Salford Royal, Salford

This hospital is part of Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

General hospital information

  • Number of beds: 728
  • % of single rooms: 20%
  • Total parking spaces: 469
  • Average parking fee per hour: £0.53

Address & description

Salford Royal,
Stott Lane, Salford, England, M6 8HD
Tel: Work 0161 789 7373
Salford Royal

Salford Royal is a large and busy teaching hospital and cares for an average of 320,000 people a year. For three years' running, it has been confirmed as one of the best perfoming hospitals in the country.

It provides a range of medical, surgical, maternity and emergency services to the people of Salford. It also offers specialist care to people from all over the UK who need expert help with brain, neuroscience, kidney, bone, intestine or skin conditions.

Salford Royal's aim is to provide services which are safe, clean and personal.

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Services at Salford Royal

General Services Information

Hospital Questions

  • How many single rooms are available to NHS patients at this hospital: 211 commentsposition end of September 2011
  • Of these how many have an ensuite toilet: 162 commentsposition end of September 2011
  • Of these how many have an ensuite toilet and shower or bath: 132 commentsposition end of September 2011
  • Does this hospital operate an accident and emergency unit: Yes
  • How many specialist palliative care beds are available at this hospital: 818 commentsall wards provide specialist palliative care services
  • Does this hospital have a named private unit/service: No

Trust Questions

  • Does the Trust treat private patients: Yes

Patient Safety

Trust Questions

  • Is there a system for recording operations that resulted in a foreign body being left post surgery: Yes
  • What is the reporting system for a foreign body being left post surgery: electronic Incident Reporting system
  • Is there a system for recording operations that were cancelled due to missing notes: Yes
  • What is the reporting system for operations that were cancelled due to missing notes: electronic Incident Reporting system
  • Is there a system for recording operations that resulted in wrong site surgery taking place: Yes
  • What is the reporting system for operations that resulted in wrong site surgery taking place: electronic Incident Reporting system
  • During the period 01 April 2010 - 31 March 2011, how many operations resulted in a foreign body being left post surgery: 2
  • During the period 01 April 2010 - 31 March 2011, how many operations were cancelled due to missing notes: 0
  • During the period 01 April 2010 - 31 March 2011, how many operations resulted in wrong site surgery taking place: 2
  • How many incident investigations using a full Root Cause Analysis did were carried out in 2010/11: 152 commentsRCA undertaken for all SUI and serious harm incidents
  • 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: 91-99%
  • 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). : Yes
  • Does the Trust have a policy for providing educational programmes on using and interpreting clinical indicators: Yes
  • Does the Trust have a designated member of staff who supports teams in locating and analysing safety and quality data? (support): Yes
  • Is safety and quality data available on a central platform and actively disseminated to users: Yes

Infection Control

Trust Questions

  • Does the Trust employ an antibiotic pharmacist: Yes
  • 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: Yes
  • Elective patient groups screened at the pre-op assessment clinic: All elective surgical and medical
  • Are all oncology patients screened at the pre-op assessment clinic: NO commentsscreened on admission
  • Are all chemotherapy patients screened at the pre-op assessment clinic: NO commentsscreened on admission
  • Are all elective neurosurgery patients screened at the pre-op assessment clinic: YES
  • Are all patients with past history of MRSA screened at the pre-op assessment clinic: Yes
  • What method of MRSA screening is used when screening at admission: Culture based in 24-48hrs
  • On admission, does topical suppression take place immediately: Yes
  • Does the Trust have at least one accident and emergency unit: Yes
  • Are all patients admitted through A&E screened: Yes
  • Is screening done according to individual risk assessment: Yes
  • Does the Trust have a dedicated isolation ward: Yes
  • How many beds does it contain: 10
  • Does the Trust have an isolation policy: Yes
  • Where medically appropriate, are patients with C Diff isolated in single rooms as a matter of priority: Yes
  • Does the Trust have a policy to guide the use of metronidazole and vancomycin for C.difficile infected patients: Yes
  • Does the Trust routinely isolate all patients with diarrhoea: Yes

Stroke Medicine

Hospital Questions

  • Does the hsopital have a specialist stroke unit: Yes
  • What type of stroke unit does the hospital have: Hyperacute stroke unit (HASU)
  • Number of beds in the unit: 28 comments18 hyperacute beds and 10 rehab beds.

