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Annual Report and Accounts 2008-2009 Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackpool,Blackpool, Fylde Fylde and and WyreWyre Hospitals Hospitals NHS FoundationNHS Foundation Trust Trust 01282 877929 [ref 37620 - 06/09] 01282 877929 [ref Annual Report and Accounts “The Trust’s direction of travel needs to allow our Clinical Divisions to pursue excellence by allowing Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, FY3 8NR 2008/2009 each Division a degree of ‘earned autonomy’ based on performance.” 01253 300000 2008/2009 Annual Report and Accounts www.bfwhospitals.nhs.uk Produced by www.marketingforhealth.co.uk using vegetable based inks. from a sustainable source Printed on paper manufactured Annual Report and Accounts 2008/2009 Notice of the Trust’s Annual Public Meeting/Annual Members’ Meeting The Annual Public Meeting/Annual Members Meeting of the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be held on Monday October 5th 2009 at 6pm in the Heron’s Suite, De Vere Hotel, Blackpool. Further copies of the Annual Report and Accounts If you would like to make comments on our for the period April 1st 2008 to March 31st 2009 Annual Report or would like any further can be obtained by writing to: information, please write to: Miss J A Oates Chief Executive Foundation Trust Secretary Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Foundation Trust Trust Headquarters Trust Headquarters Blackpool Victoria Hospital Blackpool Victoria Hospital Whinney Heys Road Whinney Heys Road Blackpool Blackpool FY3 8NR FY3 8NR Alternatively they can be downloaded from our website www.bfwhospitals.nhs.uk Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Presented to Parliament pursuant to Schedule 7, Paragraph 25(4) of the National Health Service Act 2006 Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 3 Annual Report and Accounts April 1st 2008 to March 31st 2009 06 09 15 63 73 Chairman’s Hospital Director’s Board of Council of Statement Highlights Report Directors Governors 4 Chairman and Chief Executive’s Statement 06 Hospital Highlights 09 Directors’ Report 15 - Our Trust 15 - Our Vision 16 - Our Services 17 - Our Patients 19 - Our Staff 23 - Our Finances 29 - Our Performance 39 - Delivering Our Plans 45 - Our Future Plans 53 Board of Directors 63 Council of Governors 73 Membership 81 Audit Committee 85 Annual Report and Accounts 2008/2009 81 85 89 93 95 Membership Audit Remuneration Nominations Annex A Committee Report Committee to E 5 Remuneration Report 89 Nominations Committee 93 Quality Report Annex A 95 Statement of the Chief Executive’s Responsibilities Annex B 110 as the Accounting Offi cer Statement in respect of Internal Control Annex C 111 Independent Auditor’s Report to the Council of Governors Annex D 119 Accounts for the Period 1st April 2008 to 31st March 2009 Annex E i Chairman and Chief Executive’s Statement We are delighted to share with you the 2008/2009 Annual Report for Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – our fi rst full year as a Foundation Trust. We have had an extremely successful year and made signifi cant progress in key areas such as patient safety and quality, which are making a real difference to patients. 6 One of the greatest achievements we have seen Our Pharmacy Department has also benefi ted is our huge reduction in healthcare acquired from state-of-the-art technology with the launch infections. A major drive across the Trust has led of our ‘robot’ automated pharmacy service. This to an 80% reduction in MRSA and 35% fall in fantastic new system improves safety, reduces clostridium diffi cile. We are now one of the best dispensing errors and frees up pharmacy staff to performing Trusts in the North West and were spend more time on the wards. the proud winners of a national award for the use of a new rapid screening test for MRSA. You Once again we achieved all of our performance can read more about the fantastic work being targets which aim to ensure patients are seen done in this important area in the pages of this and treated as quickly and as effi ciently as annual report. possible. We have some of the shortest waiting times in the country and have continued to meet We are extremely proud of the work that has the 18-week target. A signifi cant achievement gone on across the Trust to ensure the services in this area is the work that has been done to we provide are as effi cient as they can be and reduce waiting times for audiology. we ended the year with a £6m surplus. Our strong fi nancial performance, coupled with the We would particularly like to mention the fl exibilities of Foundation Trust status, means we achievement of the four-hour A&E target, as are able to invest £50m over the