AH ANNUAL REPORT 2018

The awards and review schedule is highlighted in the
table below:
Award
Overall % for
all Standards
Review Schedule
Gold 90% or above Re-audit in 12 - 18 months
Silver 80 - 89% Re-audit in 6 - 12 months
Bronze 70 - 79% Re-audit in 3 - 6 months
White Below 70% Re-audit in 3 months
The Ward Accreditation process was relaunched and
rolled out across the Trust from October 2017 and 14
wards/ departments have been audited. A full report is
presented to the ward or department manager and the
Matron, the feedback includes areas of good practice
and areas for improvement. The manager and the
Matron develop an action plan and progress is reported
back through the Divisional Quality and Governance
meetings.
The overall Trust position after the first round of
assessments is shown in the graph below:
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Gold Silver Bronze White
Gold
Silver
Bronze
White
The second wave of assessments within the hospital
started at the end of March 2018 and will be completed
by the end of May 2018.
D. PLACE Inspection 2017/18
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is
absolutely committed to ensuring that ‘every NHS
patient is cared for with compassion and dignity in a
clean, safe environment.’
The Patient Led Assessment of the Care Environment
(PLACE) is a thorough assessment conducted by
patients, Healthwatch representatives, Governors and
volunteers, in partnership with NHS staff, and designed
to focus on the areas which patients say matter to
them.
Participation is voluntary and the assessment covers
a range of non-clinical activity that takes place within
the care environment. The areas covered by the
assessment are ‘Cleanliness’, ‘Food and Hydration’,
‘Privacy, Dignity & Wellbeing’, ‘Condition, Appearance &
Maintenance,’ and Disability, which focuses on issues
such as wheelchair access, mobility (e.g. handrails),
signage and provision of other aids including visual/
audible appointment alert systems, hearing loops, plus
aspects relating to food and food service.
Outcome
The results of the assessment are produced by NHS
Digital (formerly Health and Social Care Information
Centre). The table below provides a comparison
of Alder Hey’s performance over the past three
assessment periods.
PLACE Reports 2014/2017 Note: there was no PLACE assessment undertaken in 2015
100
80
60
40
2014
2016
2017
20
0
Cleanliness
Food and
Hydration
Privacy, Dignity
and Wellbeing
Condition,
Appearance and
Maintenance
Disability
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