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Quality Accounts – 5 Boroughs 2011/12
In reflection on the year 2011/12, I believe the Trust’s quality management
processes have continued to evolve positively both in the measures
developed and utilised and in the transparency of the monitoring process.
Quality management receives strategic leadership and reports are
routinely submitted to the board. External scrutiny is delivered by a
quarterly quality review group chaired by the Commissioning lead for
Mental Health, NHS Knowsley and draws membership from associate
PCTs. This group has reviewed a number of quality measures and has
undertaken a ‘deep dive’ into a range of clinical areas including Learning
Disability Services and Adult Services during 2010/11. The consistent
pattern evident is of an organisation that has quality management at its
core.
Quality management is a continual evolving cycle in which all involved
need to seek to challenge whether systems are robust to drive clinical
quality. The Trust has shown a willingness to facilitate such challenge and
responded positively. There were instances arising in 2011/12 relating to
ward design and environmental safety that are subject to ongoing
consideration to ensure the highest standards of patient safety is
achieved. The Trust and commissioning bodies are seeking to ensure that
appropriate capital investment in infrastructure is deployed based on
robust environmental risk assessment.
During 2011/12 the Trust agreed a number of quality improvement
measures, known as CQUINs, which generated a payment for
achievement. This is the third year of such an arrangement. These
measures cover a range of topics and are challenging and include system
redesign. The Trust has maintained an appetite to deliver such challenging
quality improvement measures and sustain them. The Trust with partners
have developed and taken forward plans for system redesign which have
the quality of care delivery at heart. These will be implemented early in
2012/13.
Commissioning arrangements and relationships are changing during
2012/13 as a result of changes to commissioning roles and responsibilities
resulting from legislation. During this transition all commissioning bodies
remain committed to work with the Trust to support it further in its attempts
to drive quality up further. Commissioners remain vigilant on quality and
governance issues and will continue to monitor these areas closely.
Mr C Vose
Sub-Director for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, Knowsley
Health and Well-being
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