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NHS Performance 2002

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Dorset
Health Authority figures

Names of trusts:
West Dorset
Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch
Poole Hospital
Dorset Ambulance NHS Trust

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Health Authority figures
Indicator This year Last year % change Average
Life expectancy male 76.9 76.0 1.14 75.2
Life expectancy female 81.9 81.4 0.54 80.1
Deaths from cancer 115.2 119.9 -3.94 130.6
Deaths from circulatory disease 93.3 94.7 -1.49 120.4
Suicide rates 9.8 9.9 -0.71 9.4
Teenage pregnancy 33.3 37.5 -11.26 44.7
Breast screening 73.5% 71.6% 2.54 69.3%
Cervical screening 89.5% 89.2% 0.38 83.0%
GP numbers 63.0 63.4 -0.53 57.4
MMR uptake 78.4 86.4 -9.29 87.4

Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals
Previous year's performance
Key targets: how the trust performed
Fifteen month inpatient waits
Twenty six week outpatient waits
Twelve hour trolley waits
Cancelled operations
Two week cancer waits
Hospital cleanliness
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Areas where trust performance was rated below average
Staff sickness absence rate  
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Indicator This year Last year % change Average
Trolley waits in A&E 2.12% N/A N/A 13.13%
Missed appointments 6.1% 5.6% 0.5% 11.2%
Waiting for inpatient operation 100.0% 98.8% 1.2% 73.1%
Waiting for outpatient appointment 90.2% 86.0% 4.2% 76.1%
Consultant vacancy rate 1.5% 1.6% -0.1% 3.0%
Death rates after surgery 2062 2244 8 2695
Death rates after heart bypass N/A N/A N/A N/A
Death rates after hip fracture 6081 9627 37 9824
Death rates after stroke 28333 29370 4 26356
Emergency readmission % 5.20 4.86 -6.8 5.54
Cancelled operations % 1.61% N/A N/A 1.61%

Poole Hospitals NHS Trust
Previous year's performance
Key targets: how the trust performed
Fifteen month inpatient waits
Twenty six week outpatient waits
Twelve hour trolley waits
Cancelled operations
Two week cancer waits
Hospital cleanliness
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Areas where trust performance was rated below average
Emergency readmission Survey – prompt access
Junior doctors' hours Staff sickness absence rate
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Indicator This year Last year % change Average
Trolley waits in A&E 3.73% N/A N/A 13.13%
Missed appointments 7.5% 9.2% -1.7% 11.2%
Waiting for inpatient operation 99.8% 97.4% 2.4% 73.1%
Waiting for outpatient appointment 83.2% 78.8% 4.5% 76.1%
Consultant vacancy rate 2.6% 1.4% 1.2% 3.0%
Death rates after surgery 2896 2949 2 2978
Death rates after heart bypass N/A N/A N/A 3138.71
Death rates after hip fracture N/A N/A N/A 10234
Death rates after stroke 32537 43167 25 28347
Emergency readmission % 4.39 4.21 -4.3 5.89
Cancelled operations % 0.15% N/A N/A 1.61%

West Dorset General Hospitals
Previous year's performance
Key targets: how the trust performed
Fifteen month inpatient waits
Twenty six week outpatient waits
Twelve hour trolley waits
Cancelled operations
Two week cancer waits
Hospital cleanliness
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Areas where trust performance was rated below average
Total inpatient waits Delayed discharge
Junior doctors' hours  
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Indicator This year Last year % change Average
Trolley waits in A&E 17.45% N/A N/A 13.13%
Missed appointments 8.2% 7.9% 0.3% 11.2%
Waiting for inpatient operation 99.9% 98.8% 1.1% 73.1%
Waiting for outpatient appointment 90.5% 90.4% 0.0% 76.1%
Consultant vacancy rate 1.1% 2.5% -1.3% 3.0%
Death rates after surgery 2657 2671 1 2839
Death rates after heart bypass N/A N/A N/A N/A
Death rates after hip fracture 11579 13714 16 9277
Death rates after stroke 25453 31989 20 27581
Emergency readmission % 6.29 6.12 -2.7 5.79
Cancelled operations % 1.37% N/A N/A 1.61%

Dorset Ambulance NHS Trust

Key to data
Delivery of key targets: Performance Rating
Achieved Min
Underachieved  
Significantly underachieving  
  Max
Indicator Units
Life expectancy (male) Years
Life expectancy (female) Years
Deaths from cancer Death rate per 100,000 people under 75
Circulatory disease deaths Death rate per 100,000 people under 75
Suicide rates Death rate per 100,000 people under 75
Teenage pregnancy Conceptions per 1,000 15 to 17-year-olds
Number of GPs Number of full-time GPs per 100,000 people
MMR vaccine uptake % given MMR vaccine before 2nd birthday
Breast Screening % of women in target age groups screened
Cervical Screening % of women in target age groups screened
Emergency readmission % readmitted within 28 days of discharge
Deaths after surgery Deaths within 30 days per 100,000 patients
Deaths after heart bypass Deaths within 30 days per 100,000 patients
Deaths after fractured hip Deaths within 30 days per 100,000 patients
Deaths after stroke Deaths within 30 days per 100,000 patients
Missed appointments % of first outpatient appointments missed
Inpatient waiting times % waiting less than six months for operation
Outpatient waiting times % seen inside 13 weeks
Trolley waits in A & E % admitted but not given bed within four hours
Consultant vacancy rate % of posts vacant for more than three months
Cancelled Operations % of operations cancelled on the day
Average is either the national average, or an average of similar hospital trusts


Term Explanation
Clinical negligence Risk of clinical negligence
Deaths 30 days after surgery Death rate within first month
Emergency readmission When patients need to be brought back to hospital after discharge
Six month inpatient wait how quickly patients are receiving operations
13 week outpatient waits how quickly patients are getting a consultant appointment
Total time in A&E How long patients have to wait in casualty
Cancelled ops not rescheduled How many re-listed inside a month
Breast cancer treatment How quickly patients are diagnosed and treated
Delayed discharge 'bed blocking', when patients well enough to go home have to stay in hospital
Survey survey of patients
Junior doctors' hours are trusts working their juniors too hard?

Note: No comparable figures are available for Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

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