Airedale General Hospital, Keighley

This hospital is part of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

General hospital information

  • Number of beds: N/A
  • % of single rooms: N/A
  • Total parking spaces: N/A
  • Average parking fee per hour: N/A

Address & description

Airedale General Hospital,
Skipton Road, Steeton, Keighley, England, BD20 6TD
Tel: Work 01535 652 511
Airedale General Hospital

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust was authorised as a Foundation Trust on 1 June 2010. An award winning hospital, it provides high quality, personalised, acute, elective and specialist care for a population of over 200,000 people from a widespread area covering West and North Yorkshire and East Lancashire.

We employ over 3,000 staff who last year cared for around 25,000 inpatients, more than 26,000 non-elective patients, almost 131,000 outpatients and over 54,000 A&E attendances with an annual budget of over £126 million.

We provide services from our main hospital site and from community hospitals and health centres owned by our Primary Care Trusts. During 2010/11 we also expanded our groundbreaking prison telemedicine service and now provide an opinion service to more than 20 prisons throughout England.

At Airedale we have a vision - to be the hospital chosen by the community for putting patients first, providing excellent, innovative and diverse services, delivering safe standards of care, all underpinned by the constant pursuit of efficiency.

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Services at Airedale General Hospital

General Services Information

Hospital Questions

  • How many single rooms are available to NHS patients at this hospital: 90
  • Of these how many have an ensuite toilet: 32
  • Of these how many have an ensuite toilet and shower or bath: 15
  • Does this hospital operate an accident and emergency unit: Yes
  • How many specialist palliative care beds are available at this hospital: 0 commentsour palliative care team care for patients across all wards at the hospital
  • Does this hospital have a named private unit/service: Yes
  • What is the name of the private unit/service: Ward 19
  • How many beds are available within the private unit/service: 6
  • How many single rooms are available within the private unit/service: 6
  • Of these, how many have an ensuite toilet: 6
  • Of these, how many have an ensuite toilet and shower or bath: 6
  • Direct telephone number for the private unit: 01535 292197

Trust Questions

  • Does the Trust treat private patients: Yes

Patient Safety

Trust Questions

  • Is there a system for recording operations that resulted in a foreign body being left post surgery: Yes
  • What is the reporting system for a foreign body being left post surgery: Adverse event report and local immediate governace escalation.
  • Is there a system for recording operations that were cancelled due to missing notes: Yes
  • What is the reporting system for operations that were cancelled due to missing notes: reported onto Theatreman
  • Is there a system for recording operations that resulted in wrong site surgery taking place: Yes
  • What is the reporting system for operations that resulted in wrong site surgery taking place: Adverse Event, SIRI report, Never Event escalation including notification to comissioners
  • During the period 01 April 2010 - 31 March 2011, how many operations resulted in a foreign body being left post surgery: 0
  • During the period 01 April 2010 - 31 March 2011, how many operations were cancelled due to missing notes: 0
  • During the period 01 April 2010 - 31 March 2011, how many operations resulted in wrong site surgery taking place: 0
  • How many incident investigations using a full Root Cause Analysis did were carried out in 2010/11: 40 commentsplus every fall and pressure ulcer (grade 3 or 4) has a modified but comprehensive RCA
  • What percentage of patient safety incidents resulting in severe harm or death had a full RCA initiated/completed: 100%
  • What percentage of acute inpatients have a track and trigger warning system in place for the duration of the admission: 0-30% commentsThe EWS is fully embedded for all patients. There are currently 607 patients with live alerts in place on the patient administration system
  • What percentage of patients are risk assessed for venous thromboembolism on admission: 91-99%
  • Compliant with all relevant NPSA safety alerts issues in 2010/11 (you can find a full list of alerts issued at http://www.nrls.npsa.nhs.uk/resources/?p=3). : Yes
  • Does the Trust have a policy for providing educational programmes on using and interpreting clinical indicators: No
  • Does the Trust have a designated member of staff who supports teams in locating and analysing safety and quality data? (support): Yes
  • Is safety and quality data available on a central platform and actively disseminated to users: Yes

