Agenda item A8(i)a TRUST BOARD Date of meeting 31 st January 2019 Title Consultant Appointments Report of Andy Welch, Medical Director Prepared by Jane Padget, Assistant HR Officer Status of Report Public Private Internal ☒ ☐ ☐ Purpose of Report For Decision For Assurance For Information ☐ ☐ ☒ Summary The content of this report outlines recent Consultant Appointments. Recommendations The Board of Directors is asked to note for information the decisions of the Appointments Committee. Links to Corporate Objectives Putting patients first; maintaining financial viability/stability Links to Strategy and Clinical Risks N/A Impact Tick yes or no as appropriate Yes No Quality and Safety X Legal X Financial X Human Resources X Equality and Diversity X Engagement and communication X Sustainability X If yes, please give additional information: N/A Reports previously considered by Consultant Appointments are submitted for information in the month following the Appointments Panel. 1
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Agenda item A8(i)a
TRUST BOARD
Date of meeting 31st January 2019
Title Consultant Appointments
Report of Andy Welch, Medical Director
Prepared by Jane Padget, Assistant HR Officer
Status of Report Public Private Internal
☒ ☐ ☐
Purpose of Report For Decision For Assurance For Information
☐ ☐ ☒
Summary The content of this report outlines recent Consultant Appointments.
Recommendations The Board of Directors is asked to note for information the decisions of the Appointments Committee.
1. APPOINTMENTS COMMMITTEE – CONSULTANT APPOINTMENTS 1.1 An Appointments Committee was held on 14 December 2018 and interviewed one
candidate for the post of Consultant Urological Surgeon.
By unanimous resolution the Committee was in favour of appointing Dr Andrew David Moon. Dr Moon holds MBBS (University of Newcastle) 2009, MRCS (Edinburgh) 2012 and FRCS Urol (Edinburgh) 2017. Dr Moon is currently employed on behalf of the Lead Employer Trust, based at the Freeman Hospital.
Dr Moon is expected to take up the post in March 2019.
1.2 An Appointments Committee was held on 19 December 2018 and interviewed one
candidate for the post of Consultant Clinical Geneticist.
By unanimous resolution the Committee was in favour of appointing Dr Richard Martin. Dr Martin holds MBChB (Queens University) 2007, MRCP (Edinburgh) 2012 and a Diploma in Clinical Education (Newcastle University) 2013. Dr Martin is currently working as a Locum Consultant Clinical Geneticist with the Trust.
Dr Martin is expected to take up this post as soon as possible.
1.3 An Appointments Committee was held on 19 December 2018 and interviewed one
candidate for the post of Consultant Chemical Pathologist
By unanimous resolution the Committee was in favour of appointing Dr Purba
Banerjee. Dr Banerjee holds MB BS (Bangalore) 2000, MRCP (UK) 2009 and FRCPath
(UK) 2017. Dr Banerjee is currently employed as a Consultant Chemical Pathologist
with North Cumbria University Hospital.
Dr Banerjee is expected to take up the post of Consultant Chemical Pathologist in
March 2019.
1.4 An Appointments Committee was held on 10 January 2019 and interviewed one
candidate for the post of Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist.
By unanimous resolution the Committee was in favour of appointing Dr Chee Gan. Dr
Gan holds MB BCh (University of Wales) 2007, FRCR (UK) 2012 and EDiNR (European
Board of Neuroradiology) 2016. Dr Gan is currently working as a Consultant
Interventional Neuroradiologist at the University Hospital of Wales.
Dr Chee is expected to take up the post of Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist
2. RECOMMENDATION 1.1 – 1.4 – For the Board to receive the above report.
Report of Andy Welch Medical Director 16 January 2019
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Agenda item BRP A8(i)a
TRUST BOARD
Date of meeting 31st January 2019
Title Honorary Consultant Appointments
Report of Andy Welch, Medical Director
Prepared by Andy Welch, Medical Director
Status of Report Public Private Internal
☒ ☐ ☐
Purpose of Report For Decision For Assurance For Information
☐ ☐ ☒
Summary The content of this report outlines recent requests for Honorary Consultant Contracts.
