Performance (month 6, September 2013)
In summary:
- CQC’s ‘Intelligent Monitoring’ rates us band 6 in its risk rating (see story below).
- The Trust is not currently subject of any CQC warning notices or intervention action.
- ED Performance against the 4 hour target was maintained in September for the 4th month in a row despite challenging levels of activity.
- 18 weeks delivery remains in excess of expected standards with full speciality compliance.
- Cancer access targets show under-performance in Breast Symptomatic primarily driven by a high rate of patient deferrals. Under-performance in 62 day referral from screening pathway reflects very low patient numbers.
- Patient safety indicators continued to show expected levels of performance.
- The latest HSMR data and SHMI data both show overall trust mortality is lower than expected.
- The Trust had no MRSA bloodstream infection cases in September. C-Diff is one case above trajectory with 16 cases YTD.
- Maternity indicators continue to show positive performance.
Hot Topic Event: Care of the Elderly – Wed 6 November, 7.15pm
SASH has invited all GPs and local borough and county Councillors to the first in a series of events to discuss ‘hot topics’ in healthcare provision.
The first event will focus on highlighting our care for the elderly and will be led by Dr Ben Mearns, Lead Clinician for Acute and Elderly Medicine.
We will also take the opportunity to brief the audience on our Foundation Trust public consultation starting in November. You are welcome to join one or both presentations if you can, and please feel welcome to extend the invite to any colleagues you think might be interested.
For more information and to RSVP contact:
Eloise Clarke, Head of Communications and Marketing
T: 01737 768511 x 6199
E: Eloise.clarke@sash.nhs.uk
Clinical Cabinet
The Clinical Cabinet met last week for the first time. It’s a forum where CCG’s senior clinical officers, SASH chiefs, clinical leads and Des Holden (SASH Medical Director), can meet to discuss improving patient pathways, particularly where those pathways cross traditional primary and secondary care boundaries.
The Cabinet committed to looking at stroke and also access to, and administration of, out-patients, as their first topics. The Cabinet will meet monthly and the Chair of the group is Dr Paul Vinson.
For more details contact:
Des Holden, Medical Director
T: 01737 768511 x 6841
E: Des.holden@sash.nhs.uk
CQC’s Intelligent Monitoring gives SASH lowest risk rating
SASH is ranked band 6, meaning the CQC having no concerns about the safety, quality and effectiveness of our care.
The CQC have taken the results of their ‘intelligent monitoring’ and grouped the 161 acute NHS trusts into six bands based on the risk that people might not be receiving safe, effective, high quality care – with band 1 being the highest risk and band 6 the lowest.
We are not complacent, however, and we know there is always more we can do, but together with the findings of the CQC’s unannounced inspection in February – where we were compliant in every domain – you start to build a picture of a trust that is performing well.
SASH was one of only six non-foundation trust organisations to achieve the highest score (band 6).
You can see the reports for each trust here: www.cqc.org.uk/content/hospital-intelligent-monitoring
Welcome to our new Chief Nurse
SASH Chief Nurse, Fiona Allsop has been busy meeting patients and staff during her first month on the job. A job she said she wanted after visiting the hospital and noticing a real sense of achievement, and a desire to be the best.
Fiona follows in her mother’s nursing footsteps, deciding at the age of 16 that this was what she wanted to do. After training at St Thomas’ in London she worked in several hospitals in the south of England, much of the time in surgical specialties.
A 14 year stint in Australia followed, where she worked in various departments, including Medicine, ICU, ED, Age Care and Rehabilitation.
After returning to England, she worked at South London Healthcare NHS Trust before moving to East Surrey Hospital.
She says: “The reputation of SASH has come on leaps and bounds and the aspiration at the Trust shines through.”
On the road to becoming a foundation trust
At the end of November we will start our 12 week public consultation on our plans to become a foundation trust. As part of the consultation we will be asking patients, local people, key stakeholders and partners to give us their views on our strategic objectives, and our foundation trust membership and governance proposals.
We will be sending out our consultation brochure titled ‘Have your say’ to all GPs and we would really appreciate you sending us your comments – simply use the tear out feedback form and post using the self-addressed freepost envelope.
During our consultation period, we will be out and about talking to residents and other interested people at our community road-shows, and in other public places, and we’ll be presenting to community groups and at many of the key healthcare meetings.
We have also started our membership recruitment – we want to recruit over 5,000 members to represent the communities we serve. In the consultation brochure, you will also find a membership form.
For more information contact:
Val Thompson, Interim Programme Manager (FT Application)
T: 0779 515 6780
E: Val.thompson@sash.nhs.uk
Working with CCGs to manage winter pressures
The Local Transformation Board (LTB) brings together health and social care partners to work collaboratively towards increasing quality, innovation and productivity. The board works to identify and deliver appropriate solutions to sustaining high quality NHS care, and substantially reducing the overall cost in the local health and social care economy.
One area of work commissioned by the LTB, is a communications campaign to:
• Reduce confusion over urgent care choices (patients and healthcare professionals)
• Making the most of pharmacists’ skills
• Matching health needs to the health service
• Confidence in NHS telephone services (e.g. NHS111)
At the heart of our campaign is a focus on promoting the alternatives to A&E rather than explicitly deterring people from using it. All messaging therefore, emphasises the convenience and ease of using the alternatives rather than detailing the pressures on A&E. Together with Sussex CCGs colleagues, we are developing an APP that is quick reference guide to the services available and what people should use them for, and an educational film showing clips of local pharmacists, GPs, and urgent care practitioners talking about the services and help they offer. Resources will be launched in November.
For more information contact:
Eloise Clarke, Head of Communications and Marketing
T: 01737 768511 x 6199
E: Eloise.clarke@sash.nhs.uk