Infection Control

Trust Questions

  • Does the Trust employ an antibiotic pharmacist: Yes
  • Does the Trust operate a pre-admission assessment clinic or equivalent system where patients are screened and results returned in advance of the day of admission: Yes
  • Elective patient groups screened at the pre-op assessment clinic: All elective surgical and medical
  • Are all oncology patients screened at the pre-op assessment clinic: Not Applicable
  • Are all chemotherapy patients screened at the pre-op assessment clinic: Not Applicable
  • Are all elective neurosurgery patients screened at the pre-op assessment clinic: Not Applicable
  • Are all patients with past history of MRSA screened at the pre-op assessment clinic: Yes
  • What method of MRSA screening is used when screening at admission: Culture based in 24-48hrs
  • On admission, does topical suppression take place immediately: Yes
  • Does the Trust have at least one accident and emergency unit: Yes
  • Are all patients admitted through A&E screened: Yes
  • Is screening done according to individual risk assessment: No
  • Does the Trust have a dedicated isolation ward: No
  • Protocol for isolating patients with infections: side rooms with strict infection prevention measures
  • Does the Trust have an isolation policy: Yes
  • Where medically appropriate, are patients with C Diff isolated in single rooms as a matter of priority: Yes
  • Does the Trust have a policy to guide the use of metronidazole and vancomycin for C.difficile infected patients: Yes
  • Does the Trust routinely isolate all patients with diarrhoea: Yes

Stroke Medicine

Hospital Questions

  • Does the hsopital have a specialist stroke unit: Yes
  • What type of stroke unit does the hospital have: Hyperacute stroke unit (HASU)
  • Number of beds in the unit: 18

Trust Questions

  • Does the Trust have a specialist stroke unit or units: Yes
  • Is the Trust part of a stroke care network: Yes
  • Details: West Yorkshire Stroke Network
  • How many emergency admissions with a primary diagnosis of stroke (ICD10 codes I60 - I64) did the Trust receive in the financial year (period 01 April 2010 - 31 March 2011): 332
  • Of these, what was the number of patients given a Computerised Tomography (CT) scan within 24 hrs of admission: 266
  • Is thrombolysis for stroke patients provided 24 hours per day and 7 days a week : No
  • Are there any formal arrangements with neighbouring hospitals for the emergency transfer of stroke patients who would benefit from thrombolytic treatment: No

Trauma & Orthopaedics

Trust Questions

  • Does the Trust offer a trauma service: Yes
  • Does the Trust have a dedicated trauma list available 24 hours a day for the duration of the week, (Sunday to Sunday): Yes
  • Does the Trust offer an orthopaedics service: Yes
  • Do all the Trust's orthopaedic ward/team have a linked geriatric team with whom they have regular meetings at least once a week: Yes
  • Does the Trust run a pre-operative patient education session/class for patients to attend prior to Total Knee Replacement (TKR) and Total Hip Replacement (THR)? : Yes
  • What is the estimated percentage of all patients that attend the class prior to surgery: 100
  • Does the Trust have a standardised anaesthetic protocol for Total Knee Replacement (TKR) and Total Hip Replacement (THR) patients: Yes
  • Not able to put a figure on the percentage compliance to this protocol: Yes commentspilot phase
  • Not able to put a figure on the percentage of the Trusts total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR) patients walk within 24 hours of surgery: Yes commentspilot phase
  • Does the Trust have a specialist orthopaedic physiotherapy service which is available 7 days a week: Yes commentsavailable six days and under review
  • How many patients' discharge's delayed due to lack of physiotherapy services at weekends - estimated figure: 0
  • Are patients for total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR) admitted prior to the day of surgery: No
  • Are patient records routinely recorded using a specific multi-disciplinary team THR/TKR pathway document: Yes
  • Is this data used to monitor compliance with the agreed pathway: Yes
  • Is criteria-based discharge used: Yes
  • Are patients routinely phoned in the first 48 hours after discharge to check on their progress: Yes commentspilot phase

Paediatrics

Hospital Questions

  • Does the hospital have a paediatrics service: Yes

Trust Questions

  • Is the Trust's elective paediatric surgery carried out only by designated surgeons with at least six months training in a specialist unit: Yes
  • Do the Trust's anaesthetists with responsibility for paediatric anaesthesia participate in at least one paediatric list per week: Yes
  • Is a paediatrician on site (SpR or higher) 24 hours per day, 7 days per week: Yes commentsconsultant paediatrician available
  • Are at least two registered children's nurses on duty 24hours per day in each children's ward: Yes commentsfor children's unit
  • Is there a designated facility on site for parents or guardians to stay overnight: Yes commentsparents can stay at bedside in chair bed

