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Agenda and supporting papers - Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

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Item 8<br />

Observations<br />

The essence of care audit assesses the following:<br />

• Have observations been performed at the required frequency<br />

• Has there been a red trigger in the last 24hrs?<br />

• What is recorded about escalation actions trigger?<br />

Analysis/Action – these results would suggest that Observations are being done when<br />

required <strong>and</strong> that triggers are being escalated. However, a recent spot audit undertaken on<br />

one day suggested concerns about a lack of escalation. That said, different measures were<br />

used during the spot audit <strong>and</strong> as a consequence, a review is underway. <strong>and</strong> a further spot<br />

audit undertaken in July.<br />

7.2 Cleanliness Audits<br />

1951 audits have been completed up to 18 June 2013. The environment audit addresses a<br />

number of cleanliness issues; the key issue being the cleanliness of commodes as part of<br />

infection prevention <strong>and</strong> control. These audits include regular ‘Peer review’.<br />

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