Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital

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• Overview
• Assessing needs
• Delivering evidence-based care and treatment
• How staff, teams and services work together
• Supporting people to live healthier lives
• Monitoring and improving outcomes
• Consent to care and treatment

We reviewed the delivery of evidence-based care and treatment quality statement for the effective key question. People received care, treatment and support that was evidence-based and in line with good practice standards. The provider’s systems ensured that staff were up to date with national legislation, evidence-based good practice and required standards.

This service scored 75 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

We did not look at Assessing needs during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Effective.

Care, treatment and support were delivered in line with legislation, standards and evidence-based guidance, including the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and other expert professional bodies, to achieve effective outcomes. The service used policies, care and treatment pathways, and clinical protocols and standard operating procedures. The service participated in relevant local and national audits which were based on national guidance, standards and legislation, including NICE guidance, the Royal College of Surgeons, and the Health and Safety Executive. From an audit summary from January to December 2023 we saw there was on overall compliance of over 90% during most of the year. We reviewed minutes from the medical advisory committee (MAC) which showed consultants reviewed patient outcomes, patient experience of treatment and recovery and efficient use of resources.

Staff followed up-to-date policies to plan and deliver high quality care according to evidence-based practice and national guidance. We were told of an example where staff were concerned regarding a patients capacity to grant consent for a surgical procedure. Staff felt confident to challenge the decision until they had neccessary assurance and the procedure was put on hold until this was resolved. We observed a pre assessment clinic which was delivered in line with legislation and evidence-based good practice.

We did not look at How staff, teams and services work together during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Effective.

We did not look at Supporting people to live healthier lives during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Effective.

We did not look at Monitoring and improving outcomes during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Effective.

We did not look at Consent to care and treatment during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Effective.