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Agenda and supporting papers - Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

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Item 8<br />

SUMMARY REPORT<br />

<strong>Trust</strong> Board 5 July 2013<br />

Subject<br />

Prepared by<br />

Approved by<br />

Presented by<br />

Safety & Quality Report<br />

Deputy Director of Nursing, Patient Experience Manager, Patient Safety &<br />

Effectiveness Manager<br />

Director of Nursing <strong>and</strong> Medical Director<br />

Director of Nursing <strong>and</strong> Medical Director<br />

Purpose<br />

To provide a quarterly quality report on the work <strong>and</strong> activities of the<br />

Healthcare Governance Team <strong>and</strong> wider organisation.<br />

Corporate Objectives<br />

Decision<br />

Approval<br />

Information<br />

Assurance<br />

Quality Care Inspired People Healthy Organisation Innovate & Collaborate<br />

•<br />

Executive Summary<br />

This report provides a quarterly update to the <strong>Trust</strong> Board on Quality; it replaces the quarterly<br />

Healthcare Governance report. Healthcare governance activity is reported monthly to the<br />

Safety & Quality Committee. This report provides an overview for the quarter 1 April 2013 to 15<br />

June 2013. The report includes an analysis of trends, hotspots, themes, issues <strong>and</strong> resulting<br />

improvement.<br />

•<br />

Patient Safety & Clinical Effectiveness highlights the following areas of notable performance:<br />

days since last never event; reduction in harm rate evidenced through global trigger tool <strong>and</strong> a<br />

significant reduction in inpatient falls over the past two months. In addition some areas have<br />

been highlighted as areas of concern as follows: an increase in the proportion of patients<br />

harmed measured using the safety thermometer.<br />

Personal experience report details progress against a number of areas including, PALS,<br />

complaints, local inpatient survey programme <strong>and</strong> the ‘friends <strong>and</strong> family test’ (FFT)<br />

The complaints response rate target of 80% has been achieved for 3 consecutive months,<br />

leading to agreement of a stretched target of 90% by October 2013. PALs figures continue to<br />

remain stable <strong>and</strong> have identified issues with access <strong>and</strong> waiting for our patients. Work to<br />

improve REI signage was as a result of information received through PALS. Plans to survey<br />

complainants to Plans to survey complainants once the complaints process is complete are<br />

now in place <strong>and</strong> will commence from July.<br />

314 inpatients were surveyed during April <strong>and</strong> May, using the Meridian system delivered by our<br />

volunteers.<br />

FFT response rates continue to improve although the 15% target has not been achieved to<br />

date, further work to raise awareness with the public is underway with additional posters <strong>and</strong><br />

banners emphasising the importance of feedback from our patients.

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