Our Clinical Effectiveness What we aimed to How did we do? quality priorities and why we achieve chose them In 2014/15 Embedding the Keogh 50% of deceased Approximately a third of we said our review of mortality. patients’ care will be decreased patients’ care No. 1 goal reviewed using the was reviewed using the was: Global Trigger Tool. Global Trigger Tool so – we did not achieve this in year. In 2014/15 Best practice in managing 100% of eligible 33% patients had Lactate we said our patients with sepsis patients will receive test within an hour of No. 2 goal Sepsis 6 tests in line arrival in A&E was: with best practice Patients with Urinary We did not achieve this Tract Infection as a target. Our average length primary diagnosis will of stay slightly increased. stay in hospital less In 2013/14 it was 8.1 time. nights and in 2014/15 it was 8.3. Patients with a primary Our average length of stay diagnosis of did decrease but only – pneumonia will stay in slightly. In 2013/14 it was hospital less time 8.4 nights and in 2014/15 whilst maintaining it was 8.2. levels of readmissions. In 2014/15 Best practice in managing We achieved this in part. Patients with a we said our patients with a fractured fractured neck of femur Measuring ourselves No. 3 goal neck of femur will have their care against national best was: managed in adherence practice standards we to best practice improved our performance from 22% to guidance. 57% overall.
Our Clinical Effectiveness quality priorities and why we chose them What we aimed to achieve How did we do? In 2014/15 we said our No. 1 goal was: Embedding the Keogh review of mortality. 50% of deceased patients’ care will be reviewed using the Global Trigger Tool. Approximately a third of decreased patients’ care was reviewed using the Global Trigger Tool – so we did not achieve this in year. In 2014/15 we said our No. 2 goal was: Best practice in managing patients with sepsis 100% of eligible patients will receive Sepsis 6 tests in line with best practice Patients with Urinary Tract Infection as a primary diagnosis will stay in hospital less time. Patients with a primary diagnosis of pneumonia will stay in hospital less time whilst maintaining levels of readmissions. 33% patients had Lactate test within an hour of arrival in A&E We did not achieve this target. Our average length of stay slightly increased. In 2013/14 it was 8.1 nights and in 2014/15 it was 8.3. Our average length of stay did decrease – but only slightly. In 2013/14 it was 8.4 nights and in 2014/15 it was 8.2. In 2014/15 we said our No. 3 goal was: Best practice in managing patients with a fractured neck of femur Patients with a fractured neck of femur will have their care managed in adherence to best practice guidance. We achieved this in part. Measuring ourselves against national best practice standards we improved our performance from 22% to 57% overall.