Friday 16 October 2015

The Friends & Family Test!

 2nd October 2015- 16th October 2015

Over the past couple of  weeks, myself and a staff member from CVS Cheshire East have been working together to improve the Quality & Performance section on the CCG’s website, particularly our performance documents including CQUINs, Quality Premium, NHS Constitution and A&E data which we share with the public. I am in the process of ‘translating’ the complex NHS terminology so that the public can easily understand the documents should they want to. The visitor will be provided with a brief description of what each term means when they click on it and why and how we measure it.  I will be presenting back at our next Clinical Quality & Performance Meeting on our progress.

Additionally this week, Sally and I have met with a couple of our ophthalmology providers to finalize the contracts which is very exciting! I have been fortunate enough to view the whole process of contracting, starting from going out to tender for a contract to the commencement of the service delivery.

I have also prepared a report based on the Trust’s Friends & Family Test (FFT) performance. Patients across the country are asked when they leave hospital whether they would recommend the hospital's services to friends and family.This is a vital feedback tool for patients on their experience of the NHS services including: A&E, Inpatient, Outpatient, Maternity, Community, Mental Health and the GP Practices in Eastern Cheshire.  The results have been very positive for East Cheshire Trust!

In addition to this, I also completed a “Presentation Skills” course which definitely helped when I presented our commissioning intentions for 16/17 at our staff briefing meeting which is held monthly. I gave an update to all our staff members on the process we are following and where we are up to with it. 


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