AH ANNUAL REPORT 2018
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Local Audit<br />
Retrospective audit looking<br />
at timing from clinician review<br />
to arrival in anaesthetic<br />
room in daycase, specifically<br />
comparing first patient on list<br />
to subsequent patients<br />
Audit of aortopexy and<br />
vascular ring surgery in<br />
paediatric patients at Alder<br />
Hey<br />
Audit of genetic testing in<br />
neonatal CHD.<br />
(Coronary heart disease)<br />
Post PEG insertion care -<br />
completeness of the PEG<br />
(Percutaneous endoscopic<br />
gastrostomy) pathway form.<br />
Actions<br />
The audit was presented at the Alder Hey Department of Surgery in December<br />
2017.<br />
Action/Recommendation:<br />
• A pre 9 a.m. start for the first patient on the list should be possible if clinician<br />
review can be done in an expeditious manner.<br />
• Reduced pre-operative wait times have been maintained in the new daycase<br />
unit. These details will be fed back to the daycase departmental managers for<br />
circulation.<br />
• Re-audit in June <strong>2018</strong>, following all medical student placements we will be able<br />
to re-audit daycase start times from September to June allowing us to look at<br />
seasonal variation.<br />
The audit was presented to the Alder Hey ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat) Department<br />
consultant and disseminated to the cardiothoracic consultants in January <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
Action/Recommendation:<br />
• No significant issues arose from the audit. Results hold up well when viewed<br />
alongside those in published literature.<br />
• No changes were required as consolidated existing practice.<br />
• Re-audit in 5 years (infrequently performed procedure).<br />
The audit was presented at the Alder Hey monthly Cardiology and Cardiac surgery<br />
meeting in January <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
Action/Recommendation:<br />
• Keep the same protocol for genetic testing, reinforce the guidelines.<br />
• Do not order microarray if not indicated by the protocol.<br />
• The consultants will be informed of the audit results and reminded to follow the<br />
protocol. No other action needed.<br />
• Re-audit in 12 months.<br />
The audit was presented to the Alder Hey Gastroenterology Department weekly<br />
meeting in March <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
Action/Recommendation:<br />
• Digitisation of PEG pathway. Simplifying form as part of digitising process in GDE<br />
(Global Digital Excellence).<br />
• Specialist nurses to update risk register in regards to low levels of sign off for<br />
parents/guardians of PEGs.<br />
• Stoma nurse will continue to stress importance of parental sign off.<br />
• Discharging clinicians to ensure sign off is complete before discharge<br />
• To Re-audit digitised pathway once available (GDE will automatically do this so it<br />
will be an ongoing prospective audit.<br />
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Annual Report & Accounts 2017/18