Full Annual Report and Accounts 2007/08
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Annual Report aanndd AAccccoouunnttss ·· 22000077//0088 w ww.c ht.nhs .uk Presented to Parliament pursuant to Schedule 7, paragraph 2 5(4) of the National Health Service Act 2006. Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2007/8 Huddersfield Royal Infirmary Calderdale Royal Hospital Acre Street Huddersfield Road Lindley Salterhebble Huddersfield Halifax West Yorkshire West Yorkshire HD3 3EA HX3 0PW Tel: 0148 4 342 00 0 or 0844 8 110 10 1 Tel: 0142 2 357 17 1 or 0844 8 110 10 1 www.cht.nhs.uk www.cht.nhs.uk Contents Chairman’s statement ............................ 6 Chief Executive’s statement ........................ 7 We are: • Improving services ................................ 8 • Working with you ................................. 16 • Part of the community ............................. 20 • Proud of our staff and supporters ................. 24 Directors’ report ................................................ 30 Our Membership and Membership Council ................. 36 Our Board of Directors ............................................. 46 Audit Committee ...................................................... 52 Nominations Committee ................................................ 52 Remuneration report ...................................................... 53 Accounts ........................................................................ 55 4 Contents Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust • www.cht.nhs.uk Annual Report and Accounts 2007 /08 5 Chairman’s Statement Our hos pitals are busier than eve r - this year we have treated This has been quite a year - I became chairman of the In 200 7/8 we have once again met all the key almost 4 00,00 0 outpatients, Trust in October 2007 and only a month later I was at Government health targets with the exception 100,00 0 inpatients a national awards ceremony in London. We were one of the challenging MRS A bacteraemia (bloodstream of only five shor t- listed for the acute healthcare infections) target. and ab out 130,00 0 people organisation of the year in the prestigious Health have attended our t wo Service Journal awards. We have traditionally done well in this area but recognise that we have further work to do and a great accident and emergency It provided confirmation of what I already knew - we deal is already well underway. This is a challenge that are among the best hospital trusts in the country and will require teamwork with our partners in the two de partment s. this great success has been achieved thanks to all our primary care trusts and, indeed, our visitors and Chairman staff, volunteers and supporters. patients too. Sukhdev Sharma Our hospitals are busier than ever - this year we have Good partnerships and relationships are key in treated almost 400,000 outpatients, 100,000 meeting many of today’s healthcare challenges inpatients (people who stay at least one night) and - another example is the 18 - week maximum wait about 130,000 people have attended our two from GP referral to treatment. This needs to be accident and emergency departments. in place by December 2008 and behind the scenes an incredible amount of work has been taking place to achieve this and I am very proud to report we are It has also been a busy and productive year for my Another colleagues on the Membership Council, who now in a strong position. great piece of have considerable active involvement in the affairs of news for local people is the organisation and in supporting the development This next year will also see the next major stages of that we are seeing further reductions of Trust policy. our service reorganisation put into place - changes that will ultimately strengthen our services and make in waiting lists - for example the number of They have direct links with the hospital divisions and sure that they are fit for the future. people waiting more than five weeks for a first through focus groups provide a vital link between the outpatient appointment was 20 at the end of January Trust and wider membership. This will be invaluable as Chairman 2008 compared with more than 2000 the same time we continue to develop our services to meet the Sukhdev Sharma in 2007. challenges of moder n- day living and the needs of our local population. Our battle against infections acquired in hospital is showing results but we are also still seeing people The Healthcare Commission’s ‘excellent rating’ Chief Executive’s come into hospital with infections including MRS A. confirmed that this organisation We all need to work together to bring the numbers is financially secure and Statement of infections down, whether it is gastr o- enteritis, provides high quality MRS A or Clostridium difficile. Fortunately one of the services. most effective measures is also the most simple The past year has been extremely busy and - hand hygiene. challenging and thanks to our staff and supporters one that