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AH ANNUAL REPORT 2018

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3.3.9 Best in Operative Care<br />

The Best in Operative Care (BIOC) group set out the below aims for 2017/18. Improvements have been achieved in all<br />

areas with some ongoing work which will continue to be tracked and supported throughout <strong>2018</strong>/19.<br />

Comprehensive Pre-Operative<br />

Assessment Service<br />

• Develop comprehensive<br />

pre-assessment service for all<br />

patients undergoing a general<br />

anaesthetic<br />

• Review processes at<br />

other centres to provide a<br />

benchmark of pre-assessment<br />

service nationally<br />

Improving Patient Access<br />

and Flow<br />

• Simple, accurate single<br />

process booking system<br />

• Good communication<br />

throughout all phases of patient<br />

journey from clinic to theatre<br />

• Reduce inpatient bed<br />

requirements<br />

• Theatre staff involved in list<br />

planning for all specialities<br />

• Formula 1 theatre teams<br />

• Private practice<br />

Patient Safety First<br />

• Recognition and accreditation<br />

• Completion of overarching<br />

policy and risk assessment<br />

• Electronic dashboard<br />

development to provide<br />

oversight and assurance<br />

• Surgical site surveillance for all<br />

specialities<br />

• Updated approach to<br />

paediatric life support/resus<br />

training<br />

• Embed and audit use of<br />

NatSSIPs<br />

Staff Development and<br />

Well Being<br />

• 95% compliance with<br />

mandatory training and CPD<br />

requirements<br />

• Plan in place for all staff to have<br />

a qualification for the role they<br />

perform<br />

• Human factors training in place<br />

• Development of a Band 6<br />

leadership programme and first<br />

cohert trained<br />

• Clear development plan for all<br />

staff<br />

• Improved staff survey results<br />

• Communication strategy<br />

• Staff recognition<br />

• Reduction in sickness<br />

Emergency Surgery<br />

• Senior leadership across six<br />

days<br />

• Electronic booking system<br />

• Development of a set of<br />

Emergency Surgery standards<br />

• Robust training and<br />

development plan in place for<br />

all emergency staff<br />

• Review of early bird pathway<br />

• Coordinate the line list<br />

Materials Management<br />

• Enhanced Materials<br />

Management Team<br />

• New contract for<br />

decontamination of surgical<br />

instruments<br />

• Theatre non-pay spend in line<br />

with budget<br />

• Capital replacement<br />

programme with budget<br />

• STP and HTE procurement<br />

projects<br />

Notable achievements included:<br />

• Implementation of ELIS (Emergency List Information System) across all specialties, winning the Game Changing<br />

Innovation award at the staff awards in January <strong>2018</strong>.<br />

• Delivering human factors training to over 55% of theatre and surgical staff (from 0% in April 2017).<br />

• Pre-operative assessment delivered to 4,344 children in 17/18 (an increase of 600 patients compared to the<br />

previous year).<br />

• Reduction in never events relating to theatres.<br />

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust 136<br />

Annual Report & Accounts 2017/18

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