Recommendations The Board of Directors is asked to note the award of/ extension to the Honorary Consultant Contracts.
Links to Corporate Objectives
Continue to recruit and retain the very best staff.
Links to Strategy and Clinical Risks
Putting patients first and providing care of the highest standard focusing on safety and quality. Enhancing our reputation as one of the country’s top, first class teaching hospitals, promoting a culture of excellence in all that we do.
Impact
Tick yes or no as appropriate Yes No
Quality and Safety
Legal
Financial
Human Resources
Equality and Diversity
Engagement and communication
If yes, please give additional information: Award of Honorary Consultant Contracts
Reports previously considered by
Honorary Consultant Appointment requests are submitted for information as and when requests are received.
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HONORARY CONSULTANT APPOINTMENTS
1. HONORARY CONSULTANT APPOINTMENT REQUESTS 1.1 Dr Nithya Ratnavelu Dr Nithya Ratnavelu, MB BCh BAO, Belfast 1997 - 2003, BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, Belfast 2000 - 2012, is currently employed by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust as a Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist. An Honorary Contract for Dr Ratnavelu is requested so that a joint operating service for 16-18 year olds in the Newcastle area can be provided. There will be no financial implication to the Trust. 1.2 Dr Christopher Duncan
Dr Christopher Duncan, BSc Med Sci Aberdeen 2001, MB ChB (with Hons) Aberdeen 2003, MRCP UK 2005, DTM&H 2007, DPhil Oxford 2014, MRCP (ID) 2016, currently has an Honorary Contract with the Trust as a Clinical Intermediate Fellow/ Honorary Consultant in Infectious Diseases until 28 February 2019 Dr Duncan has recently been awarded a Clinical Research Fellowship which has been added to his current post and this will take his post up to 4th November 2021. There is no cost to the Trust for the extension of his Honorary Contract. 1.3 Professor Stephen Jones Professor Stephen Jones, BMedSci, Newcastle 1987, MBBS Newcastle 1990, MRCP 1993, Dip BMedSci Newcastle 1994 FRCP 2006. Newcastle University has requested an Honorary Consultant Contract be awarded to Professor Stephen Jones. A Selection Committee held on 19th September 2018 resolved that Professor Jones be appointed Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer (Consultant) in Dental Services. The Trust was represented on the Selection Committee by Mr B Cole, Clinical Director Dental Services. Professor M Thomason and Mr J Durham who supported the appointment. The post is fully funded by the University.
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1.4 Miss Kate Elizabeth Carney Miss Kate Elizabeth Carney, MBChB Edinburgh 2007, BSc (Hons) Edinburgh 2004, MRCS Edinburgh 2010. ChM General Surgery Edinburgh 2015, FRCS Edinburgh 2016, is currently employed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon. An Honorary Contract has been requested to allow Miss Carney to assist with patients from both Trusts on a regular basis. There is no financial implication to the Trust. 2. RECOMMENDATIONS The Board is asked to note:
1.1 Dr Nithya Ratnavelu will receive an Honorary Contract as a Consultant
Gynaecological Oncologist with immediate effect and for the duration of her involvement in the joint operating service.
1.2 Dr Christopher Duncan will receive an extension to his Honorary Contract as a Consultant in Infectious Diseases until 4th November 2021.
1.3 Professor Stephen Jones will receive an Honorary Contract as a Consultant Physician with immediate effect and for the duration of his post with the University.
1.4 Miss Kate Elizabeth Carney will receive an Honorary Contract as a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon with immediate effect. This should be reviewed in 2021.
