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University Hospital Of North Staffordshire NHS Trust

  2 stars
Key target
A&E emergency admission waits (12 hours) ü
Cancelled operations not admitted within 28 days -
Financial management ü
Hospital cleanliness ü
Improving Working Lives ü
Number of inpatients waiting longer than the standard ü
Number of outpatients waiting longer than the standard ü
Total time in A&E ü
Two week cancer waits ü
 
Legend
Achievedü
Under achieved-
Significantly under achievedx
Not applicableN/A


Clinical focus
Clinical Negligence 5
Deaths within 30 days of a heart bypass operation 3
Deaths within 30 days of selected surgical procedures 3
Emergency readmission to hospital following discharge 5
Emergency readmission to hospital following discharge for children 1
Emergency readmission to hospital following treatment for a fractured hip 3
Emergency readmission to hospital following treatment for a stroke 3
Infection control procedures 1
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia improvement score 3
Thrombolysis treatment time 3
 
Legend
Significantly below average1
Below average2
Average3
Above average4
Significantly above average5
Not applicableN/A
Data not availableA
Data not providedB


Patient focus
A&E emergency admission waits (4 hours) 5
Better hospital food 3
Breast cancer treatment 2
Cancelled operations 2
Day case booking 4
Delayed transfers of care 3
Nine month heart operation waits 3
Outpatient A&E survey - access & waiting 2
Outpatient A&E survey - better information, more choice 2
Outpatient A&E survey - building relationships 3
Outpatient A&E survey - clean, comfortable, friendly place to be 3
Outpatient A&E survey - safe, high quality, co-ordinated care 3
Paediatric outpatient did not attend rates 2
Patient complaints procedure 2
Privacy & dignity 5
Six month inpatient waits 2
Thirteen week outpatient waits 1
Total inpatient waits 1
Waiting times for Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic 5


Capacity and capability
Consultant appraisal 2
Data quality 5
Fire, Health & Safety b
Information Governance 2
Junior doctors' hours 1
Sickness absence rate 1
Staff opinion survey 2


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This trust has received a clinical governance review (CGR) report from CHI in Mar 02. Link to CGR


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