has again marked us out as a top performer. This report gives more detail about the past year including our successes and the recognition our staff For a ll of us For all of us a major high point in 200 7/8 was have received for their hard work and commitment receiving a double “excellent” rating from the health to improving patient care. This is a great boost for a m ajo r high poi nt watchdog the Healthcare Commission. We were one them. in 20 07/8 was r ece ivin g of only 19 trusts in the country to get the top rating a doub le “exc ellen t” rati ng from for both ‘quality of service’ and ‘use of resources’. As well as our frontline consultants, doctors and nurses it is well worth remembering and thanking the the health watchd og Our commitment to providing the very best care for many staff behind the scenes who play a vital role. the Healthcare C ommi ssio n. our patients has led to significant changes in the way Our hospitals depend on these people - our porters, we deliver our services. A major reorganisation started cleaners, volunteers, receptionists, appointment in 2007 and will continue over the next few years. We were on e of onl y 19 trusts centre staff - and many more. in the country to get the top I am pleased to report that we are already starting to see the benefits of change in surgery with a fall in rati ng for both ‘quality Chief Executive the number of cancelled operations, reduced lengths Chief Executive of servic e’ and ‘use of re so urce s’. Diane Whittingham of stay for patients and a reduction in infection. Diane Whittingham 6 Chairman’s Statement Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust • www.cht.nhs.uk Annual Report and Accounts 2007 /08 Chief Executive’s Statement 7 Improving Services Double top! New birth centre proves In October we achieved a first for our Trust a big hit - a double excellent rating from the Healthcare Our new Huddersfield Family Birth Centre has Commission. proved to be a big hit with local people. This is the very best there is. Only 19 Trusts out of 394 Within hours of the centre at Huddersfield Royal assessed nationally achieved “excellent” in both how Infirmary opening on March 10, 2008 Sumaya Sajid they manage their finances and how they deliver care. made history when she was the first baby to be welcomed into the world there. Four weeks later the The result was to p- level external recognition for the centre’s staff had delivered 44 babies. work of our 5,300 staff and a tribute to every single one of them. And there’s been no letting up in their work as mums are flocking to have their children at the centre, which • We were also one of only five organisations encourages a relaxed and natural birthing experience. nationally to win through to the final for acute healthcare organisation of the year in the Above: Some of our staff celebrate the news The midwif e- led centre - a first for the town - is aimed prestigious Health Service Journal Awards. at women showing no signs of complications during The judges visited us in October and were their pregnancy. It is completely different to impressed with a whole series of presentations This is the very best a traditional hospital ward and offers a ‘home from about the innovations and achievements in there is. home’ birth experience for women and their partners. improving patient care Right: The centre’s first baby Sumaya Sajid with mum Shamama Saeed and husband Sajid Majeed. “I was treated like royalty from the very moment we walked in. Looking to the future When I found out my husband could stay over t oo, I thought ‘wo w’ We are constantly looking at how we can • A paediatric assessment unit at Huddersfield Royal and I felt a huge sense of relief that he wo ul dn’ t have to leave improve our services to make sure they meet the Infirmary and centralised inpatient paediatric care and could stay with u s.” Shamama Saeed challenges of modern day living. The Looking (for children who need to stay at least one night) at to the Future process is now well underway and Calderdale Royal Hospital this year we have seen: • The centralisation of care for poorly babies at • Huddersfield Royal Infirmary become the centre for Calderdale Royal Hospital Access to the best interventional radiologists, supported by a team of vascular nurses and allied staff. Our patients benefit emergency surgery, planned complex surgery and • The continued planning for the final services to be treatment from having access to the best treatment available.” emergency paediatric (children’s) surgery relocated from St Luke’s Hospital, Huddersfield, over the next few years A new specialist vascular unit for our patients • Calderdale Royal Hospital become the centre for opened last summer. The 1 4- bed ward was planned inpatient orthopaedic and general surgery refurbished and bathrooms upgraded ahead of and home to a dedicated women’s unit for breast the new unit opening and we took advice from and gynaecology inpatients our patients before carrying out the work.