Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham
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This hospital is part of The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
General hospital information
- Number of beds: 128
- % of single rooms: 49%
- Total parking spaces: 102
- Average parking fee per hour: £0.00
Address & description
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and busiest orthopaedic centres in Europe. As well as providing routine treatments such as hip and knee replacements, we also have a specialist spinal service which takes referrals from across the West Midlands. We are also one of only a handful of specialist centres in the UK for the diagnosis and treatment of bone and soft tissue cancers.
The hospital has a long and distinguished history and plays an active role in training orthopaedic surgeons.
What differentiates us from many local orthopaedic NHS hospitals is the degree of sub-specialisation. Our clinicians tend to focus on very specialist areas, rather than one consultant providing a wide spectrum of services. This results in patients often being referred by other hospital consultants to our specialists. We have over 40 orthopaedic specialists involved in providing our range of services, including orthopaedic surgeons, musculo-skeletal physicians, anaesthetists, radiologists, rheumatologists, radiologists and a general physician. They are supported by a number of multidisciplinary specialist teams and advanced nurse practitioners. The hospital has one of the lowest rates of hospital acquired infection in the country, and consistently performs well against national targets.
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Accident & Emergency services at Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
cardiac services (heart attack) |
National average | |
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| Patients having thrombolytic treatment within 30 minutes of arriving at hospital |
N/A
 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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75% |
| Patients having thrombolytic treatment within 60 minutes of calling for help |
N/A
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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68% |
| Primary angioplasty within 90 minutes of arrival at interventional centre door |
N/A
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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90% |
| Patients discharged from hospital on secondary prevention medication | ||
| Asprin | N/A | 99% |
| Beta blocker | N/A | 96% |
| Statins | N/A | 97% |
| ACE inhibitor | N/A | 94% |
| Clopidogrel | N/A | 95% |