Agenda and supporting papers - Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Agenda and supporting papers - Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
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.