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Talking Francis – From National Public Inquiry To Local Actions

Professor Lynne Swiatczak Chief nurse and director of patient care standards

Lynne Swiatczak August 2013

Buckinghamshire Healthcare

• Welcome and introductions
• Housekeeping
• Programme
• We provide healthcare services for those who

are acutely unwell and those who need care in the community across Buckinghamshire and beyond (excl. GP, pharmacy and community dental services).

• Population around 505,000 and increasing

History of the Francis Report

• Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, failures

in care during the period of 2005 - 2009

• Feb 2010 – Independent Inquiry into events at

the Trust; first report, Robert Francis QC

• 18 recommendations
• Identified the need for wider learning
• Call for Public Inquiry
• Feb 2013 - Public Inquiry into the wider learning,

the role of multiple agencies.

• 290 recommendations

Locally – The independent Inquiry (1st report)

• 2010 report recommendations led to all

Trusts undertaking review locally

• 2010 we undertook gap analysis, and

produced an action plan.

• We invited several patient representatives to

be involved.

• Board report - presented with patient

representatives

• Presented back to the public and our Trust

members at patient safety event in Feb 2011

Locally – The Public Inquiry 2nd report

• 2013 – Published report with 290

recommendations!

• Not all relevant to healthcare providers
• Identified relevant recommendations for us
• Reported the analysis to Trust Board
• Need your input to develop specific actions
• Tonight ! “Talking Francis” We would like to

hear your ideas and solutions………….

Finding the solutions -your perspective

• Putting the patient first – Clarity of values and

principles (Recommendations 3 to 8 and underpins most others)

• Openness transparency and candour –

complaints and general approach. “Being Open” (Recommendations 173 – 175, and 254 -261)

• Nursing and nurse leadership, older people

( Recommendations 195, 199, 200 and across 236 - 243)

• Caring for patients – Food and drink

( Recommendation 241)

• Caring for patients - Discharge

(Recommendation 236 - 238)

Measure impact

When thinking about your solutions in your circles, we’d also like you to think about ….

• How we measure it?
• What information do you need to assure you that

we are achieving it ?

• What does that information look like ?
• Where and how do you want to be able to access

it?