Annual Report and Accounts - The Great Western Hospital
Annual Report and Accounts - The Great Western Hospital
Annual Report and Accounts - The Great Western Hospital
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No. Audit Title<br />
Learning From <strong>The</strong> Project<br />
Dieticians. Patients <strong>and</strong> parents felt there was a need for psychological services to<br />
be made available (particularly at diagnosis). Over half of the Parents <strong>and</strong> patients<br />
said they visited the clinic 4+ times. Majority of patients <strong>and</strong> parents felt they had<br />
enough choice re: insulin regime. Over 80% of patients <strong>and</strong> parents felt they could<br />
contact their PDSN or Dr outside of their appointment, <strong>and</strong> this that service was<br />
valued <strong>and</strong> useful.<br />
13. <strong>The</strong> National<br />
Oesophago-<br />
Gastic Cancer<br />
Audit (NOGCA)<br />
14. National Lung<br />
Cancer Audit<br />
(LUCADA) -<br />
2009/10<br />
15. Consultant Sign<br />
Off – College of<br />
Emergency<br />
Medicine (CEM)<br />
Audit 2011<br />
16. Major<br />
Complications of<br />
Airway<br />
Management<br />
17. Carotid<br />
Interventions<br />
Audit 2010<br />
18. National Diabetes<br />
Inpatient Day<br />
Audit-2010<br />
19. National<br />
Comparative<br />
Audit of the use<br />
of Red Cells in<br />
Neonates &<br />
Children - 2010<br />
20. College of<br />
Emergency<br />
Medicine (CEM )-<br />
Paediatric Fever<br />
21. National<br />
Paediatric<br />
Diabetes Audit<br />
2010<br />
<strong>The</strong> aim of the audit is to look at the diagnosis, staging, <strong>and</strong> treatment planning<br />
process, curative treatment outcomes, palliative oncological treatment<br />
(chemotherapy / radiotherapy) <strong>and</strong> endoscopic / radiological palliative therapies. <strong>The</strong><br />
Trust is compliant with the recommendations made by the national audit. <strong>The</strong><br />
surgical treatment is offered in Oxford. <strong>The</strong> Trust aims to continue with the current<br />
practice <strong>and</strong> participate in the next round of the national audit.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Trust is compliant with all the st<strong>and</strong>ards covered under this project in 2009/10.<br />
This audit was to review of selected patient groups by a consultant in Emergency<br />
Medicine prior to discharge from the Emergency Department (ED) or admission to<br />
hospital. <strong>The</strong> results showed that there is limited consultant availability in ED in the<br />
evenings <strong>and</strong> at night. Consultants in the department have started to cover shifts<br />
from 3pm to 7pm. <strong>The</strong>re should be teaching of all ED staff to underline the<br />
importance of review of these patients prior to discharge. Results of the national<br />
audit will be taken forward by the College to look at national guidance on staffing<br />
levels in emergency departments.<br />
<strong>The</strong> project aimed at focusing on the complications of airway management in the<br />
NHS hospitals across the UK. Although the Trust did not have any eligible patients<br />
for the audit, the trust is compliant with the recommendations made by the Royal<br />
College of Anaesthetists.<br />
<strong>The</strong> trust has demonstrated excellent clinical outcomes. <strong>The</strong> next steps include, a<br />
planned patient experience questionnaire from August 2011, further joint working<br />
with stroke team to streamline pathway, <strong>and</strong> improved data submission.<br />
This Audit was to assess the care received by diabetic patients. Actions include<br />
raising awareness of the Think Glucose Initiative across the whole of the trust to<br />
improve patient care.<br />
Participation in the National Audit reflected that the Trust is compliant with the<br />
majority of the recommendations. Action plans include drawing up new guidelines<br />
<strong>and</strong> policies for the use of red cell transfusions to all children <strong>and</strong> not just neonatal<br />
groups, promote education about safe prescribing <strong>and</strong> administration of transfusions.<br />
Re-audit with a focus on pre <strong>and</strong> post transfusions Hb levels <strong>and</strong> the<br />
recommendations around documentation <strong>and</strong> prescriptions.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is a need for training <strong>and</strong> supervision for medical <strong>and</strong> nursing staff so that the<br />
guideline is both understood <strong>and</strong> becomes part of the normal practice of our<br />
departments. Actions include: Dissemination of the results <strong>and</strong> revision of paediatric<br />
proforma to capture all elements required on admission with fever.<br />
This National report is two years out of date <strong>and</strong> changes have already been made<br />
to the service. Recent data suggests that the Trust is performing equal to or above<br />
the National Average. Actions that have been completed include increase in<br />
diabetes support nurse.<br />
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