Pictured: Dr Andy Jones
Nuffield Health, the UK's leading not for profit healthcare
charity, is the first private hospital group to achieve the NHS
Litigation Authority (NHSLA) level three - the highest level - for
Risk Management after volunteering to be assessed against the
standards.
The accolade - awarded only to healthcare organisations who meet
the highest standards of clinical, patient and organisational
safety when assessed against the NHSLA standards - sees Nuffield
Health Hospitals join a select group of only 30 NHS Trusts in the
acute sector who hold the award.
Specifically developed to reduce the number of negligent and
preventable incidents taking place in hospitals, the standards
provide assurance of safe practice. Over two days of rigorous
testing, Nuffield Hospitals had to demonstrate that it was
monitoring its own implemented processes for managing 50 key risks
covering governance, workforce, safe environment, clinical care and
learning from experience in all 30 hospital facilities across the
UK.
Patricia Lee, Hospital Chief Executive, said: "This award
reflects the emphasis that Nuffield Hospitals place on offering
high quality clinical care. We continually strive to reduce risk
and improve patient safety, and the NHSLA accreditation of our UK
hospitals shows that we are among the best. Our patients can be
reassured that they are being treated in some of the safest and
cleanest hospitals in the country."
"Dr Andy Jones, Nuffield Health Medical Director, said:
"External accreditation is an important part of ensuring that we
are meeting the highest standards of independent healthcare and we
are proud to be the only private provider to achieve level two and
now level three compliance against the NHSLA standards. This
accolade demonstrates that we have one of the most robust
approaches to patient safety in the sector."
Steve Walker, Chief Executive Officer, NHS Litigation Authority,
said: "As the first independent sector provider of NHS care to
achieve the highest level of the NHSLA standards at assessment,
Nuffield Health should be proud of its considerable achievement
which reflects a great deal of effort and a strong commitment to
risk management within the organisation."