Greater Huddersfield CCG – Shadow Accountable Officer’s Report Report Author – Carol McKenna 3 July 2012 Subject Quality & Safety
Summary Quality is a key governance priority for Greater Huddersfield CCG, recognising the role of CCGs in creating a culture which supports continuous improvement. As a subcommittee of the Cluster Board the CCE has the responsibility for scrutinising and gaining assurance in relation to the three domains of quality; safety, effectiveness and experience and the role of the Quality Group is to provide this assurance to the CCE. The group receives regular reports which collate information about quality, safety and experience from various sources.
Action
The CCE Quality Group met on the 6th June 2012 where information on the following key quality metrics were reported:EMSA
EMSA
CHFT reported one clinically unjustified breach in April 2012. This occurred on the Calderdale Royal site on the Acute Stroke Unit (ASU) and was due to capacity issues, this breach will be attributed to NHS Kirklees.
Follow up with CHFT clarification on the breach number as it is understood that there were three patients involved and therefore three breaches are required to be reported. We understand that one breach involved a Kirklees patient but are unsure where the other two patients reside.
VTE Risk Assessment VTE risk assessment at CHFT continues to be in line with the national average National Patient Safety alerts Information published by the NPSA in April indicates there are no NPSA safety alerts open for local NHS providers Health care associated infections HCAI data is considered at the Quality and Safety group and CCE, the current position as end May 2012 is: MRSA – 1 post 48 hr at LTHT involving a GHCCG resident , CHFT , 0 case of MRSA bacteraemia in May, cumulative total 1, against a trajectory of no more than 4 cases CDI – 6 cases attributed to GHCCG – 3 at CHFT, CHFT- C.difficile infections investigations have been