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Written question asked by Justin Madders (Labour) on Monday, 23 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 October 2017. It was answered by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Tuesday, 31 October 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health.


North Middlesex University Hospital

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve patient safety at North Middlesex Hospital.

Answer

NHS Improvement is taking a number of actions to support North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust to improve patient safety including enhanced oversight, the introduction of an Emergency Care Improvement Programme, regular clinical quality and incident reporting site visits and the provision of challenged provider funding. An Improvement Director and peer support is also being arranged.

In addition, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust will be given a bespoke action plan from NHS Improvement, with the expectation that during winter the Trust will deliver month on month improvements on the percentage of patients seen within the four hour accident and emergency access target.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
109090
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Patients Standards Safety North Middlesex University Hospital
Link
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