Palliative Care

Trust Questions

  • Does the Trust provide a palliative care service: Yes
  • How is specialist palliative care delivered at the hospital: A multi-disciplinary specialist palliative care team
  • Does the hospital's specialist palliative team includes: A consultant in palliative medicine,A palliative care nurse,Other (please specify) commentsadmin support and links to chaplaincy and psychology support
  • Is the Trust's specialist palliative care team available 24 hrs a day seven days a week: Yes commentsadvice available 24/7
  • Are facilities provided to support relatives and carers who wish to stay with a patient in hospital: Yes commentsrecliner chairs available in relative rooms on all wards
  • Does the Trust routinely survey and evaluate the views of patients and bereaved relatives and carers regarding the delivery of care on the end of life programme: Yes

Maternity Care

Maternity Sites

  • Airedale General Hospital - Consultant Led
  • How many women gave birth in the unit during the year? (not including home births): 2500
  • How many babies were born in the unit during the year? (not including home births): 2545
  • How many women were booked for a home birth: 61
  • How many women had a home birth? (not including births at home by accident): 27
  • Number of antenatal rooms: 16 commentscombined with postnatal
  • Total antenatal beds: 28 commentscombined with postnatal
  • Number of assessment area rooms (for monitoring and / or induction): 2
  • Total assessment area beds: 6 comments4 for Induction
  • Number of delivery rooms: 7 comments1 pool room
  • Total delivery beds: 7
  • Number of postnatal rooms: 16 commentscombined with antenatal
  • Total postnatal beds: 28 commentscombined with antenatal
  • Number of rooms in obstetric high dependency unit: 0 commentsGeneral HDU and ICU beds available as required
  • Total obstetric high dependency beds: 0
  • Number of single rooms used for both delivery and postnatal care (labour, delivery, recovery and postnatal, or LDRP, rooms): 0
  • Amenity rooms; Are women able to book a single room in advance of their birth: Yes
  • If women can pay for a single room what is the average cost per night (GBP): 65
  • Does the maternity unit have a neonatal intensive care unit: No
  • Does the maternity unit have a neonatal high dependency unit: Yes
  • Does the maternity unit have a special care baby unit: Yes
  • Security measures - ankle bands for the baby: Yes commentscotag audible alarm system in place triggered by anklebands
  • Security measures - cot alarms: No
  • Security measures - CCTV: Yes
  • Security measures - restricted access: Yes
  • Pain relief available - bath or shower: Provided by unit
  • Pain relief available - birthing pool: Provided by unit
  • Pain relief available - birth ball: Provided by unit
  • Pain relief available - Massage: Provided by women
  • Pain relief available - Aromatherapy: Provided by women
  • Pain relief available - TENS: Provided by unit
  • Pain relief available - Epidural: Provided by unit
  • Pain relief available - Mobile epidural: Not available
  • Pain relief available - Entonox (gas and air): Provided by unit
  • Pain relief available - Intramuscular injection: Provided by unit
  • Total number of WTE midwives at the unit in your funded establishment, including vacant posts: 79
  • Total number of WTE midwives at the unit as staff in post, including agency and bank staff: 79
  • Does the unit have midwives available to provide one-to-one care available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: On site
  • Does the unit have midwives available for home births available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: On call
  • Does the unit have midwives trained and experienced in water birth available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: On site
  • Does the unit have a paediatrician available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: On site commentson-call out of hours
  • Does the unit have an obstetrician available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: On site commentson-call out of hours
  • Does the unit have an anaesthetist available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: On site comments0n-call out of hours
  • Does the unit have a dedicated obstetric anaesthetist available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: On site

Trust Questions

  • Do all women have a choice about where they receive their antenatal appointments (i.e. at hospital or local health centre): Yes
  • Are NHS antenatal classes available (e.g. Parentcraft): Yes
  • Available during the daytime (until 5pm): Yes
  • Available in the evenings (after 5pm): Yes
  • Available at weekends (Saturday and/or Sunday): No
  • Available for women only groups: Yes
  • Available for other groups: Yes
  • Also available for: couples
  • Are all women routinely offered ultrasound scans: Yes
  • Scan 1 available between: 10+0 to 12+6
  • Scan 2 available between: 18+6 to 20+6

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