Trust Questions

  • Does the Trust have a specialist stroke unit or units: Yes
  • Is the Trust part of a stroke care network: Yes
  • Details: GREATER MANCHESTER CARDIAC AND STROKE 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): 1026
  • Of these, what was the number of patients given a Computerised Tomography (CT) scan within 24 hrs of admission: 890
  • Is thrombolysis for stroke patients provided 24 hours per day and 7 days a week : Yes
  • Are there any formal arrangements with neighbouring hospitals for the emergency transfer of stroke patients who would benefit from thrombolytic treatment: Yes
  • These arrangements are with: TRUSTS WITHIN GREATER MANCHESTER CARDIAC AND STROKE NETWORK

Trauma & Orthopaedics

Trust Questions

  • Does the Trust offer a trauma service: Yes
  • Does the Trust have a dedicated trauma list available 24 hours a day for the duration of the week, (Sunday to Sunday): Yes
  • Does the Trust offer an orthopaedics service: Yes
  • Do all the Trust's orthopaedic ward/team have a linked geriatric team with whom they have regular meetings at least once a week: Yes
  • Does the Trust run a pre-operative patient education session/class for patients to attend prior to Total Knee Replacement (TKR) and Total Hip Replacement (THR)? : Yes
  • What is the audited Percentage of all patients that attend the class prior to surgery: 90
  • Does the Trust have a standardised anaesthetic protocol for Total Knee Replacement (TKR) and Total Hip Replacement (THR) patients: No
  • Audited percentage of the Trusts total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR) patients walk within 24 hours of surgery: 90
  • Does the Trust have a specialist orthopaedic physiotherapy service which is available 7 days a week: Yes
  • How many patients' discharge's delayed due to lack of physiotherapy services at weekends - audited figure was: 0
  • Are patients for total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR) admitted prior to the day of surgery: No commentsThere are rare exceptions based on high risk anaethetic assessment
  • What is the principle reason for patients not being admitted on the day of surgery: ASA 4 patient with complex morbidity as per consultant anaesthetist request from pre-operative assessment. All such requests are validated with the requesting anaesthetist.
  • Are patient records routinely recorded using a specific multi-disciplinary team THR/TKR pathway document: Yes
  • Is this data used to monitor compliance with the agreed pathway: Yes
  • Is criteria-based discharge used: Yes
  • Are patients routinely phoned in the first 48 hours after discharge to check on their progress: No

Paediatrics

Hospital Questions

  • Does the hospital have a paediatrics service: Yes commentsSalford Royal Foundation Trust.

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: Yes
  • Do the Trust's anaesthetists with responsibility for paediatric anaesthesia participate in at least one paediatric list per week: Yes
  • Is a paediatrician on site (SpR or higher) 24 hours per day, 7 days per week: Yes
  • Are at least two registered children's nurses on duty 24hours per day in each children's ward: Yes
  • Is there a designated facility on site for parents or guardians to stay overnight: Yes commentsDesignated facilities are incorporated within the PANDA Unit at SRFT

Palliative Care

Trust Questions

  • Does the Trust provide a palliative care service: Yes
  • 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,Counsellor(s),Other (please specify) commentsConsultants in Palliative Medicine/Palliative Care Nurses/Counsellers/Occupational Therapists/Social Worker/Practice Development Lead/Clinical
  • Is the Trust's specialist palliative care team available 24 hrs a day seven days a week: No commentsNO - but 7 days/week
  • Are facilities provided to support relatives and carers who wish to stay with a patient in hospital: Yes commentsThere is a dedicated resource of portable beds centrally located for use across the organisation plus comfort boxes with essential supplies
  • 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: Yes comments This began as part of a Quality Improvement Collaborative in 2009/10. This survey is now a key performance indicator within the organisation. “The continued retrospective survey of relatives and carers of patients who died on the pilot wards during the Collaborative is underway. This process will be complete by the end of March 2011”

