Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry
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This hospital is part of Western Health and Social Care Trust
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Address & description
Altnagelvin Hospitals HSS Trust provides the widest range of acute secondary care services in Northern Ireland outside the greater Belfast area. Altnagelvin Area Hospital Londonderry is based on the east bank of the River Foyle in Londonderry, also known as Derry, an historic city dominating the North-Western landscape of Ireland. It serves a population of around 200,000 for general hospital services, and around 400,000 for specialist services such as trauma, orthopaedics and ophthalmology. Altnagelvin is one of the province's five designated cancer units. The trust has 494 inpatient beds and 54 day case beds.
Altnagelvin's services include cardiac angiography, MRI scanning, interventional radiology, and obstetric services supported by a neo-natal intensive care unit. The hospital accommodates a major critical care team. Altnagelvin has a state-of-the-art day case unit and was the first hospital in Northern Ireland with a dedicated elective surgical unit.
Altnagelvin employs almost 2,500 staff, has an 'Investors in People' accreditation, is the recipient of Charter Mark awards, was named as one of the UK's '40 Top Hospitals', and has received the Workforce Award from the Derry City Business Awards. Altnagelvin is a teaching hospital currently undergoing a major £150m refurbishment programme, not only in terms of its accommodation and facilities, but also in respect of service modernisation.
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Accident & Emergency services at Altnagelvin Area Hospital
cardiac services (heart attack) |
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| Patients having thrombolytic treatment within 30 minutes of arriving at hospital |
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 The National Service Framework (NSF) for coronary heart disease (CHD) states that 75% of eligible heart attack patients in England should receive thrombolytic drugs within 30 minutes of arriving at hospital. Read more about this indicator.
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| Patients having thrombolytic treatment within 60 minutes of calling for help |
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This standard reflects the combined performance of the ambulance service, general practitioners (GPs) and hospitals and is the most relevant overall indicator of care of heart attack patients. It encourages collaborative working across all relevant NHS organisations, particularly between ambulance services and hospitals to reduce delays to thrombolytic treatment. The call for professional help will usually be direct to the ambulance service but may be to a GP or NHS Direct. The Department of Health has set NHS organisations in England the target of 68% of patients receiving thrombolytic treatment within 60 minutes of calling for professional help. Read more about this indicator
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| Primary angioplasty within 90 minutes of arrival at interventional centre door |
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An interim good practice standard of 90 minutes from arrival at an interventional hospital to the time when the blocked artery is reopened (door to balloon time) has been established for provision of primary angioplasty, based on international guidelines.
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| Patients discharged from hospital on secondary prevention medication | ||
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| Clopidogrel | N/A | N/A |