Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology, Wirral

General Services Information

Hospital Questions

• How many single rooms are available to NHS patients at this hospital: 16

• Of these how many have an ensuite toilet: 16

• Of these how many have an ensuite toilet and shower or bath: 8

• Does this hospital operate an accident and emergency unit:

• How many specialist palliative care beds are available at this hospital: 0

• Does this hospital have a named private unit/service:

Trust Questions

• Does the Trust treat private patients:

Patient Safety

Trust Questions

• Is there a system for recording operations that resulted in a foreign body being left post surgery:

• What is the reporting system for a foreign body being left post surgery: Incident Reporting System but we do not do surgery so we would not have any of these incidents

• Is there a system for recording operations that were cancelled due to missing notes:

• What is the reporting system for operations that were cancelled due to missing notes: Incident Reporting System but we do not do surgery so we would not have any of these incidents

• Is there a system for recording operations that resulted in wrong site surgery taking place:

• What is the reporting system for operations that resulted in wrong site surgery taking place: Incident Reporting System but we do not do surgery so we would not have any of these incidents

• During the period 01 April 2010 - 31 March 2011, how many operations resulted in a foreign body being left post surgery: 0 We do not do surgery

• During the period 01 April 2010 - 31 March 2011, how many operations were cancelled due to missing notes: 0 We do not do surgery

• During the period 01 April 2010 - 31 March 2011, how many operations resulted in wrong site surgery taking place: 0 We do not do surgery

• What percentage of acute inpatients have a track and trigger warning system in place for the duration of the admission: 100%

• What percentage of patients are risk assessed for venous thromboembolism on admission: 91-99% 95.2% of patients admitted were risk assessed for VTE (4246 out of 4461)

• 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). :

• Alerts where not expected to be compliant by 1st December 2011 and when expected to be compliant. : NPSA/2011/PSA001 - Deadline not due by 1/12/11 NPSA/2001/PSA/003 - Deadline not due by 1/12/11

• Does the Trust have a policy for providing educational programmes on using and interpreting clinical indicators:

• Does the Trust have a designated member of staff who supports teams in locating and analysing safety and quality data? (support):

• Is safety and quality data available on a central platform and actively disseminated to users:

Infection Control

Trust Questions

• Does the Trust employ an antibiotic pharmacist:

• 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:

• Elective patient groups screened at the pre-op assessment clinic: No elective patient groups

• Are all oncology patients screened at the pre-op assessment clinic: NO Selected groups only - all other elective and emergency admissions screened on admission

• Are all chemotherapy patients screened at the pre-op assessment clinic: YES

• 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: Selected groups only - all other elective and emergency admissions screened on admission

• What method of MRSA screening is used when screening at admission: Culture based in 24-48hrs

• On admission, does topical suppression take place immediately: Topical suppression commenced on admission only for known patients with current MRSA positive results or recent history. Otherwise decolonisation is commenced on identification of MRSA positive result.

• Does the Trust have at least one accident and emergency unit:

• Does the Trust have a dedicated isolation ward: Sufficient single rooms within speciality and purpose built cohort areas for use if required.

• Protocol for isolating patients with infections: Sufficient single rooms within speciality and purpose built cohort areas for use if required.

• Does the Trust have an isolation policy:

• Where medically appropriate, are patients with C Diff isolated in single rooms as a matter of priority: All patients with diarrhoea isolated as a priority

• Does the Trust have a policy to guide the use of metronidazole and vancomycin for C.difficile infected patients:

• Does the Trust routinely isolate all patients with diarrhoea:

Stroke Medicine

Trust Questions

• Does the Trust have a specialist stroke unit or units:

• Is the Trust part of a stroke care 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): 0

• Of these, what was the number of patients given a Computerised Tomography (CT) scan within 24 hrs of admission: 0

• Is thrombolysis for stroke patients provided 24 hours per day and 7 days a week :

• Are there any formal arrangements with neighbouring hospitals for the emergency transfer of stroke patients who would benefit from thrombolytic treatment:

Trauma & Orthopaedics

Trust Questions

• Does the Trust offer a trauma service:

• Does the Trust offer an orthopaedics service:

Paediatrics

Hospital Questions

• Does the hospital have a paediatrics service: We treat paediatrics with outpatient radiotherapy

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: The Trust does not complete surgery

• Do the Trust's anaesthetists with responsibility for paediatric anaesthesia participate in at least one paediatric list per week: We have an SLA with the paediatric anaesthetists from Wirral University Teaching Hospital

• Is a paediatrician on site (SpR or higher) 24 hours per day, 7 days per week:

• Are at least two registered children's nurses on duty 24hours per day in each children's ward: We do not have any paediatric inpatients

• Is there a designated facility on site for parents or guardians to stay overnight: We do not have any paediatric inpatients

Palliative Care

Trust Questions

• Does the Trust provide a palliative care service:

• 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

• Is the Trust's specialist palliative care team available 24 hrs a day seven days a week:

• Are facilities provided to support relatives and carers who wish to stay with a patient in hospital:

• 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: patients are surveyed. provision of bereavement service in development

Trust Statistics

Trust Questions

• You can view various measures relating to the Trust's performance by clicking the following link: Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Foundation Trust