Conquest branded weak
The Healthcare Commission posed some common questions asked by patients and this Trust does really well in relation to these questions. For example:
How long will I wait?
We achieved 7 out of 9 of the core standards relating to waits.
How safe and clean is the hospital?
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Hide AdWe achieved 11 out of 12 core standards relating to safety and cleanliness
How good is the care I will receive?
We achieved 4 out of 5 core standards relating to quality of care.
Will I be treated with dignity and respect?
We achieved all of the core standards relating to this question.
How well is this organisation managed?
We achieved 11 out of 12 of the core standards relating to how well our services are managed.
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Hide AdKim Hodgson, Trust Chief Executive, said, "These new ratings measure performance during 2005/6 and do not truly reflect the tremendous progress and turnaround we have made in the second half of last year and the first half of this year. Staff have worked hard to achieve reductions in the time patients have to wait, reductions in cancelled operations and speedier cancer care. Our 'weak' score for use of resources is as a result of having a financial deficit carried over from previous years. We have now achieved in year balance, which has meant a great deal of work by all staff to cut down on waste and inefficiencies but still have this historical debt to deal with, in common with many NHS organisations."