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NHS Performance 2002

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Northamptonshire Health Authority
Health Authority figures

Names of trusts:
Kettering General Hospital
Northampton General Hospital
East Midlands Ambulance Service

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Health Authority figures
Indicator This year Last year % change Average
Life expectancy male 75.3 74.8 0.77 75.2
Life expectancy female 79.8 79.9 -0.15 80.1
Deaths from cancer 132.0 134.9 -2.16 130.6
Deaths from circulatory disease 115.5 120.8 -4.41 120.4
Suicide rates 8.4 8.7 -4.35 9.4
Teenage pregnancy 45.4 45.7 -0.76 44.7
Breast screening 75.0% 74.2% 1.08 69.3%
Cervical screening 86.1% 87.0% -0.96 83.0%
GP numbers 59.3 61.2 -3.05 57.4
MMR uptake 90.1 91.1 -1.05 87.4

Kettering General Hospital
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
Delayed discharge Survey – physical/emotional needs
Survey – prompt access Survey – respect and dignity
Junior doctors' hours  
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Indicator This year Last year % change Average
Trolley waits in A&E 11.80% N/A N/A 13.13%
Missed appointments 7.7% 7.9% -0.2% 11.2%
Waiting for inpatient operation 78.5% 74.8% 3.7% 73.1%
Waiting for outpatient appointment 67.9% 66.6% 1.3% 76.1%
Consultant vacancy rate 0.0% 3.0% -3.0% 3.0%
Death rates after surgery 2216 2734 19 2839
Death rates after heart bypass N/A N/A N/A N/A
Death rates after hip fracture 12145 13284 9 9277
Death rates after stroke 30720 39015 21 27581
Emergency readmission % 5.54 5.38 -3.0 5.79
Cancelled operations % 0.83% N/A N/A 1.61%

Northampton General Hospital
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
Six month inpatient waits 13 week outpatient waits
Total time in A&E Cancelled ops not rescheduled
Breast cancer treatment Delayed discharge
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Indicator This year Last year % change Average
Trolley waits in A&E 4.14% N/A N/A 13.13%
Missed appointments 8.2% 8.1% 0.1% 11.2%
Waiting for inpatient operation 65.1% 66.3% -1.2% 73.1%
Waiting for outpatient appointment 65.3% 69.2% -3.9% 76.1%
Consultant vacancy rate 1.1% 1.1% 0.0% 3.0%
Death rates after surgery 2738 2903 6 2978
Death rates after heart bypass N/A N/A N/A 3138.71
Death rates after hip fracture 12613 11579 -9 10234
Death rates after stroke 26603 32482 18 28347
Emergency readmission % 5.41 5.68 4.8 5.89
Cancelled operations % 2.31% N/A N/A 1.61%

East Midlands Ambulance Service

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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