Surgical services and patient care at Nuffield Hospital in Derriford have been rated as ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission. Meanwhile the Hospital itself has been given a ‘good’ rating after being rated as ‘requires improvement’ after its last inspection in 2015.
Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital works closely with Derriford Hospital supporting NHS patients to reduce surgical waiting lists.
The CQC inspectors highlighted the following about the Plymouth site in their inspection report:
- The service used innovative evidence-based approaches to improve patient care. This included the use of nurse-led research that had contributed towards a reduction in surgical site infections
- High performance was recognised by credible external bodies. For example, the hospital submitted data to the National Joint Registry and had achieved recognition as a quality data provider in the past two years.
- Outcomes for people who used the hospital’s services were positive, consistent and regularly exceeded expectations.
- Patients had access to a ‘joint school’ programme led by a physiotherapist. The sessions prepared patients for hip and knee surgeries and ensured patients understood what would happen during the surgery and the recovery process.
Patricia Warwick, Director at Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital said:
“We are delighted our surgical expertise and impressive patient outcomes have been recognised by the Care Quality Commission.
“Our hospital is a central part of the local healthcare community and our team is committed to delivering fast access and the best possible care and to respond to the individual needs of people wanting to self-pay, those with health insurance and NHS patients within the Southwest Peninsula. I’m proud of everyone in our hard-working hospital team and we are all focused on continuous improvement as we move forward.”
