THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Board Paper - Cover Sheet Date Report Title Agenda Item A7(ii) 7th Nov 2016 Quality Account Six Month Review Lead Director Angela O’Brien Anne Marie Troy-Smith Report Author Classification NHS Unclassified / NHS Protect / NHS Confidential Purpose (Tick Approval Discussion For Information one only) Links to Yes as part of the Quality Strategy Strategic Objectives Links to CQC Safe Care and treatment Domains/ Safeguarding service users from abuse Fundamental Good Governance Standard(s) Identified There is a risk of not achieving tight targets set for HCAI indicators. Risk? (If yes, risk reference) Resource None identified to date Implications Legal None implications and equality and diversity assessment Benefit to Improved patient safety and enhanced quality of care. Patients will also patients and get to see the reports at year end in the published Account and are the public invited to send comments/feedback to us. Report History Updates sent every six months to Trust Board Annual Report published – in June of each Year (30th June) Next steps Will continue to monitor progress and give consideration to possible priorities for next year.
THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Board Paper - Cover Sheet Date 7th Nov 2016 Report Title Quality Account Six Month Review Agenda Item A7(ii) Lead Director Report Author Angela O’Brien Anne Marie Troy-Smith Classification NHS Unclassified / NHS Protect / NHS Confidential Purpose (Tick one only) Approval Discussion For Information Links to Strategic Objectives Yes as part of the Quality Strategy Links to CQC Domains/ Fundamental Standard(s) Safe Care and treatment Safeguarding service users from abuse Good Governance Identified Risk? (If yes, risk reference) There is a risk of not achieving tight targets set for HCAI indicators. Resource Implications None identified to date Legal implications and equality and diversity assessment None Benefit to patients and the public Improved patient safety and enhanced quality of care. Patients will also get to see the reports at year end in the published Account and are invited to send comments/feedback to us. Report History Updates sent every six months to Trust Board – Annual Report published in June of each Year (30th June) Next steps Will continue to monitor progress and give consideration to possible priorities for next year.
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