7DSAT Questions:

  1. new question:

Does consultant job planning in the Trust make provision for a consultant-led ward round on every ward every day of the week?

Options:

Yes

No

If No please tick the specialties that are not covered by a daily consultant-led ward round

Tick boxes:

  1. Standard 2 questions

What percentage of patients admitted as an emergency (not just through the emergency department) receive a thorough clinical assessment by a suitable consultant (seven days a week) within 14 hours of arrival at hospital

  • Responses to be entered as a numerator and denominator (calculating % and showing?)
  • Split into three sections: Weekday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Is there documented evidence that the patient and their carers have been made aware of the diagnosis, management plan and prognosis within 48 hours of admission?

Options:

Yes

No

No, but (+ free text box for them to add in narrative re: justifiable reason for not having this discussion as long as this is recorded in the clinical record)

  1. Standard 5 questions:

What proportion of patients are able to access consultant directed diagnostic tests and completed reporting, seven days a week’

• Within 1 hour for patients with critical care needs
• within12 hours for patients with urgent care needs

  • Responses to be entered as a numerator and denominator (calculating % and showing?)
  • Split into three sections: Weekday, Saturday, and Sunday
  • Tests to include in list:
  • Bronchoscopy
  • CT
  • Echocardiography
  • Histopathology
  • MRI
  • Microbiology
  • Colonoscopy
  • Upper GI Endoscopy
  • Ultrasound
  1. Standard 6 questions

Do inpatients have 24 hour access to consultant directed interventions 7 days a week, either on site or via formal network arrangements?

  • Drop down response
  • Split into three sections: Weekday, Saturday, and Sunday
  • Options:
  • No
  • Yes –on Site
  • Yes – off Site (via formal arrangement)
  • Yes – off Site (NOT via formal arrangement)
  • Mix of on and off site
  • List of interventions as below:
  • Critical Care
  • PCI
  • Cardiac Pacing
  • Thrombolysis
  • Emergency General Surgery
  • Interventional Endoscopy
  • Interventional Radiology
  • Renal Replacement
  • Urgent Radiotherapy
  1. Standard 8 questions

What % of patients on the AMU, ASU , ITU and other high dependency areas are seen and reviewed by a consultant twice daily (including all acutely ill patients directly transferred and others who deteriorate)?

  • Responses to be entered as a numerator and denominator (calculating % and showing?)
  • Split into three sections: Weekday, Saturday, and Sunday
  • Separate answer for AMU, ASU, ITU and other HDU.

Once transferred from an acute area of the hospital to a general ward, what percentage of patients are reviewed, as part of a consultant-delivered ward round at least once every 24 hours, seven days a week (unless it has been determined that this would not affect the patient’s care pathway)?

  • Responses to be entered as a numerator and denominator (calculating % and showing?)
  • Split into three sections: Weekday, Saturday, and Sunday