Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13 - Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Quality ReportRBCH Reported Patient Falls (all events) - 2011-13A total of 1,892 patient falls were reportedin 2012/13 compared to 1,505 in 2011/12.In 2012/13 1.2 % of reported incidentsresulted in severe harm to a patient, thiscompares to 1.5% in 2011/12.The number of patient falls reportedas serious incidents in 2012/13 was 21compared to 24 in 2011/12.As a year average, the Trust reported 9.18patient falls/1000 bed days, compared toan acute Trust average (2009, NPSA data)of 5.6/1000 bed days. This is higher than2011/12 and reflects the focus in year onreporting all adverse events including noharm and near miss events.In comparison, as a year average, theTrust reported 3.4 inpatient harm eventfalls/1000 bed days, compared to anacute Trust average (2012 National Auditdata) of 2.5/1000 bed days (the overallrange was 0.9-5.4).Ensuring high standards ofinfection prevention and controlThe Trust’s Board of Directors iscommitted to infection prevention andcontrol as a key priority at all levels ofthe organisation and takes a very activeinterest in the monitoring of infectioncontrol performance. The Director ofNursing and Midwifery, who acts asthe Director of Infection Preventionand Control (DIPC), briefs the Board ofDirectors on a regular basis. The Trustpublishes a detailed Infection ControlAnnual Report which is released publiclyand available on the Trust’s website.MRSA BacteraemiaThe Trust has reported no Trust attributedMRSA Bacteraemia for the year 2012/13.Clostridium difficileAll cases of Clostridium difficile infectionat the Trust are reported and investigated.The number of cases reported for2012/13 was 31; fewer than the annualtarget of 38, which was set by theDepartment of Health and was part ofthe Trust’s contract. This year there hasbeen improvement demonstrated by theTrust’s clostridium difficile (c.difficile) rateper 1000 bed days which was lower thanthe national and south west average for2012/13.76Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13