Most Improved Hospital Award

'This is an outstanding achievement by all staff and we're delighted to be named for the sixth year in succession as one of the top 40 hospitals in the UK'.
Martin Jones, Chief Executive, NW Wales NHS Trust

Winner 2010

Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board

Rewarding continuous improvement in clinical effectiveness, efficiency, health outcomes and quality of care, this accolade is presented to the trust showing the most significant improvement across all of the 40Top indicators.

Revised annually to take into account of newly-available performance information, this year's indicators include:

• Risk adjusted mortality
• Risk adjusted length of stay
• Rate of emergency readmission to hospital - 28 days
• Rate of emergency readmission to hospital following treatment for a fractured hip
• Day case rate for target procedures (case mix adjusted)
• Day case conversion rate (case mix adjusted)
• Overall data quality
• Rate of emergency readmission to hospital following AMI within 28 days
• Rate of emergency readmission to hospital within 14 days - COPD
• % of elective inpatients admitted on day of procedure
• Pre-op length of stay for fractured neck of femur
• Pre-op length of stay for elective surgery
• % Elective In-patient admission with no procedure
• Reported MRSA bacteraemia rate
• Reported C-difficile rate for patients aged 65 and over
• Procedure not carried out - hospital decision
• Inpatient Survey
• A&E survey
• Patient misadventures
• Obstetrics complications for delivery spells
• Outpatient DNA - first attendance