Report of Andy Welch Medical Director 23rd January 2019
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Agenda item A8(ii)a – BRP AD JD Nov18 appendix
Executive Chief Nurse
Maurya Cushlow
Associate Director of
Midwifery
Elaine Blair
Associate Director of AHPs
Stella Wilson
Nurse specialists IM&T
Professional lead OPD/Dental
Procurement
Deputy Chief Nurse
Elizabeth Harris
Chief Nursing - Information
Officer
Associate Director of Nursing
Lisa Guthrie
(RVI)
Clinical Standards
Deteriorating patient
Clinical assurance Tool
Environmental
standards/PLACE
HCAI
Sepsis
Falls
Pressure Ulcers
Safety Thermometer
CAT
Tissue Viability
SAFER
Nutrition
Dementia
Care planning
Continence Care
Associate Director of Nursing
Ian Joy
(FRH)
Workforce & Practice Development
Workforce strategy
E Roster
Safe Staffing
Escalation
Succession Planning
Preceptorship
Competency Frameworks
New role development
Education
Research
Advanced practice & NP
development
SNCT development
Carter efficiency work
International Recruitment
Associate Director of Nursing
Peter Towns
(Community)
Prevention, Health promotion,
out of hospital care
Prevention & well being
Medicines management
Nurse consultants
Public Health
Out of hospital care
Clinical supervision
Parity of esteem
Diversity & inclusion
End of Life Care
Patient experience –
complaints/Patient
Involvement
OHS (operational)
Chaplaincy
Associate Director of Nursing
Helga Charters
(Trustwide) Children & Young People
Professional responsibility for nursing teams in designated children’s areas
Lead responsibility for children and young people cared for in adult areas across Trust.
Children and young people focused involvement alongside ADN adult posts – - Clinical Standards - Workforce & Practice Development - Prevention, Health promotion, out of
Matrons Community District Treacey Kelly Nursing (DN East, DN Central, DN West, ENNS), Care Home Support Team Alison Deagle Walk in Services (Molineux, Ponteland Road, Westgate Road, Lemington), Newcroft Sexual Health CRRT, Chronic Disease Monitoring, Community TB Service Kath Robinson Health Visiting (HV East, HV West, HV Central) School Health (SH West, SH East, SH Central)
Peter Towns
Community
Base
Matrons
Cardiothoracic
David Kinnersley, Fiona
Hindhaugh, Amanda Vickers,
Andrea Russell
Urology/Renal/IOT
Sally Ridley, Julia Ibbotson,
NCCC
Vacant Post
Surgery
Sam Rutherford, Diane
Henaghan
Orthopaedics
Ruth Saunders
Peri-Op and Critical Care
(FH)
Alison Gray, Sharon
Thompson, Emma McCone
Helga Charters
C&YP Lead
Matrons GNCH Jenny Palmer, Claire Riddell Louise Raine, Emma Willey, Vacant Post Cardiothoracic Rachel Patterson
Neonates Yve Collingwood
Site & Professional Leadership (Nursing)
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Agenda Item A8(ii)b – BRP
THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
SAFEGUARDING COMMITTEE QUARTER 3 UPDATE 2018/19
1. INTRODUCTION
This paper provides a Quarter 3 update from the Safeguarding Committee to inform the
Board of Directors of implications emerging from new statutory national guidance, emerging
issues, and local practice developments.
Safeguarding activity for Quarter 3 in 2018/2019 evidences 1340 “Cause for Concerns” (CFC)
/ referrals across the safeguarding teams; 238 case discussions in the MASH by the
Children’s Nurse Advisor’s; 166 deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) applications and 479
contacts with the LD team for advice and support.
Safeguarding training is a priority and continues to be delivered weekly at Trust Induction
for all new staff. Supplementary training is mandatory and is provided in line with national
requirements with additional bespoke safeguarding training on request. Safeguarding
supervision is provided to a range of staff across acute and community services. The teams
continue to review policies and complete audits to provide assurance regarding
safeguarding processes; they also contribute to a number of serious case reviews with our
local authority colleagues and support the work of both local Safeguarding Boards. Almost
50% of the work across the teams relates to out of area service users.
The Trust’s safeguarding teams continue to deliver a high quality service that serves to
promote the safety and well-being of adults at risk and vulnerable children. They are
extremely responsive to staff, providing advice and support to meet the demands of a
motivated and vigilant workforce. The teams respond to national guidance to improve
practice developments, undertake significant work to review processes to provide assurance
processes are robust and identify areas for development. The work of the safeguarding
teams continues to increase in relation to case numbers, complexity, training expectations
and the need to provide assurance; there are a number of risks they are working to
mitigate. This paper will summarise these issues, which have been raised and discussed with
the Safeguarding Committee.
