Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13 - Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital

2. Core Indicators
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Annual Quality Report 2012/13
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Indicator
Group
Core
Indicators
Core
Indicators
Indicator Description Data The Royal Devon
and Exeter NHS
Foundation Trust
considers that this
data/percentage is
as described for the
following reasons
21. The data made
available to the
National Health Service
Trust or NHS Foundation
Trust by the Health and
Social Care Information
Centre with regard
to the percentage of
staff employed by,
or under contract to,
the Trust during the
reporting period who
would recommend the
Trust as a provider of
care to their family or
friends.
23. The data made
available to the
National Health
Service Trust or NHS
Foundation Trust by
the Health and Social
Care Information Centre
with regard to the
percentage of patients
who were admitted to
hospital and who were
risk assessed for venous
thromboembolism
during the reporting
period.
2012 - 74.121% (4th Quartile - top
performer), Median 63.256% (acute
& acute specialist trusts), Lowest
35.337%, Highest 94.119%.
2011 - 75%, Average 62% (acute
trusts), Lowest 33.149%, Highest
89.464%.
Oct12 - Dec-12: 92.1% (National
94.1%, Highest 100%, Lowest 84.6%)
Jul-12 - Sep-12: 88.3% (National
93.8%, Highest 100%, Lowest 80.9%)
Apr-12 - Jun-12: 83.5% (National
93.4%, Highest 100%, Lowest 80.8%)
Jan-12 - Mar-12: 80.5% (National
92.5%, Highest 100%, Lowest 69.8%)
Oct11 - Dec11: 80.5% (National
90.7%, Highest 100%, Lowest
32.4%)
The general economic
climate is difficult for
the NHS and what
this means for staff
is becoming clearer.
For example in the
South West the pay
consortium has been
high profile and has
caused anxiety for staff.
The focus has been on
sustained improvement
against this target.
There has been a
steady improvement in
performance over 2012
which has continued
in the first quarter of
2013. This has been
achieved through a
relentless focus by ward
clinical teams to ensure
that all eligible patients
are risk assessed in a
timely manner and
current performance
exceeds the quoted
National average.
The Royal Devon
and Exeter NHS
Foundation Trust
intends to take/has
taken the following
actions to improve the
indicator (percentage/
proportion), and so the
quality of its services
To support staff, the
Trust has invested
and commenced
implementation in a Trustwide
transformational
programme that will
create a culture which
engages all staff in
delivering the changes
required for the future.
Ongoing work with
clinical teams to strive for
100% risk assessment.
Further identification
of ineligible cohorts of
patients. Improved VTE
event audits to ensure
that the Trust derives
maximum learning from
adverse events related
to missed opportunities
for VTE prophylaxis. This
work will be monitored
by the Infection Control
and Decontamination
Group.