PCT
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179,000
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South Downs Health NHS Trust
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-900,000
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Making strenuous efforts to avoid the use of private beds in mental health services when NHS beds are full
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South West Kent PCT
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-3,300,000
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Investing in a range of services within the community, so patients do not have to go to hospital for some treatment
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Surrey Ambulance Service NHS Trust
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0
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Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust
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-751,000
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
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-32,500,000
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£18.3m is debt for 2005/2006, added to by £14.2m historical deficit. Management says trust "cannot resolve its debts on its own". Has cut about 300 jobs, reduced use of temporary staff and temporarily reduced the amount of elective surgery and theatres in use
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Surrey Heath and Woking PCT
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-1,137,000
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Recruitment freeze expected to help trust break even by end of financial year
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Sussex Ambulance Service NHS Trust
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-397,000
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When staff are off sick, shift may only be covered if it is a priority to do so
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Sussex Downs and Weald PCT
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-382,000
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Swale PCT
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-7,800,000
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Closed a ward in a community hospital and made 30 redundancies
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West Kent NHS and Social Care Trust
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-323,000
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A freeze on non-clinical vacancies - nothing that will directly affect patient care
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West Sussex Health and Social Care Trust
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-428,000
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Expects to break even by end of financial year
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Western Sussex Primary Care Trust
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-5,250,000
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Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust
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-8,000,000
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Has closed 30 beds and redesigned areas to make more day surgery possible
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TOTAL
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-115,431,000
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