THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Board Paper - Cover Sheet Date Report Title Agenda Item 16/11/2016 Harm Free Care A5(iii) Lead Director Nursing and Patient Services Director Report Helen Lamont, Fania Pagnamenta, Rachel Carter, Frances Author Blackburn Classification NHS Unclassified / NHS Protect / NHS Confidential Purpose (Tick Approval Discussion For Information one only) Links to To put patients and carers at the centre of all we do and to provide Strategic care of the highest standard in terms of both safety and quality. Objectives To continue to be recognised as a first-class teaching hospital, counted amongst the top 10 in the country, which promotes a culture of excellence, in all that we do. Links to CQC Regulation 9,12 Domains/ Domains Fundamental Safe Standard(s) Effective Well-led Responsive to people’s needs Identified No. Risk? (If yes, risk reference) Resource No resource implications. Implications Legal This paper demonstrates that the Trust takes seriously its responsibilities implications in relation to Equality and Human Rights, and Health and Safety and and equality recognises that individual needs need to be responded to. It also and diversity demonstrates Trust commitment to the Duty of Candour. assessment Benefit to Demonstrates Trust commitment to providing services which are safe and patients and do not harm patients and that where harm occurs this is reviewed in detail the public to consider what learning can be taken to improve the care of all patients and meet the needs of all patients. Provides examples of practice development that have been undertaken to meet these duties. Report History Regular Report previous report July 2016. – Next steps Trust Board to approve ongoing work.
THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Board Paper - Cover Sheet Date 16/11/2016 Report Title Harm Free Care Agenda Item A5(iii) Lead Director Report Author Nursing and Patient Services Director Helen Lamont, Fania Pagnamenta, Rachel Carter, Frances Blackburn Classification NHS Unclassified / NHS Protect / NHS Confidential Purpose (Tick one only) Approval Discussion For Information Links to Strategic Objectives To put patients and carers at the centre of all we do and to provide care of the highest standard in terms of both safety and quality. To continue to be recognised as a first-class teaching hospital, counted amongst the top 10 in the country, which promotes a culture of excellence, in all that we do. Links to CQC Domains/ Fundamental Standard(s) Regulation 9,12 Domains Safe Effective Well-led Responsive to people’s needs Identified Risk? (If yes, risk reference) No. Resource Implications No resource implications. Legal implications and equality and diversity assessment This paper demonstrates that the Trust takes seriously its responsibilities in relation to Equality and Human Rights, and Health and Safety and recognises that individual needs need to be responded to. It also demonstrates Trust commitment to the Duty of Candour. Benefit to patients and the public Demonstrates Trust commitment to providing services which are safe and do not harm patients and that where harm occurs this is reviewed in detail to consider what learning can be taken to improve the care of all patients and meet the needs of all patients. Provides examples of practice development that have been undertaken to meet these duties. Report History Regular Report – previous report July 2016. Next steps Trust Board to approve ongoing work.
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