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The awards and review schedule is highlighted in the The overall Trust position after the first round of
table below: assessments is shown in the graph below:

Award Overall % for Review Schedule 8 Gold
all Standards
7 Silver
Bronze
Gold 90% or above Re-audit in 12 - 18 months 6
White
Silver 80 - 89% Re-audit in 6 - 12 months 5

Bronze 70 - 79% Re-audit in 3 - 6 months
4
White Below 70% Re-audit in 3 months
3
2
The Ward Accreditation process was relaunched and
rolled out across the Trust from October 2017 and 14
1
wards/ departments have been audited. A full report is
presented to the ward or department manager and the
0
Matron, the feedback includes areas of good practice Gold Silver Bronze White
and areas for improvement. The manager and the
Matron develop an action plan and progress is reported The second wave of assessments within the hospital
back through the Divisional Quality and Governance started at the end of March 2018 and will be completed
meetings. by the end of May 2018.

D. PLACE Inspection 2017/18

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is assessment are ‘Cleanliness’, ‘Food and Hydration’,
absolutely committed to ensuring that ‘every NHS ‘Privacy, Dignity & Wellbeing’, ‘Condition, Appearance &
patient is cared for with compassion and dignity in a Maintenance,’ and Disability, which focuses on issues
clean, safe environment.’ such as wheelchair access, mobility (e.g. handrails),
signage and provision of other aids including visual/
The Patient Led Assessment of the Care Environment audible appointment alert systems, hearing loops, plus
(PLACE) is a thorough assessment conducted by aspects relating to food and food service.
patients, Healthwatch representatives, Governors and
volunteers, in partnership with NHS staff, and designed Outcome
to focus on the areas which patients say matter to
them. The results of the assessment are produced by NHS
Digital (formerly Health and Social Care Information
Participation is voluntary and the assessment covers Centre). The table below provides a comparison
a range of non-clinical activity that takes place within of Alder Hey’s performance over the past three
the care environment. The areas covered by the assessment periods.

PLACE Reports 2014/2017 Note: there was no PLACE assessment undertaken in 2015

100

80
2014
60 2016
2017
40

20

0
Cleanliness Food and Privacy, Dignity Condition, Disability
Hydration and Wellbeing Appearance and
Maintenance

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