Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Executive Summary
Title of Paper: Patient and Public Involvement Forum visits to the Alan Bray Unit and Angus
MacKinnon and action plan for visits undertaken between June and September 2007
Links to Assurance Framework:
This paper links to the following principal objectives: - (please tick as appropriate)
Principal Objective
Objective One
Capital investment to improve-Patient and staff environment/Health and safety /Investment required to sustain business
activity/Energy measures/Risk management/Backlog maintenance/Fire precautions.
Objective Two
Develop and implement robust recruitment and retention measures.
Objective Three
Effective governance (corporate and clinical) arrangements that reflect current Trust business.
Objective Four
To be an effective, efficient and safe provider of orthopaedic and musculo-skeletal services.
Objective Five
To achieve financial balance and maintain liquidity.
Objective Six
Develop and implement the modernisation plan – bringing about changes in clinical practice and organisation to
increase productivity. Begin to implement new model of care.
Objective Seven
To achieve full compliance with the national waiting list targets.
Objective Eight
Develop and implement a cohesive and integrated IM&T strategy.
Objective Nine
Redevelopment of the RNOH Stanmore campus to provide a modern healthcare building.
Objective Ten
To achieve Foundation Trust status
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Purpose of the Paper
The purpose of this report is to inform the Board of the findings of the visit by the Trust’s
Patient and Public Involvement Forum (PPI Forum) to the Alan Bray Unit and Angus
MacKinnon Unit. Also attached is an action plan describing progress on the actions identified
by the group following their visits to Private Patients Unit, Rehabilitation, Duke of Gloucester,
Plaster Theatre, Alan Bray Unit and Angus MacKinnon.
Summary:
Part of the PPI Forums role is to visit the Trust’s wards and departments and make
recommendations to improve the patient’s journey.
The Forum visited Angus MacKinnon where they found there was a good team working very
hard to provide good care to the patients but they felt that more staff were needed. They also
suggested internet connections in every room because many of the patients are in hospital for
a long time.
The Forum visited Alan Bray where they found infection control was a very high priority. There
is a low turnover of staff but there is a need to build a small paediatric team. They also
recognised that the environment needed a great deal of work.
Author:
Patient and Public Involvement Forum
Lead Director:
Kathryn Corder
Date:
19 November 2007