Following a recommendation by the Chief Medical Officer that at least 90% of hospital patients should be assessed for the likelihood of developing Venous Thromboembolism (VTE: blood clots in a vein, such as pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis), University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UH Bristol) is consistently reporting figures well above the national standard, achieving its own local standard of 95% or more each month.
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