University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool
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This hospital is part of Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
General hospital information
- Number of beds: 743
- % of single rooms: 20%
- Total parking spaces: 3345
- Average parking fee per hour: £0.66
Address & description
University Hospital Aintree,
Longmoor Lane,
Liverpool,
England,
L9 7AL
Tel: Work 0151 525 5980
Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large Trust providing acute healthcare to 330,000 residents across North Merseyside and surrounding areas, including South Sefton, North Liverpool and Kirkby. It is also a teaching hospital for the University of Liverpool and a tertiary centre providing specialist services to a much wider population of around 1.5 million in Merseyside, Cheshire, South Lancashire and North Wales, with patients also travelling from the Isle of Man.
The Trust comprises two main teaching hospitals, with a total of 900 beds. University Hospital Aintree is a large acute hospital providing Accident & Emergency services and a wide range of acute and non-acute specialties. Walton Hospital provides outpatient and day surgery services, which will move to the new £30 million Elective Care Centre at University Hospital Aintree when it opens in 2010. A new £8 million multi-storey car park will open before the Elective Care Centre. The Trust also has services at Waterloo Day Hospital.
Specialist services are provided in Respiratory Medicine, Rheumatology, Maxillofacial and Liver Surgery. The University of Liverpool School of Clinical Sciences has a major presence at University Hospital Aintree, with a number of Professorial Units within the departments of Infection and Immunity, Metabolic Medicine and Surgery and Oncology situated exclusively on the site.
The Trust handles over 73,000 episodes of inpatient and day case care each year, more than 300,000 outpatient attendances, and more than 86,000 patients attend the Emergency Department.
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Services at University Hospital Aintree
General Services Information
Hospital Questions
- How many single rooms are available to NHS patients at this hospital: 145
- Of these how many have an ensuite toilet: 59
- Of these how many have an ensuite toilet and shower or bath: 24
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Does this hospital operate an accident and emergency unit:
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How many specialist palliative care beds are available at this hospital: 0
Provided on-site by Woodlands Hospice
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Does this hospital have a named private unit/service:
Trust Questions
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Does the Trust treat private patients:
Patient Safety
Trust Questions
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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: TREATED AS NEVER EVENT
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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: LOCAL INVESTIAGATION
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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: TREATED AS NEVER EVENT
- 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: 10
- 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: 61-90%
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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). :
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Does the Trust have a policy for providing educational programmes on using and interpreting clinical indicators:
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Does the Trust have a designated member of staff who supports teams in locating and analysing safety and quality data? (support):
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Is safety and quality data available on a central platform and actively disseminated to users:
Infection Control
Trust Questions
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Does the Trust employ an antibiotic pharmacist:
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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:
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Elective patient groups screened at the pre-op assessment clinic: All elective other
All patients screened for MRSA
- Are all oncology patients screened at the pre-op assessment clinic: YES
- 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
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Are all patients with past history of MRSA screened at the pre-op assessment clinic:
- What method of MRSA screening is used when screening at admission: Culture based in 48-72hrs
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On admission, does topical suppression take place immediately:
For high risk patients
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Does the Trust have at least one accident and emergency unit:
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Are all patients admitted through A&E screened:
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Does the Trust have a dedicated isolation ward:
for CDT
- How many beds does it contain: 12
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Does the Trust have an isolation policy:
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Where medically appropriate, are patients with C Diff isolated in single rooms as a matter of priority:
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Does the Trust have a policy to guide the use of metronidazole and vancomycin for C.difficile infected patients:
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Does the Trust routinely isolate all patients with diarrhoea:
Stroke Medicine
Hospital Questions
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Does the hsopital have a specialist stroke unit:
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What type of stroke unit does the hospital have: Hyperacute stroke unit (HASU)
and Combined Stroke and Rehabilitation Unit
- Number of beds in the unit: 29
Trust Questions
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Does the Trust have a specialist stroke unit or units:
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Is the Trust part of a stroke care network:
- Details: Cheshire and Merseyside 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): 621
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Of these, what was the number of patients given a Computerised Tomography (CT) scan within 24 hrs of admission: 559
99%
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Is thrombolysis for stroke patients provided 24 hours per day and 7 days a week :
Trauma & Orthopaedics
Trust Questions
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Does the Trust offer a trauma service:
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Does the Trust have a dedicated trauma list available 24 hours a day for the duration of the week, (Sunday to Sunday):
1 session per day is dedicated to trauma. If demand exceeds this, trauma will be prioritised above elective work.
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Does the Trust offer an orthopaedics service:
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Do all the Trust's orthopaedic ward/team have a linked geriatric team with whom they have regular meetings at least once a week:
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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)? :
- What is the estimated percentage of all patients that attend the class prior to surgery: 90
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Does the Trust have a standardised anaesthetic protocol for Total Knee Replacement (TKR) and Total Hip Replacement (THR) patients:
Informal pathways followed.
- Estimated percentage of the Trusts total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR) patients walk within 24 hours of surgery: 80
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Does the Trust have a specialist orthopaedic physiotherapy service which is available 7 days a week:
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How many patients' discharge's delayed due to lack of physiotherapy services at weekends - estimated figure: 10
<10%
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Are patients for total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR) admitted prior to the day of surgery:
Patients are not admitted the day before unless they it is clinically necessary due to other pre-existing conditions.
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Are patient records routinely recorded using a specific multi-disciplinary team THR/TKR pathway document:
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Is this data used to monitor compliance with the agreed pathway:
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Is criteria-based discharge used:
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Are patients routinely phoned in the first 48 hours after discharge to check on their progress:
Palliative Care
Trust Questions
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Does the Trust provide a palliative care service:
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How is specialist palliative care delivered at the hospital: Other (please specify)
Fully integrated spcecialist pall care service
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Does the hospital's specialist palliative team includes: A consultant in palliative medicine,A palliative care nurse,Other (please specify)
3.6 wte consultants in palliative medicine / 6 specialist palliative care nurses /Liverpool Care Pathway Facilitator /
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Is the Trust's specialist palliative care team available 24 hrs a day seven days a week:
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Are facilities provided to support relatives and carers who wish to stay with a patient in hospital:
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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:
For patients seen by palliative care team
Trust Statistics
Trust Questions
- You can view various measures relating to the Trust's performance by clicking the following link: Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Consultants at University Hospital Aintree
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Accident & Emergency services at University Hospital Aintree
cardiac services (heart attack) |
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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 | 100% | 99% |
| Beta blocker | 99% | 96% |
| Statins | 96% | 97% |
| ACE inhibitor | 94% | 94% |
| Clopidogrel | 98% | 95% |