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Health Scrutiny Committee Tuesday 13 December 2011. Jan Filochowski Chief Executive West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Current State of the Health of the Trust. Surviving in challenging times Service rationalisation Maintaining and improving quality
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Health Scrutiny Committee Tuesday 13 December 2011 Jan Filochowski Chief Executive West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Current State of the Health of the Trust • Surviving in challenging times • Service rationalisation • Maintaining and improving quality • Not without concerns, specifically: • Emergency pressure • Patient experience • Savings
Emerging issues, difficulties overcome and challenges on the horizon • Hospital Mortality Rates, SHMI indicator • Within the expected range • Care Quality Commission (CQC) Visit • No Major concerns • Delayed Transfers of Care • A shared problem • Pathology • Foundation Trust Status
Impact of regional & national change • Local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) • Strategic Health Authority Clusters • Health and Wellbeing Boards • Future Investment: • Watford • Hemel Hempstead • St Albans
And how are we doing now? • 2010 - Patient Experience Network, for ‘Going for Gold’ In 2011: • In CHKS 40 top hospitals for 2011 • In top 6 hospitals for CHKS Quality of Care • Global Business Excellence Awards - ‘Going for Gold’ - Winner • Healthcare People Management Association Awards 2011 – Finalist and Overall Winner of all Categories • HSJ Patient Safety Awards – Enhanced recovery – Finalist • HSJ Best Social Marketing Project - ‘Going for Gold’ – Finalist • HSJ Staff Engagement - Outpatient Service Development – Finalist