AH ANNUAL REPORT 2018

DELIVERING ON OUR
STRATEGIC AIMS AND
OUR OPERATIONAL PLAN:
HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2017/18
2017/18 was another successful year for Alder Hey.
Highlights of progress against our plans during the year
include the following:
Delivery of Outstanding Care
• Through our Sign up to Safety pledge over the past
three years, we have reduced harm associated with
medication incidents by 75% and reduced harm from
hospital acquired infections by 46%.
• In 2017/18 work has continued to reduce waiting
times for Community Services (CAMHS and
Developmental Paediatrics) to provide better, more
timely access.
• We remain 3rd highest reporter of incidents amongst
our peer group of acute specialist Trusts as reported
by through the National Reporting and Learning
System (NRLS).
• The Trust’s focus on the diagnosis and timely
treatment of children with high risk sepsis continued
to show significant improvement towards consistently
administering antibiotics within 60 minutes.
For a more detailed description of Alder Hey’s
quality journey in 2017/18 please read our Quality
Report starting on page 81.
The Best People doing their Best Work
• The Trust has put a lot of effort into the reward and
recognition of the workforce during 2017/18. A staff
Reward and Recognition Group has been established
who have implemented a number of actions including
hosting a “Fab Staff Week” to coincide with the NHSwide
Fab Change Day. This offered a variety of health
and wellbeing advice and support, free fruit and
snacks provided by the catering department, a free
raffle, and a pledge wall for staff to commit to a small
personal change or improvement.
• Our 2017 staff survey produced more responses than
ever before (54% of staff responded) and included
many positive swings in staff feedback, including an
11% improvement in staff reporting that they would
recommend Alder Hey as a place to work. In their
detailed analysis of the 2017 survey, the Association
of UK University Hospitals (AUKUH) has identified
Alder Hey as the most improved trust in the country
in terms of our ranking on the total number of key
findings on which we achieved statistically significant
improvements and our ranking on the net number of
significant improvements across the survey.
• Alder Hey’s ‘Listening into Action’ journey
continued apace in 2017/18. Focused around staff
empowerment and positive change, LiA is a Trustwide
drive to identify issues and blockages, bring
together all the right people into the same room
and then work together on a solution. Through this
initiative, dozens of clinical and non-clinical teams
from across the Trust have been involved in positive
change. Examples of this include the establishment
of the Reward and Recognition group and the staff
Disability Network.
• The Trust secured Apprenticeship Provider Status in
2017, one of only two trusts in Merseyside to hold this
accreditation. This will support the development and
delivery of the Trust’s Apprenticeship Strategy.
Sustainability through External
Partnerships
• A significant development during the year has been
the partnership work with the University of Liverpool,
Liverpool John Moores University, Edge Hill University
and the University of Central Lancashire to expand
on our portfolio of training programmes to meet the
current and future needs of healthcare professional
both in the UK and Internationally.
• The Trust continues to build its international
reputation and the international team has developed
an expanded network with international trade
organisations including, the Department of
International Trade, Healthcare UK, and Liverpool
Vision.
Game-Changing Research and
Innovation
• Alder Hey has accelerated its expertise in novel
formulations of medicines for children and young
people through its programme of 3D-printed
medicines in partnership with the University of Central
Lancashire. This internationally leading research will
offer children an increased range of child-friendly and
appropriate medicines.
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Annual Report & Accounts 2017/18