next few years despite it being one of the busiest winters on on major multi-million pound schemes including record we not only achieved this diffi cult target a new Women’s and Children’s Unit, a Surgical but were one of the best performing Trusts in the Unit and an Urgent Care Centre – all which will North West. improve services and quality of care for our patients. We recognise that the pressures we have faced have been extremely challenging for our staff Many new developments have taken place during and we would like to thank every member 2008. We were delighted to welcome the Lord of staff for their continued hard work and Lieutenant of Lancashire, Lord Shuttleworth, to dedication. offi cially open our new £1.5m Gastroenterology Unit in October 2008. This new facility is Huge progress has been made in implementing providing a much improved environment for The Blackpool Way ensuring all staff feel valued staff and patients and houses the very latest and respected and that their achievements technology. are rewarded and recognised. This was acknowledged in our reaccreditation as an Investors in People organisation and through the signifi cant improvements we have seen in the results of this year’s Staff Survey. Annual Report and Accounts 2008/2009 We also saw a steady rise in the results of the Facilities, Robert Bell, and Director of Nursing Patients Survey which recognises the work we and Quality, Marie Thompson. We look forward have been doing across the Trust to ensure our to working with them on the exciting challenges patients receive the highest standards of care. ahead. There have been a number of changes to the We would like to thank our dedicated team of Board of Directors this year. Chief Executive, volunteers who give up their time to support us. Julian Hartley, was seconded to the University In particular we would like to thank the League of South Manchester Hospital NHS Foundation of Friends for their very generous donation of Trust from March 30th 2009 and was appointed £250,000 towards the new multi-million pound to the substantive position of Chief Executive Women’s and Children’s Unit and also the former of UHSM on May 9th 2009. We would like to Mayor and Mayoress of Blackpool, Councillor thank Julian for the fantastic work he has done Robert and Gaynor Wynne, for their energy at the Trust during the three and a half years he and enthusiasm in raising more than £500,000 has been here. Since his appointment, the Trust towards the Blackpool’s A Knockout Appeal to 7 has signifi cantly improved its fi nancial position, enable children to have MRI scans locally. We successfully achieved Foundation Trust status and look forward to seeing their efforts come to improved its performance in all areas. fruition when we launch this brand new service over the coming months. Mike Gallagher, Director of Facilities, has taken well-earned retirement after working in the NHS Whilst much has been achieved this year we for more than 35 years and Mandie Sunderland, know that there are still further improvements Director of Nursing and Quality, has moved to a we can make in order to deliver ‘Best in NHS’ care new role as Director of Nursing for the Heart of for all of our patients, however, we know with England NHS Foundation Trust. We would like the dedication of our staff and the continued to wish them both well for the future and thank support of our Governors, Members and them for the positive contributions they have volunteers, we can look forward to more great made during their time at Blackpool. We have things in 2009/2010. since made two new appointments - Director of Beverly Lester, Aidan Kehoe, Chairman Acting Chief Executive “Thank you to everyone on Ward 19 for the very caring attention and nursing I received while I was in hospital. I was on Ward 19 during Christmas and received excellent nursing. The nurses were all friendly and happy and I couldn’t have wished for better care. A big “thank-you’’ to everyone involved. “ Mrs Sheila Clegg 8 Annual Report and Accounts 2008/2009 Hospital Highlights The Trust is continually making progress on all its sites to improve the quality of services and enhance the patient experience. Here is just a small selection of notable milestones from the past year: Lifesaving Cardiac Care Support for Breastfeeding Mums A new service at the Lancashire Cardiac Centre A new scheme has been launched to support is helping to save lives of heart attack sufferers breastfeeding mums. 9 from around the county. People who have a heart attack can now access potentially life ‘Star Buddies’ is a breastfeeding peer support saving treatment 24 hours a day at the Lancashire initiative supported by the Hospitals Trust, Cardiac Centre.
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