Friday 13 March
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has
consistently performed highly in childrens hospital services
according to a Healthcare Commission review published today
(Friday).
The Childrens Hospital Services Review covers 154 trusts across
England and focuses on training in child protection; the numbers of
nurses trained to alleviate childrens pain; training in childrens
life support for nurses and consultants; and the maintenance of
skills of surgeons and anesthetists who operate on children.
Overall 19 areas were examined and Bristol Royal Hospital for
Children consistently performed highly in 11 of those areas and
improved in seven.
Dr Jacqueline Cornish OBE, Head of the Division of Women and
Children's for the Trust, says:
I am very pleased with the outcome of this review and feel that
it supports our reputation as one of the leading childrens
hospitals in the UK. We always have the needs of children and young
people at the forefront of our minds and continue to assess and
improve our service.
This is a follow up review from the first national report
published in 2007. In most areas the performance of the
Childrens Hospital has been above the set threshold.
