Issue - meetings

Chris Holt, Chief Operating Officer, Rotherham Foundation Trust

Chris Holt, Chief Operating Officer, Rotherham Foundation Trust, presented additional information requesting by the Select Commission following the update on the Hospital Discharges Scrutiny Review in October, 2014.

The additional information related to:-

Appendix A – figures for delayed discharges and complaints relating to discharges

Appendix B – details about the work of the Care Co-ordination Centre

Appendix C – information about the SAFER care bundle

Members discussed the following items:-

: targets on the Trust’s website and hospital re-admission rates  (Members requested further information on this matter);

: the increasing number of delayed discharges, the average waiting time for assessment by a Social Worker (the increased number of patients with complex needs may affect this time); use of agency staff may sometimes cause delays; the efforts being made to reduce the dependency on agency staff;

: improved communication with patients ought to reduce the number of complaints.

The Select Commission thanked Chris Holt for his presentation.

Resolved:- (1) That the report be received and its contents noted.

(2) That further reports on the specific actions being taken in response to the scrutiny review of Hospital Discharges continue to be submitted to meetings of the Health Select Commission.