The Trust aims to be open and honest about how it performs. Below is a selection of Key Performance Indicators with the latest available data:
A&E 4 Hour Wait Target
Section Title
Web Indicator Name
Month of Achievement
Achievement
Target
Met Or Failed
Emergency Care 4 Hour Wait
September 2023
70.88%
76%
Failed
October 2023
69.46%
This indicator reports the percentage of patients first seen within two weeks of an urgent GP / GDP referral for suspected cancer. The organisation's performance is measured against a national target of 93 per cent. This indicator is reported one month in arrears.This indicator reports the percentage of A&E attendances where the patient spends four hours or less in A&E from arrival to transfer, admission or discharge. This is a measure against the national waiting time standard, for which the target is 95 per cent.
Cancer
Cancer 2 Week Wait GP Referral to OP Appointment (1 month in arrears)
August 2023
66.99%
93%
57.80%
Cancer 31 Day Diagnosis to Treatment (1 month in arrears)
94.64%
96%
90.17%
Cancer 62 Day Standard plus 31 Day Rare Cancers (1 month in arrears)
48.91%
85%
51.82%
Cancer: 2 Week cancer wait (GP Referral to out-patient appointment)
Cancer: 31 day diagnosis to treatment cancer target
This indicator reports the percentage of patients receiving their first definitive treatment within one month of a cancer diagnosis. The organisation's performance is measured against a national target of 96%. This indicator is reported 1 month in arrears.
Cancer: 62 days urgent referral to treatment cancer target
This indicator reports the percentage of patients receiving their first definitive treatment for cancer within 62-days of an urgent GP referral for suspected cancer. The organisation's performance is measured against a national target of 85%. This indicator is reported 1 month in arrears.
Infection
Healthcare associated incidents of Clostridioides difficile - Cumulative
35
32
37
MRSA Bacteremia - Trust Acquired - Cumulative
2
0
Pressure Ulcers Category 3 - Trust Associated (1 month in arrears)
Achieved
Pressure Ulcers Category 4 - Trust Associated (1 month in arrears)
Pressure Ulcers Unstageable Category - Trust Associated (1 month in arrears)
3
Infection: MRSA IncidenceThis indicator reports the number of incidences of Clostridium difficile in a calendar month as a cumulative figure per annum. The reporting of Clostridium Difficile rates is set by the SHA (as set out in Section B Part 8.5). By achieving our target, the organisation can demonstrate its standard of practice in relation to Control of Infection, links to quality of patient care and to managing its reputation as a healthcare provider. This can also affect the organisation's registration with the Care Quality Commission.Infection: Clostridium Difficile (Trust acquired)
This indicator reports the total number of new MRSA Bacteraemia in a calendar month cumulatively per annum. The organisation has a target of 0 new incidences per annum. By achieving this target, the organisation can demonstrate the standard of practice in relation to Control of Infection, links to quality of patient care and to managing its reputation as a healthcare provider. Non-achievement can also affect registration with the Care Quality Commission.
Pressure Ulcers Grade 3 & 4
This indicator reports the number of incidences of grade 3 and 4 avoidable pressure ulcers acquired by in patients in the care of the organisation in the calendar month. Monitoring this will encourage best practice in prevention and management for all patients at risk of developing pressure ulcers.
Mortality
HSMR - Basket of 56 Diagnosis Groups (3 months in arrears)
June 2023
87.16
Relative Risk
July 2023
100.92
Within Expected
SHMI - Monthly (6 months in arrears)
March 2023
108.55
April 2023
107.52
Mortality: HMSR (Basket of 56 diagnosis Groups)
HMSR stands for Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio. This indicator reports the comparison of the number of expected deaths (denoted by 100) with the number of actual deaths. This indicator reports the comparison of the number of expected deaths with the number of actual deaths. The data are based on the diagnoses that lead to 80 per cent of all deaths and are adjusted for factors statistically associated with hospital death rates. The trust has a target of 100 or below. This indicator is reported three months in arrears.
Mortality: SHMI
SHMI stands for Summary Hospital-Level Mortality Indicator. The indicator reports how many deaths would be expected to occur if the organisation were like the national average at that point in time (denoted by 100). This indicator reports how many deaths would be expected to occur if the organisation were like the national average at that point in time. The SHMI model takes into account a number of factors such as differences in age, sex, diagnosis, type of admission and other diseases (co-morbidity). The organisation has a target of 100 or below. This indicator is reported quarterly, six months in arrears.
Waiting times
Waiting Times
Waiting Times: Percentage of Patients Currently Waiting Less than 18 Weeks to Start Treatment (1 month in arrears)
50.84%
92%
50.35%
Staffing levels
This indicator reports the percentage of patients on incomplete pathways within 18 weeks against the total number of patients on an incomplete pathway as at the end of a calendar month. The organisation's performance is measured against a target of 92 per cent. Waiting times: Percentage of incomplete patients seen within 18 weeks.
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