Maternity Care

Maternity Sites

  • Salford Royal - Consultant Led
  • How many women gave birth in the unit during the year? (not including home births): 3362
  • How many babies were born in the unit during the year? (not including home births): 3415
  • How many women were booked for a home birth: 45
  • How many women had a home birth? (not including births at home by accident): 45
  • Number of antenatal rooms: 7
  • Total antenatal beds: 13
  • Number of assessment area rooms (for monitoring and / or induction): 4
  • Total assessment area beds: 4
  • Number of delivery rooms: 12 commentsThis is CDU and Birth Centre
  • Total delivery beds: 12 commentsThis is CDU and Birth Centre
  • Number of postnatal rooms: 9
  • Total postnatal beds: 18 commentsOn same ward as the Antenatal Rooms, and capacity is flexed as according to demand.
  • Number of rooms in obstetric high dependency unit: 2
  • Total obstetric high dependency beds: 2
  • Number of single rooms used for both delivery and postnatal care (labour, delivery, recovery and postnatal, or LDRP, rooms): 12
  • Amenity rooms; Are women able to book a single room in advance of their birth: No
  • If women can pay for a single room what is the average cost per night (GBP): 0 commentsN/A
  • Does the maternity unit have a neonatal intensive care unit: Yes
  • Does the maternity unit have a neonatal high dependency unit: Yes
  • Does the maternity unit have a special care baby unit: Yes
  • Security measures - ankle bands for the baby: Yes commentsElectronic security tagging
  • Security measures - cot alarms: No
  • Security measures - CCTV: Yes
  • Security measures - restricted access: Yes commentsLocked down doors with swipe access for staff
  • Other security measures: Intercom phones with visual displays for access to the unit.
  • Pain relief available - bath or shower: Provided by unit
  • Pain relief available - birthing pool: Provided by unit
  • Pain relief available - birth ball: Provided by unit
  • Pain relief available - Massage: Not available
  • Pain relief available - Aromatherapy: Provided by unit commentsProvided in the community
  • Pain relief available - TENS: Provided by unit
  • Pain relief available - Epidural: Provided by unit
  • Pain relief available - Mobile epidural: Provided by unit
  • Pain relief available - Entonox (gas and air): Provided by unit
  • Pain relief available - Intramuscular injection: Provided by unit
  • Other pain relief: Guided Birth sessions and accupuncture.
  • Total number of WTE midwives at the unit in your funded establishment, including vacant posts: 110.07
  • Total number of WTE midwives at the unit as staff in post, including agency and bank staff: 104.25
  • Does the unit have midwives available to provide one-to-one care available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: On site
  • Does the unit have midwives available for home births available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: On call
  • Does the unit have midwives trained and experienced in water birth available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: On call
  • Does the unit have a paediatrician available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: On site
  • Does the unit have an obstetrician available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: On site
  • Does the unit have an anaesthetist available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: On site
  • Does the unit have a dedicated obstetric anaesthetist available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: On site

Trust Questions

  • Do all women have a choice about where they receive their antenatal appointments (i.e. at hospital or local health centre): Yes
  • Are NHS antenatal classes available (e.g. Parentcraft): Yes
  • Available during the daytime (until 5pm): Yes
  • Available in the evenings (after 5pm): Yes
  • Available at weekends (Saturday and/or Sunday): Yes
  • Available for women only groups: Yes commentsWe have an aquanatal women only group
  • Available for other groups: No
  • Are all women routinely offered ultrasound scans: Yes
  • Scan 1 available between: Yes (early dating scan 6 - 12 weeks)
  • Scan 2 available between: Yes (anomaly scan at 20 weeks)

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