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NATIONAL REPORTS AND REGULATORY UPDATE
The ‘Decision-making and mental capacity NICE guideline was published on 3rd October
2018 nice.org.uk/guidance/ng108 . This guideline covers decision-making in people 16 years
and over who may lack capacity now or in the future. It aims to help practitioners support
people to make their own decisions where they have the capacity to do so and to keep
people who lack capacity at the centre of the decision-making process.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) estimates that around 2 million people may lack the
capacity to make certain decisions for themselves at some point due to illness, injury or
disability. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 was designed to empower and protect individuals
in these circumstances. However, the CQC identified serious issues with the practical
implementation of the Act.
It is in this context that the Department of Health commissioned this guideline, which makes
recommendations for best practice in assessing and supporting people aged 16 years and
older with decision-making activities. It helps to ensure that people are supported to make
decisions for themselves when they have the mental capacity to do so, and where they lack
the mental capacity to make specific decisions, they remain at the centre of the decision-
making process. The guideline supports the empowering ethos and principles introduced by
the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and explained in the Code of Practice. These are:
A person must be assumed to have capacity unless it is established that he lacks
capacity.
A person is not to be treated as unable to make a decision unless all practicable steps to
help him to do so have been taken without success.
A person is not to be treated as unable to make a decision merely because he makes an
unwise decision.
An act done, or decision made, under this Act for or on behalf of a person who lacks
capacity must be done, or made, in his best interests.
Before the act is done, or the decision is made, regard must be had to whether the
purpose for which it is needed can be as effectively achieved in a way that is less
restrictive of the person's rights and freedom of action.
The guideline focuses on:
advance care planning
supporting decision-making
assessment of mental capacity to make specific decisions at a particular time
The guideline does not cover:
decision-making activities and support for children under 16 years
the issue of deprivation of liberty and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards processes.
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The principles within this NICE Guidance are actively promoted throughout the Trust in
terms of advice and guidance to staff and MCA training to support clinical practice and
decision-making.
2. PRACTICE DEVELOPMENTS
There are a number of areas of safeguarding practice being developed, either to enhance
patients’ experience and ensure patient safety or to develop best practice especially in
relation to multi-agency working. Examples are outlined below.
i) SARC1 and CSE Mental Health Referral Pathway
A task and finish group has been set up to consider how children who have been subjected
to sexual abuse or sexual exploitation can have appropriate and timely access to mental
health services. The scope of this work will include areas covered by Northumberland,
Durham and Cleveland police forces. Provider services vary across the region and
commissioning arrangements are very complex. This often prevents timely access to
psychological support following trauma for children and young people who have
experienced sexual abuse. A second meeting is planned for January 2019.
iii) Learning Disability Champions
There was a meeting held in November with four consultants who expressed interest in the
opportunity to become a learning disability champion. A further two also expressed interest
but were unable to attend the meeting. It was agreed that all would become ambassadors
for LD and provide support to the LD nursing team by participating in mortality reviews,
chairing the quarterly mortality review meeting and to chair the LD Steering Group. This will
be reviewed after 6 months but it is very refreshing to have some key individuals who are
committed and motivated to provide this corporate leadership role.
iv) NHSI Learning Disability National Benchmarking Survey
The Trust has participated in a Learning Disability National Benchmarking Survey by NHSI. 80
consent forms were sent out to adult service users; 8 were returned within the time frame
and only 1 individual completed the survey. 20 staff surveys were distributed &
organisational data was submitted although there were some gaps due to the structure of
the survey. It is understood that NHSI will take the learning from this inaugural national
survey and consider how improvements can be made, as responses across the country have
generally been poor. Feedback from the survey will be shared at the National Learning
Disability Conference in March 2019.
