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174/12 b) A discussion followed covering: Matrons reports not included in the report. JG noted that these were discussedin TEC and could in future be circulated in the supporting paper informationpack Delivery of C.Diff against plan and the significant financial penalty of notachieving the target Work to address norovirus which includes decision not to convey by ambulanceservice, working with the port health authority and nursing home patients beingcared for there Anti-biotic prescribing. MM updated Board on prescribing patterns and actionstaken to address and the work in place to ensure appropriate prescribing. ICnoted that the University of Southampton’s Primary Care Group has had astrong track record in antibiotic prescribing, and JH noted the issue may beaddressed through e-prescribing MM noted benefit of e-prescribing which can flag anti-biotic use and initiate areview.174/12 c) After discussion Trust Board: Requested the Matron reports be circulated in the information pack Requested information on e-prescribing be circulated in the information pack Noted the key infection prevention priorities and quarter 2 performance Acknowledged the norovirus preparations for Winter 2012/13 Noted the care group accountability to Trust Delivery Group for compliance withUHS policy to ensure appropriate management of patients with MRSA and Cdifficile colonisation Noted the outlier high prevalence of antibiotic use in UHS relative to nationalaverage and actions being taken in relation to this.JGMM175/12a)Annual Emergency Planning & Business Continuity Report (agenda item 6.3.Enclosure 8)JH introduced the paper which provides an annual update to the Board on itscurrent state of Emergency Preparedness, and flags the impact of external factorson the Trust’s business and supply line. Seeking to ensure have the right amountof stock and plans to address. Thanked Salisbury and Portsmouth for their helpfollowing the New York floods and the Trust’s shortage of blood materials.175/12 b) A discussion followed covering:Partnership working which is identified as none in the paper. The front covershould reflect the informal arrangements as demonstrated in this paper Need to consider the unknown unknowns and ensure that as issues emergeplans are put in placeOutcomes of the Winchester hospital fire in the MRI unit are underconsideration.175/12 c) After discussion Trust Board: Noted the report.176/12a)Operational PerformanceMonitor and Operational Performance Report for Month 7 (agenda item 7.1. Enclosure9)JH introduced the report which provides a summary of the Trust’s performanceagainst the access times and operational performance targets as agreed by TrustBoard. JH flagged the good performance in Q2 and noted that for the first time theTrust had met some long waits targets which indicates that the back log is reducing.Biggest area of concern is performance in ED which is currently just achieving thetarget.5