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NHS Performance 2002

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Wiltshire
Health Authority figures

Names of trusts:
Swindon & Marlborough
Salisbury Health Care
Wiltshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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Health Authority figures
Indicator This year Last year % change Average
Life expectancy male 76.5 75.9 0.76 75.2
Life expectancy female 80.7 80.4 0.34 80.1
Deaths from cancer 115.7 122.1 -5.23 130.6
Deaths from circulatory disease 104.0 108.9 -4.54 120.4
Suicide rates 8.0 6.7 19.37 9.4
Teenage pregnancy 36.0 37.9 -5.21 44.7
Breast screening 71.6% 70.8% 1.17 69.3%
Cervical screening 81.4% 83.2% -2.18 83.0%
GP numbers 62.6 61.1 2.44 57.4
MMR uptake 89.5 91.3 -1.94 87.4

Swindon and Marlborough 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
Total inpatient waits Cancelled ops not rescheduled
Breast cancer treatment Delayed discharge
Survey – hospital facilities Survey – respect and dignity
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Indicator This year Last year % change Average
Trolley waits in A&E 15.11% N/A N/A 13.13%
Missed appointments 5.6% 5.5% 0.1% 11.2%
Waiting for inpatient operation 73.0% 64.0% 9.0% 73.1%
Waiting for outpatient appointment 72.6% 68.7% 3.9% 76.1%
Consultant vacancy rate 2.3% 3.7% -1.4% 3.0%
Death rates after surgery 3109 2813 -11 2839
Death rates after heart bypass N/A N/A N/A N/A
Death rates after hip fracture 9664 13296 27 9277
Death rates after stroke 33966 29805 -14 27581
Emergency readmission % 5.68 5.85 2.8 5.79
Cancelled operations % 0.50% N/A N/A 1.61%

Salisbury Health Care 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
Total inpatient waits Cancelled ops not rescheduled
Delayed discharge Survey – respect and dignity
Junior doctors’ hours  
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Indicator This year Last year % change Average
Trolley waits in A&E 11.02% N/A N/A 13.13%
Missed appointments 7.1% 7.6% -0.4% 11.2%
Waiting for inpatient operation 77.8% 73.4% 4.5% 73.1%
Waiting for outpatient appointment 81.7% 80.7% 1.0% 76.1%
Consultant vacancy rate 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0%
Death rates after surgery 2447 2588 5 2978
Death rates after heart bypass N/A N/A N/A 3138.71
Death rates after hip fracture 5034 10379 51 10234
Death rates after stroke 24084 32291 25 28347
Emergency readmission % 4.66 5.33 12.7 5.89
Cancelled operations % 3.45% N/A N/A 1.61%

Wiltshire Ambulance Service 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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