1 Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC)
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v) Review of arrangements to use Special Care Baby Unit as a Place of Safety
A meeting has been held with CCG and Children’s Social Care to consider the issues of
utilising the special care baby unit (SCBU) as a place of safety for babies who are born where
the protection plan is for them to be discharged into foster care. Issues discussed:
Well babies being placed in SCBU as a place of safety until ICO (Interim care Order) is
obtained
Availability of court hearing dates for CSC to apply for ICO
Increased cot pressures for babies in SCBU
Inappropriate practice of placing well babies in SCBU as a place of safety
Cases where well babies have had to be transferred to local SCBU unit as place of
safety as RVI have no capacity to accommodate
Option of obtaining police protection order after delivery to place babies with foster
carer until ICO granted
A further meeting is being planned to include Northumbria Police and Legal Services to consider how a robust system can be established that ensures the safety of babies on a Child Protection Plan who cannot be cared for by the mother on postnatal ward until an Interim Care Order is obtained
vi) Children’s Social Care (CSC) and Maternity Services
A meeting has been held with CCG and CSC to address current issues in relation to maternity
services not receiving safeguarding information in a timely manner, iin particular:
Difficulties speaking to allocated social workers and not receiving a return call
Not receiving feedback regarding outcome of CSC referral
Birth plans not being completed and forwarded to RVI at an appropriate gestation
Delays in arranging pre-discharge meetings and obtaining ICO (interim care order)
No CSC representation at safeguarding forum meeting for last few months
Actions agreed:
The Safeguarding Core Group will complete the birth plan at the first meeting after
viability of the pregnancy has been reached and will send a copy to RVI. This content will
be reviewed at each subsequent core group.
CSC to identify birth plan templates currently in use and remove old versions.
CSC to identify two social workers to attend maternity safeguarding forum on
alternative months.
CSC to review the process for sending out letter to referrer to inform of outcome of
referral submitted.
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vii) Safeguarding Communication Forums
Safeguarding Communication Forums are well established across the Trust and have been in
place for a number of years. They take place quarterly and alternate across the Freeman
and RVI sites. The forums are well attended by a cross section of staff from a range of
different clinical and non-clinical roles. For 2019, the safeguarding Teams are going to
increase the number of forums and will hold them 6 times per year. Each forum will be
delivered on both sites within the same week where possible. This will enable more people
to attend the forums and for a range of external speakers to be invited. In February, a
speaker from the Rape Crisis service will deliver a presentation about sexual violence and
trauma; in April, another speaker from Community Safety will present a discussion about
substance misuse and drugs issues affecting our local communities.
viii) Human Rights in Health Care Conference
The Safeguarding Adults Team is leading on a Human Rights in Health Care Conference that
will take place on the 19 September 2019. The focus will be on the following articles with an
interwoven theme relating to the mental capacity act.
Article 2: Right to life
Article 3: Freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment
Article 4: Freedom from slavery and forced labour
Article 5: Right to liberty and security
Article 8: Respect for your private and family life, home and correspondence Zoe Lodrick who is a well renowned expert in Sexualised Trauma has agreed to be a keynote speaker at the conference. Further information will follow in due course. viiii) Routine Enquiry for Domestic Abuse in Sexual Health The Adult safeguarding Team are undertaking a piece of work with Sexual Health Services to audit how routine enquiry for domestic abuse is undertaken in practice. An initial scoping exercise has been undertaken and a full audit will be completed by the end of June 2019.
3. INTERNAL ASSURANCE / POLICY COMPLIANCE
The Trust Safeguarding Committee has met quarterly as planned to ensure appropriate
scrutiny, challenge and assurance is in place.
Policies revised to date in Q3 2018/2019:
Prevent Policy (V1.0) approved at Safeguarding Committee November 2018
Safeguarding Clinical Supervision for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals
who work with Children (V4.0) approved at Safeguarding Committee November 2018
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Was not Brought (at Hospital Out Patients appointments for Children) – V3.0
Restraint Policy (Adults) V7.0 approved at Safeguarding Committee November 2018
Audits completed to date in Q3 2018/2019:
Safeguarding Supervision for 0-19 service – presented to Safeguarding Committee
November 2018
Audits are reported to the Trust’s Safeguarding Committee and provide assurance that
policies and processes are being monitored and reviewed regularly.
