Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 476-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. Does the Trust routinely meet the 95% VTE Risk Assessment level required by NHS England?
Thromboprophylaxis
Safe
% Patients – Blood Clot VTE. Assessment
Feb-22 95.4%
Mar-22 97.6%
Apr-22 99.2%
May22 100%
Jun-22 99.3%
Jul-22 99.2%
Aug-22 96.6%
Sep-22 96.6%
Oct-22 98.1%
Nov-22 100.0%
Dec-22 98.0%
Jan-23 97.4%
2. Please provide the monthly percentage admissions numbers/VTE risk assessments carried out. for VTE risk assessments carried across the Trust between 1st January 2022 – 31 December 2022.
As above
3. Does the Trust have dedicated funding for a team ensuring VTE prevention occurs?
No, part of core assessment at admission to IP wards