Antimicrobial Benchmarking Policy
Being Open Benchmarking Policy
This document provides the PCT, independent contractors and service providers with:
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The PCT benchmarks on being open.
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The PCT benchmarks on improving the quality of patient experience as a result of being open with patients and or their carers following a patient safety incident.
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The PCT (commissioning) benchmarks for monitoring the process across the health economy.
Clinical Audit Benchmarking Document
This document has been produced to ensure that:
- Clinical Audits undertaken across the local Health Economy for NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent provide assurance of appropriate, safe, and clinically and cost effective services for patients.
Clinical Document Control Benchmarking Policy
This document provides the PCT and service providers with:
- A framework for the development, ratification, implementation and review of all clinical documents
This document has been produced to ensure that:
- All commissioned services comply with the latest national policy and guidance in relation to clinical record keeping
- That all commissioned providers have policies in place that govern clinical record keeping.
Cold Chain Benchmarking Policy
Benchmarking policy to ensure that all commissioned services have procedures
in place to ensure that the Healthcare Commission Standards for safe and
secure handling of medicines are complied with, and all prescribing decisions
take full account of clinical and cost effectiveness of the treatment.
Continence Management Benchmarking Policy
This document has been produced to ensure that:
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All commissioned services have processes in place to ensure the Health Care
Associated Infections Improvement Plan is implemented as appropriate.
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The Health Care Associated Infections Improvement Plan recommendations are incorporated into service level agreements where appropriate.
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NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent has a process in place to monitor the implementation of the Healthcare Associated Infections Improvement Plan for all services.
Incident Management Benchmarking Policy
This document provides the independent contractors and service providers with:
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The PCT benchmarks on reporting incidents and near misses.
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The PCT benchmarks on learning from incidents and near misses.
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The PCT benchmarks on improving the quality of patient safety, care and treatment as a result of learning from incidents and near misses.
Information Governance Benchmarking Policy
Key Performance Indicators for the Transfer of Patients with Clostridium Difficile/Diarrhoea – Benchmarking Policy
This document has been produced to ensure that:
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All commissioned services have processes in place to ensure the safe transfer of patients with Clostridium Didfficile
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The Health Care Associated Infections Improvement Plan recommendations are incorporated into service level agreements where appropriate.
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The PCT has a process in place to monitor the implementation of the Healthcare Associated Infections Improvement Plan for all services.
Key Performance Indicators for Anti-Coagulation Therapy – Benchmarking Policy
This document provides commissioners and service providers with:
- A framework to ensure compliance with NPSA safety indicators for anti-coagulation therapy.
- The PCT key performance indicators relating to the provision of anticoagulation therapy services.
- The agreed care pathway for patients requiring anticoagulation therapy.
- The PCT policy on local and national reporting mechanisms.
Key Performance Indicators for Cleaning Standards
Learning Disabilities Benchmarking Policy
This document provides commissioners and service providers with:
- A framework to provide assurance that there are systems in place to manage medical devices.
- The PCT reporting process for all commissioned services in relation to the above.
Medicines Management Benchmarking Policy
This document has been produced to ensure that:
- All commissioned services have procedures in place to ensure that the Healthcare Commission Standards for Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines are compled with
- All commissioned services have policies to ensure that all prescribing decisions take full account of clinical and cost effectiveness of the treatment
Methotrexate Benchmarking Policy
This document has been produced to ensure that:
- All commissioned services have procedures in place to ensure that the actions issued by the National Patient Safety Alert 13, "Improving compliance with oral methotrexate guidelines " are compiled with.
This document has been produced to ensure that:
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All commissioned services have processes in place to ensure that NICE guidance is taken into account and implemented as appropriate.
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NICE recommendations are incorporated into service level agreements where appropriate.
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The PCT has a process in place to monitor the implementation of NICE guidance for all services.
Non Medical Prescribing Benchmarking Policy
This document provides the PCT, independent contractors and service providers with:
- The PCT benchmarks on identification, recruitment and registration of non medical prescribers
- The PCT benchmarks on monitoring and on going support for non medical prescribers.
- The PCT (commissioning) benchmarks for monitoring non medical prescribing across the health economy.
Nutrition Benchmarking Policy
The document details three key aspects:
- The benchmarks on nutrition
- The benchmarks on improving the quality of patient experience as a result of assuring their nutritional care
- The benchmarks for monitoring the process across the health economy.
Opioid Prescribing Benchmarking Policy
This document has been produced to ensure that:
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All commissioned services have procedures in place to ensure that the Healthcare Commission Standards for Safe and Secure Handling of Medicines are complied with in relation to reducing errors with opioid medicines
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All commissioned services have policies to ensure that all prescribing decisions take full account of clinical and cost effectiveness of the treatment.
Pain Management Benchmarking Policy
The document details key aspects on:
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The benchmark on pain management
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Patient experience that maintains or improves the management of pain
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The NHS Eastern and Coastal (Commissioning) benchmarks for
monitoring the process across the economy
Preceptorship Benchmarking Policy
This document provides the PCT, independent contractors and service providers with:
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The PCT benchmarks on preceptorship
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The PCT benchmarks on improving the quality of patient experiences as a result of assuring a robust process for the development of newly registered staff
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The PCT (commissioning) benchmarks for monitoring the process across the health economy
Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Benchmarking Policy
This document details three key aspects:
- The benchmark on pressure ulcer management
- Service user experience that maintains or improves the management of pressure ulcers
- The NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent (Commissioning) benchmarks for monitoring the process across the economy
This policy should be read by all independent contractors holding General Medical Service or Personal Medical Service contracts with the PCT.
Privacy and Dignity Benchmarking Policy
This document provides the PCT, independent contractors and service providers with:
- The PCT benchmarks on privacy and dignity
- The PCT benchmarks on improving the quality of patient experience as a result of assuring their privacy and dignity
- The PCT (commissioning) benchmarks for monitoring the process across the health economy.
This document provides the PCT, service providers including independent contractors with:
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The PCT benchmarks on safeguarding children and adults.
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The PCT benchmarks on improving the quality of patient experience as a result of safeguarding vulnerable children and adults.
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The PCT (commissioning) benchmarks for monitoring the process across the health economy.
Serious Alert Circulation/Implementation Benchmarking Policy
This document provides the PCT, independent contractors and service providers with:
- The PCT benchmarks on receipt of the various alerts
- The PCT benchmarks on the action related to those alerts
- The PCT benchmarks on improving the quality of patient safety, care and treatment as a result of alerts
- The PCT (commissioning) benchmarks for monitoring the process across the health economy.
This document provides commissioners and service providers with
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A framework developed in accordance with NICE guidelines and quality standards to ensure compliance with NPSA safety indicators for reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism and Pulmonary embolism in patients admitted to hospital
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The NICE care pathways for patients from assessment to discharge
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PCT key performance indicators relating to the assessment and prophylaxis treatment for avoiding venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism
All of the commissioned and contracted services benchmarking policies can be viewed on the NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent intranet site.