4. TRAINING
Trust wide compliance with Safeguarding Mandatory Training is as follows:
Safeguarding Mandatory Training Compliance 2018/2019
Clinical staff - Bands 5 and above with any patient contact (adults and/or children) (e.g., radiographer/radiologist, allied health professionals, chaplains, registered nurses, medical staff, dental staff including consultants). + B4 dental nurses and B4 nursery nurses
Adults Level 2
eLearning – every 3 years
000 Preventing Radicalisation - Awareness of Prevent (Level 3)
eLearning – every 3 years
Children Level 2
eLearning – every 3 years
Mandatory Safeguarding Adults & Children and Prevent Training Requirements
Appendix 1
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adult
Clinical staff Bands 5 and above with primarily adult patient contact who would assess and evaluate the needs of adults where there are safeguarding concerns. (e.g., District nurses, Community Staff Nurses, Mental Health Practitioners working with adults, registered nurses, AHP’s or medical staff with a lead role in adult protection as appropriate to their role).
Adults Level 3
eLearning or Face to face – annually
000 Preventing Radicalisation - Awareness of Prevent (Level 3)
eLearning – every 3 years
Children Level 2
eLearning – every 3 years
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children
Clinical staff Band 5and above who work primarily with children who would assess and evaluate the needs of children / young people where there are safeguarding or child protection concerns (E.g. paed staff nurses, paed surgeons/ paed anaesthetists & intensivists/ dentists/ community children’s’ nurses, looked after children nurses, forensic nurses, mental health Practitioners working with children, radiologists/ radiographers, paed allied health professionals, paed specialist nurses, nursery managers etc.). Consultant Paediatric staff will receive training from the Named / Designated Doctor delivered by a series of lectures throughout the year.
Adults Level 2
eLearning – every 3 years
000 Preventing Radicalisation - Awareness of Prevent (Level 3)
eLearning – every 3 years
Children Level 3
Face to face – annually + eLearning option
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combined
Clinical staff Bands 5 + who frequently work with children on a Child Protection Plan or CIN basis (e.g. health visitors, school nurses, midwives, safeguarding nurses, learning disability nurses, , lead professionals for safeguarding and child protection, psychologists, sexual health staff, substance misuse services, ED staff and Walk-in Centre staff etc.)
Adults Level 3
eLearning or Face to face – annually
000 Preventing Radicalisation - Awareness of Prevent (Level 3)
eLearning – every 3 years
Children Level 3
Face to face – annually + eLearning option
+ additional non-mandatory learning e.g. FGM / Domestic Abuse / Sexual Exploitation / Neglect / Self-neglect etc.
All staff are encouraged to attend multi-agency / multi-professional training relevant to their role in addition to the Trust’s core mandatory training as described above.
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Nursing Information DashboardThis report combines metrics from a number of sources to build an overall picture of each ward/clinical area. A key to each metric isbelow. This report should not be used to make judgements in isolation.
RN & Care Staff Fill Rates – actual nursing hours for the month as a percentage of the planned nursing hours for Registered Nurses andCare Staff. This includes day and night shifts. Fill rates above 100% indicate that more nursing hours were worked during the monththan was planned.
Funded establishment – the agreed nursing budget provided by Finance, expressed as whole-time equivalent.
SNCT establishment – using the Safer Nursing Care Tool methodology, this establishment has been calculated by taking the number ofpatients at each care level (as defined in the tool) and applying a multiplier. There is a lot of room for subjectivity in this measure,depending on who collected the data.
Registered Nursing Ratio (on shift) – the skill mix of the workforce on a ward that was Registered Nurse, expressed as a percentage ofthe overall nursing workforce. This is based on the actual hours input via the Nurse Day Count. Wards using HCA ‘specials’ will havelower RN ratios than planned.
Ward occupancy – the bed occupancy of the ward, occupied bed days expressed as a percentage of the available bed days.
Red flags – the number of nursing red flags (as defined by NICE) for each day and night shift. Most of these are for when the shortfall ofplanned vs. actual staffing is more than 15%.
Staff turnover – this is a 12-month figure showing the nursing workforce turnover, with the number of leavers for the period expressed asa percentage of the number of staff still in post at the end of the period. This was defined by HR.
Sickness absence – the whole time equivalent days lost to sickness absence as a percentage of the total available whole timeequivalent days. This figure is received once a month but is not currently updated to reflect any corrections made or late entries.
