Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Quality Account 2016-2017

Rate of Clostridium difficile (C.Diff) infection - (rate per 100,000 bed days of cases of C.Diff
infection, reported within the Trust amongst patients aged 2 or over)
Period
NGH
National National National
Average High Low
2016/17 8.2 13.3 82.9 0
2015/16 13.2 14.9 66.0 0
2014/15 12.2 15.1 62.2 0
2013/14 11.21 13.9 37.1 0
NGH has taken the following actions to improve the percentages, and the quality of its services by
sending stool samples in a timely manner, prompt isolation of patient’s with diarrhoea and
improving antimicrobial stewardship.
Patient Safety
Period
NGH
National National National
Average High Low
The number of patient safety incidents reported within the trust - (Acute Non-
Specialist)
Apr 16 – Sep 16 3,830 6,575 13,485 1,485
Oct 15 – Mar 16 3,538 4,335 11,998 1,499
Apr 15 – Sep 15 3,722 4,647 12,080 1,559
Period
NGH
National National National
Average High Low
The rate (per 1,000 bed days) of patient safety incidents reported within the
trust - (Acute Non- Specialist)
Apr 16 – Sep 16 30.8 40.9 71.8 21.1
Oct 15 – Mar 16 28.4 39 75.9 14.8
Apr 15 – Sep 15 31.1 39.3 74.7 18.1
Period
NGH
National National National
Average High Low
The number of such patient safety incidents that resulted in sever harm or
death - (Acute Non- Specialist)
Apr 16 – Sep 16 13 33.6 98 1
Oct 15 – Mar 16 18 34.6 94 0
Apr 15 – Sep 15 6 19.9 89 2
Period
NGH
National National National
Average High Low
The percentage of such patient safety incidents that resulted in sever harm or
death - (Acute Non- Specialist)
Apr 16 – Sep 16 0.33% 0.51% 1.73% 0.02%
Oct 15 – Mar 16 0.51% 0.40% 2.0% 0%
Apr 15 – Sep 15 0.16% 0.43% 0.74% 0.13%
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