Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead

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: 12

• Of these how many have an ensuite toilet and shower or bath: 11

• Does this hospital operate an accident and emergency unit: The Trust does have a Minor Injuries 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: DATIX

• 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: DATIX

• 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: DATIX

• 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: 1

• 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: 8

• 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: 100%

• What percentage of patients are risk assessed for venous thromboembolism on admission: 100%

• 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). :

• 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: All elective other All patients

• 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:

• On admission, does topical suppression take place immediately:

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

• Does the Trust have a dedicated isolation ward:

• Protocol for isolating patients with infections: Single rooms

• Does the Trust have an isolation policy:

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

Trauma & Orthopaedics

Trust Questions

• Does the Trust offer a trauma service:

• Does the Trust have a dedicated trauma list available 24 hours a day for the duration of the week, (Sunday to Sunday):

• Does the Trust offer an orthopaedics service:

Paediatrics

Hospital Questions

• Does the hospital have a paediatrics service:

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:

• Do the Trust's anaesthetists with responsibility for paediatric anaesthesia participate in at least one paediatric list per week:

• Is a paediatrician on site (SpR or higher) 24 hours per day, 7 days per week: On call cover weekends and evenings

• Are at least two registered children's nurses on duty 24hours per day in each children's ward:

• Is there a designated facility on site for parents or guardians to stay overnight:

Palliative Care

Trust Questions

• Does the Trust provide a palliative care service:

Trust Statistics

Trust Questions

• You can view various measures relating to the Trust's performance by clicking the following link: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust