Mater Hospital, Belfast
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This hospital is part of Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
General hospital information
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Address & description
The Mater Hospital is a 276-bed hospital in north Belfast, an area of significant health and social care need. The trust provides a full range of acute hospital services including: Cardiology and Coronary Care; General Medicine and Surgery; Urology; Vascular Surgery; Diabetes; Care of Older People; Stroke Services; Respiratory Medicine; Intensive Care; Day Procedures Unit; Ophthalmology; ENT; Accident and Emergency; Obstetrics; Acute inpatient and day hospital psychiatry; and a Regional Hepatobillary Surgical Service.
The trust has also opened the first Protected Elective Unit in the Eastern and Northern Board areas, ensuring that the trust meets the current waiting list targets in Northern Ireland and provides a service to larger neighbouring trusts to assist them in working towards these targets.
The trust has a robust performance management framework throughout the organisation with the aim of improving quality of care through the efficient and effective use of resources. As a result, the trust has met targets associated with waiting lists and continues to have the lowest numbers of delayed discharge days in acute hospitals in Northern Ireland.
Staff have demonstrated prudent financial management, at all levels in the organisation. All financial targets have been consistently met and resources generated to invest in new, innovative and sustainable services. The trust has developed extensive partnerships with other health and social care providers, community groups, special interest groups, patients, users and carers. This work has ensured that the community receives the highest quality of care which is targeted to their needs, with an emphasis on improving the health and well-being of the community alongside treating disease and illness.
The trust is committed to supporting staff in their work demonstrated through low turnover rates, high morale and innovative practice. Staff have demonstrated their ability to change and adapt and remain leaders in many fields of practice and management.
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Accident & Emergency services at Mater 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 | ||
| Asprin | N/A | N/A |
| Beta blocker | N/A | N/A |
| Statins | N/A | N/A |
| ACE inhibitor | N/A | N/A |
| Clopidogrel | N/A | N/A |