Community Voice Health

What was interesting in this month’s Board Meeting? 

The Trust is doing well financially although marginally in deficit.  Operating costs are high due to greater than expected growth in activity, particularly in A & E attendances and new outpatient referrals. Use of high cost drugs is having an impact too.

Infection control has improved over the last year, which is good news.  This year so far there have been eight case of MRSA bacteraemia, which is within the current year’s target, but  no one is complacent.  Clostridium difficile is decreasing too.

Hillingdon Hospital’s staff includes 36% from a minority ethnic background, a higher percentage than either London hospitals (29% in 2007) or the local population.  The Borough has 28% from an ethnic minority, set to rise to 37% by 2020.  The hospital staff remains mainly female, although men are now 23% compared with 15% a year ago. Most staff are in the older age group, with 60% aged over 45 years.

In the Trust’s surveys of patients, the most satisfied group describe themselves as mixed race, followed by the white group.  Black and Black British gave slightly less favourable responses.  Men and women gave similar responses and there was little difference between the various age groups.  The Trust is now taking a hard look at satisfying patients – which is good news for us all.

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