24 October 2013
University Hospitals Bristol achieves lowest risk rating in Care Quality Commission’s new Intelligent Monitoring Report
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UH Bristol)
has achieved the lowest risk rating in the Care Quality
Commission's (CQC) first Intelligent Monitoring Report.
The report replaces the CQC's previous approach to monitoring
the risk profile of individual trusts and is based on 150
individual indicators examining a broad range of factors including
death rates across adults and children's services, patient
experience, waiting times, staff views and leadership and
governance of the Trust.
The CQC aims to publish the results at regular intervals, which
will inform decisions about where they need to focus their
inspections. Under the new hospital inspection regime all 161
trusts will have been inspected by December 2015.
Robert Woolley, chief executive of UH Bristol, said:
"Ensuring the quality of our services and the safety of our
patients is our constant focus, and so we are very pleased that
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has achieved the
lowest risk rating (band 6) in the Care Quality Commission's first
Intelligence Monitoring Report, with an overall risk score of 3 out
of a possible 162. Just 37 of the 161 acute and specialist trusts
included in the report achieved this rating and only three other
Trusts in the South West region.
"The report does show that in 2012/13 there was a risk
concerning the number of cases of MRSA at the Trust. However,
actions taken by the Trust to address infection risks have had a
significant impact with no case attributed to the Trust since May
2013.
"The report also states that the Trust has an "elevated
risk" under the CQC's alert to whistleblowing. This indicator
reflects concerns about care that have been raised with the CQC by
a member of the public, a patient or member of staff. One concern
about UH Bristol's services was subsequently investigated by the
CQC and closed without further action. Another concern, applicable
to the NHS generally, was raised by a member of Trust staff and
this remains open. The Trust has a Speaking Out (Whistleblowing)
Policy in place which positively encourages any member of
staff who has a particular concern about the welfare of patients or
staff to raise it with their manager or a member of senior
staff.
"The Trust continues to work closely with patients, staff and
partners to improve the quality of care and this report is a
confirmation of the strong safety profile of the Trust."
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