Quality Account and Quality Priorities

Quality Accounts allow staff, public and patients to assess the quality of care we provide.

The dual functions of a Quality Account are to:

  • Summarise our performance and improvements against the quality priorities and objectives we set ourselves for 2017-2018
  • Outline the quality priorities and objectives we set ourselves for 2018-2019

Our performance against the quality priorities and objectives we set for 2017-2018 is summarised below. You can also:

The quality of care patients and their families receive, and their experiences, are central to all that we do

Cally Palmer, Chief Executive

Performance against quality priorities for 2017-2018

Click the links to read more detailed information about our performance against these quality priorities.

 

Safe care priorities

Achieved?

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1

 Reduction in healthcare-associated infections (MRSA and Clostridium difficile) Achieved PDF

2

 To maintain or increase the number of patient-safety incidents and near misses that are reported, reducing the percentage of incidents that have resulted in severe harm or death Achieved PDF

3

 Maintain the percentage of admitted patients risk assessed for venous thromboembolis Partially achieved PDF

 

Effective care priorities

    

4

 Reduction in the number of emergency readmissions to hospital within 28 days of discharge Not achieved PDF

5

 To reduce the incident of category-3 pressure sores and category-4 pressure sores developing in patients while they are receiving community care Achieved PDF

6

 Reduce harm from sepsis: increase the number of patients screened, and give antibiotics within an hour of a patient being diagnosed with sepsis Achieved PDF

 

      

 

Patient experience priorities

    

7a/b

 To make sure that we are responding to inpatients' personal needs and to continue using the Friends and Family Test question for patients receiving community care Achieved PDF

8

 Increase the percentage of staff who would recommend The Royal Marsden to friends or family needing care Achieved PDF

9a/b

 To reduce waiting times at chemotherapy appointments and in outpatient clinics and improve patients' experiences relating to waiting times Achieved PDF

 

Adult and childrens' service priorities

 

 

 

      

10a

 To increase the number of looked-after children having health assessments and receiving a leaving-care summary by the time they leave care Partially achieved  

10b

 To reduce waiting times for musculo-skeletal patients and improve waiting times Achieved  

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