Business Objectives 2006-08
Work Area
CCAG Business Objective
By When?
Strategic Framework Implementation Targets for delivery by March 2008
Development and
To produce a common dataset for
March 2008
publication of a
measuring clinical outcomes
common dataset to
clinical
enable auditing of the
Quality Requirements
for Adult Critical Care
Group Lead & Process
Progress
Les Gemmel
Achieved
3 Regional Networks
will have been
established to plan,
organise and deliver
effective critical care
To advise Network Chairs on a
minimum structure for the Network
core teams.
October 2006
Andrew Gunnion
Kate Watkins
Bernadine Rees
Achieved.
LHBs, HCW and NHS
Trusts, working
through the Networks
will be routinely
achieving those
Critical Care Quality
Requirements
designated as core
requirements
To develop a self assessment
monitoring tool for the Quality
Requirements
March 2007
Les Gemmell
Partially Achieved:
Project Board set up under
auspice of CCAG
Self Assessment Tool
is ready, the networks
now need ensure
implementation across
Wales.
LHBs, HCW and NHS
Trusts will have
mapped and assessed
current services
against the Quality
Requirements and
agreed network level
action plans,
supported by
milestones, leading to
full compliance
Full compliance with
the Quality
Requirements by 2015
To develop a self assessment
monitoring tool for the Quality
Requirements
March 2007
Les Gemmell
LHBs, HCW and NHS
Trusts, working
through the networks,
will have delivered a
50% reduction on the
number of operations
cancelled for lack of a
critical care bed
compared to 2006-07
numbers.
To identify existing data sources
and analyse whether these can be
used to measure compliance with
this target.
December
2006
Chris Hancock
To confirm a consistent All Wales
definition and recording mechanism
for operations cancelled for lack of
critical care bed and to identify
appropriate performance targets for
period 2008-2011
November
2007
Networks and Nina Williams
Partially Achieved:
Self Assessment Tool
is ready, the networks
now need ensure
implementation across
Wales.
Partially Achieved:
Ongoing discussions
regarding data quality.
LHBs, HCW and NHS
Trusts, working
through the networks,
will have delivered a
50% reduction on the
number of transfers for
non-clinical reasons
compared to 2006-07
numbers.
To enable the measurement of this
at Trust and national level through
the development of the common
dataset.
March 2008
Les Gemmell
To confirm a consistent All Wales
definition and recording mechanism
for non-clinical reasons and to
identify appropriate performance
targets for period 2008-2011
November 2007
Networks with Nina Williams
LHBs, HCW and NHS
Trusts, working
through the networks,
will have delivered a
50% reduction in
premature (i.e. out of
hours) discharges
compared to 2006-07
numbers.
To enable the measurement of this
at Trust and national level through
the development of the common
dataset.
March 2008
Les Gemmell
To confirm a consistent All Wales
definition and recording mechanism
for premature discharges and to
identify appropriate performance
targets for period 2008-2011
November2007
Networks with Nina Williams
All NHS Trusts will be
recording Adult Critical
Care Common Data
Set information
routinely
To produce a common dataset for
measuring clinical outcomes
March 2007
Les Gemmell
Dataset Achieved
Dataset Achieved
Partially Achieved:
2 Trusts to fully
implement.
LHBs, HCW and NHS
Trusts, working
through the Networks,
will have established a
patient transport
infrastructure (retrieval
and transfer services)
which complies with
network agreed
protocols
To develop an all Wales protocol
that can be adapted locally
December
2006
Ian Greenway
To develop quality requirements for
a patient transport infrastructure
June 2007
Ian Greenway
Review of Evidence
Base for critical care
practice
LHBs, HCW and NHS
Trusts, working
through the networks,
will facilitate the timely
transfer of patients.
To monitor and log new evidence
March 2007
Nina Williams
To confirm a consistent All Wales
definition and recording mechanism
for Critical Care DToCs and to
identify appropriate performance
targets for period 2008-2011
November
2007
Networks with Nina Williams
2008-2011 Strategic
Framework
Implementation
Targets
National Indicators
To develop and submit draft targets
for the second strategic framework
period 2008-2011, to WAG
June2007
CCAG to determine at Jan 07
meeting.
To identify a small number of key
national indicators to measure and
demonstrate progress in improving
patient outcomes through the
progressive implementation of the
Quality Requirements.
March 2007
Andy Webb
Partially Achieved:
Guidelines written. Still
waiting on response on
QR’s
Other Work Areas
Secretariat to circulate
proposed list of key indicators
for Objective 12 into a paper
for circulation to group.
Workforce
Development
To work with NLIAH to develop a
Critical Care Workforce Strategy for
Critical Care Services in Wales.
March 2008
CCAG to consider