Vacancy rate – the whole time equivalent vacancies for all nurses (RNs and HCAs) expressed as a percentage of the budget whole timeequivalent.
Band 5 vacant Wte - the whole-time equivalent vacancies for Band 5 nurses.
Band 5 vacancy rate – as above, for Band 5 nurses only.
Bank fill rate – the number of filled bank/agency nursing shifts expressed as a percentage of the total number of shifts requested.
Bank & overtime – the whole time equivalent usage that was bank, agency or overtime, expressed as a percentage of the nursingestablishment.
C. difficile – the number of cases of C. difficile identified post-72 hours of admission to the Trust.
Datix staffing incidents – the number of Datix reports submitted because of shortages in nursing staff.
Fall per 1,000 bed days – the number of patient slips, trips and falls (all severities) expressed as a rate per 1,000 (occupied) bed days.
Pressure ulcers per 1,000 bed days – as above, for all Trust-acquired pressure ulcers.
Falls & Pressure Ulcers - the total number of falls and pressure ulcers added together.
Friends & Family Test response rate – the number of patients responding to the Friends & Family Test expressed as a percentage of thetotal number of patients who were eligible to respond.
SBR Sister – indicates whether the ward currently has a Sister/Charge Nurse who was recruited using the Strengths-Based Recruitmentprocess.
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RN & Care Staff Fill Rates – actual nursing hours for the month as a percentage of the planned nursing hours for Registered Nurses andCare Staff. This includes day and night shifts. Fill rates above 100% indicate that more nursing hours were worked during the monththan was planned.
Funded establishment – the agreed nursing budget provided by Finance, expressed as whole-time equivalent.
SNCT establishment – using the Safer Nursing Care Tool methodology, this establishment has been calculated by taking the number ofpatients at each care level (as defined in the tool) and applying a multiplier. There is a lot of room for subjectivity in this measure,depending on who collected the data.
Registered Nursing Ratio (on shift) – the skill mix of the workforce on a ward that was Registered Nurse, expressed as a percentage ofthe overall nursing workforce. This is based on the actual hours input via the Nurse Day Count. Wards using HCA ‘specials’ will havelower RN ratios than planned.
Ward occupancy – the bed occupancy of the ward, occupied bed days expressed as a percentage of the available bed days.
Red flags – the number of nursing red flags (as defined by NICE) for each day and night shift. Most of these are for when the shortfall ofplanned vs. actual staffing is more than 15%.
Staff turnover – this is a 12-month figure showing the nursing workforce turnover, with the number of leavers for the period expressed asa percentage of the number of staff still in post at the end of the period. This was defined by HR.
Sickness absence – the whole time equivalent days lost to sickness absence as a percentage of the total available whole timeequivalent days. This figure is received once a month but is not currently updated to reflect any corrections made or late entries.
Vacancy rate – the whole time equivalent vacancies for all nurses (RNs and HCAs) expressed as a percentage of the budget whole timeequivalent.
Band 5 vacant Wte - the whole-time equivalent vacancies for Band 5 nurses.
Band 5 vacancy rate – as above, for Band 5 nurses only.
Bank fill rate – the number of filled bank/agency nursing shifts expressed as a percentage of the total number of shifts requested.
Bank & overtime – the whole time equivalent usage that was bank, agency or overtime, expressed as a percentage of the nursingestablishment.
C. difficile – the number of cases of C. difficile identified post-72 hours of admission to the Trust.
Datix staffing incidents – the number of Datix reports submitted because of shortages in nursing staff.
Fall per 1,000 bed days – the number of patient slips, trips and falls (all severities) expressed as a rate per 1,000 (occupied) bed days.
Pressure ulcers per 1,000 bed days – as above, for all Trust-acquired pressure ulcers.
Falls & Pressure Ulcers - the total number of falls and pressure ulcers added together.
Friends & Family Test response rate – the number of patients responding to the Friends & Family Test expressed as a percentage of thetotal number of patients who were eligible to respond.
SBR Sister – indicates whether the ward currently has a Sister/Charge Nurse who was recruited using the Strengths-Based Recruitmentprocess.