Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13 - Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Business ReviewQualityDespite increasing pressure on the Trust’s emergency services, more than95% of patients waited four hours or less in the Emergency Department from arrival.One of the particular areas of challenge for the Trust in 2012/13 was against the localstroke indicators. Although improvements were seen earlier in the year, four hourdirect admission to the Stroke Unit and 90% stay on the unit could not be achievedfor all patients. This was usually due to individual clinical reasons or the impact of theemergency care activity. The Trust did, however, continue to perform well against thebrain imaging target with more than 90% of patients being scanned within 24 hoursand also provided thrombolysis for appropriate and eligible patients.26Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13