29 September 2008
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has made
excellent progress towards its goal of providing the highest
quality patient care, research and education, according to the
Trusts Annual Report for 2007/2008, which was published last
week. Highlights of the year include:
- The Trust heard in June 2008 that its bid for
Foundation Trust status was successful. This brings more
control and greater accountability to local people and allowed the
Trust to change its name to University Hospitals Bristol NHS
Foundation Trust.
- The Healthcare Commissions annual health
check published in October 2007 reported the best ever results for
the Trust with a score of excellent for quality of services and
fair for use of resources. Also, 94 per cent of patients
rated their care as either excellent, very good or good.
- A successful bid was made this year for £3.8m
of Department of Health funding for ground-breaking research into
treatments for cardiovascular disease.
- The Trust continued to do well against almost
all of the existing national targets and compared to 2006/2007
performance improved in a number of areas.
- Trust staff are among the safest from assault
of any hospital workers in the country, according to NHS Security
Management Service figures published in August 2007.
The report was published at the Trusts annual public
meeting on Tuesday 23 September. The meeting was well
attended with a record turn-out of almost 100 people. Chief
Executive Dr Graham Rich was delighted by the interest and support
shown by the community. He said: The past year has been an
incredibly successful year for us as a Trust, particularly since
achieving Foundation Trust status. The progress and achievements we
have made this year have been outstanding and we will strive to
continue our hard work to make 2008/2009 another successful
year. The full annual report and accounts can be viewed online.
