Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13 - Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Quality Report2. Priorities for Improvementand Statements of Assuranceon the Quality of ServicesProvidedOur quality improvement prioritiesin 2012/13 - progress against planIn line with the Trust’s vision: “Puttingpatients first while striving to deliver thebest quality healthcare” the Trust’s Boardof Directors agreed a comprehensiveset of strategic goals and objectives for2012/13. The key goals for quality were:l To offer patient centred servicesthrough the provision of high quality,responsive, accessible, safe, effectiveand timely care.l To promote and improve the quality oflife of our patients.l To strive towards excellence in theservices and care we provide.l To work collaboratively with partnerorganisations to improve the health oflocal people.The 2011/12 Quality Report identified thefollowing specific quality improvementpriorities to be monitored in 2012/13.Safety express harm free careSafety Express is a national Quality,Innovation, Productivity and Prevention(QIPP) safe care initiative and the NHSsafety thermometer data collectioninitiative is a national and localCommissioning for Quality and Innovation(CQUIN) target.The Trust’s Quality Report for 2011/12set out as the main quality objectivefor the year completion of the safetythermometer across all wards areas withan over-arching aim: “to deliver harmfree care as defined by the absence ofpressure ulcers, harm from falls, catheteracquired urinary tract infection (CA-UTI)and Veno-thrombosis (VTE)”.‘Harm free’ care is measured using astandard NHS Safety Thermometerdata collection tool. This requires wardsto record ‘harms’ (hospital acquiredpressure ulcer, fall, CA-UTI, hospitalacquired VTE) for all patients on the wardeach month.The survey is undertaken on the sameday each month on all wards and for alloccupied beds.60Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13