It's very easy to only see the negative
and forget the achievements and milestones which Good Hope has
achieved through the years. Hopefully this area of the web site
will to address the balance a little.
Good Hope is cited as among the best cancer treatment hospitals
in the West Midlands by a Cancer Peer Group Review. A follow
up assessment in April 2003 has confirmed Good Hope’s
continuing progress.
An innovative nurse-initiated service has
seen tremendous improvements in treatment times for patients
who need life-saving heart treatment.
This has led to the Trust achieving nationally set targets.
A successful ‘early
discharge’ scheme is helping to reduce waiting times for
patients needing orthopaedic surgery. The Intermediate Care Service
enables patients to receive specialised care in designated nursing
homes, releasing hospital beds for other patients.
Ten Modern Matrons
have been appointed to help drive up standards of patient care
across the hospital.
A ‘See and Treat’ approach to managing patients in
A&E has been introduced in January to help tackle waiting times
in the department. 421 brand new
electronic beds have replaced old beds on wards.
Awards Ceremonies are held during the year to honour Good Hope
staff, as nominated by patients and colleagues.
Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust has received national recognition
from the Health and Safety Executive for its pioneering work on
stress prevention for staff. The hospital is one of a handful of
public and private sector organisations that have been awarded
a prestigious HSE ‘Beacon in Stress Prevention’.
Vascular
Research Nurse Sue Hayes received national recognition when she
chosen as runner-up in the ‘Essence of care in wound care’ category
of the Nursing Times Awards 2002. Mark
Radford is the country’s first Nurse Consultant in Emergency
Surgery.
He made the leap from his pioneering role as Clinical Nurse Specialist,
Emergency Surgery, which was devised by Good Hope three years ago
to speed up the process
of getting emergency patients needing surgery into the hospital’s theatres.
The Sterile Services department has undergone
a major upgrade following investment of £500,000.
A new Emergency Assessment Unit has located all the ‘front
of house’ services in the same area, closer to the Accident
and Emergency Department.
Good Hope’s successful electronic bookings scheme has received
national praise in the NHS National Booking Programme.
Improvements in the food provided at Good Hope have been recognised
when a review by a Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) awarded
the Trust a yellow rating for catering, moving it out of the red
zone.
In recognition of the standards of clinical training provided
at Good Hope, the Trust was conferred with full Teaching Status
from the University of Birmingham during
2002-03.
The new Partnership Learning Centre has opened, to run in conjunction
with the Education Centre. The Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Centre was opened following
an injection of £660,000 from the Action on Orthopaedics
programme. This encompasses an integrated facility:
- Trauma, Orthopaedic
and Rheumatology
- Orthotic Clinics
- Plaster Room
- Pre-Op Assessment Clinics
- Occupational Therapy, physiotherapy,
orthopaedic consultants, secretarial support and orthopaedic
community scheme.
A £2.2 million modernisation scheme for
maternity wards 4 and 5 has been completed.
The new facilities include two 23-bedded security access wards
comprising:
- Three-bedded post-natal areas with en-suite facilities
- Single rooms
with en-suite facilities to enable partners to stay during
induction or early labour
- Specifically designed rooms for women with special
needs
- Increased security with video phone entry system
Major progress is being made on the development
of the new Treatment Centre which is due to open in December 2004.
The £17.8 million centre will completely change the way services
are delivered at Good Hope with the emphasis on providing treatment
and healing in best way for patients.
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