Issue - meetings

Joint report of NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group.

The Chief Operating Officer, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, to attend to discuss transient ischaemic attack (TIA) (mini stroke) performance at the Trust.

The Committee considered the joint report of NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), that provided data on key performance areas, together with responses for the Friends and Family Test for both Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust and Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Information on the monitoring of the new 7-day GP extended access scheme for both CCGs was included within the data. Information on the transient ischaemic attack (TIA) (mini stroke) performance at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust was also provided.

Further to Minute No. 43 (2) of 7 January 2020, Steve Christian, Chief Operating Officer, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, attended the meeting to discuss transient ischaemic attack (TIA) (mini stroke) performance at the Trust. Mr. Christian provided information on the clinical definition of TIAs; the designated TIA clinics; the service available outside clinics; performance; and the validation process. Where patients chose to attend the service the day following symptoms, this would affect performance figures, particularly as the number of cases at the Trust were small.

Members of the Committee asked questions/raised matters on the following issues:

·       Was Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust using the same standard as Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust for TIAs?

All organisations used the same standard.

·       What were the symptoms of a stroke?

The FAST (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) campaign was generally used to raise awareness of the signs of a stroke.

·       It was considered that, in the past, the responses to the Friends and Family Test for Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust had not always reflected the good work carried out by the Trust.

Responses to the Friends and Family Test at the Trust had noticeably improved.

RESOLVED:

That the information on Health Provider Performance be noted.