Our Rating

The 2008/9 Care Quality Commission rating for our Trust was good for quality of services and excellent for financial management.

The rating for quality of services covers a range of areas including the safety of patients, cleanliness and waiting times, which were all fully met by the Trust.

An area highlighted for improvement was increasing the proportion of stroke patients who spend 90% of their time in hospital on a dedicated stroke unit to 65% of patients. The other area was around the transfer of local information to a central IT system, which has already been resolved through improved software systems.

A number of initiatives are well underway to transform our stroke services from good to best in class. These have included the appointment of an additional specialist doctor and a nurse co-ordinator.