We also saw bins that had not been closed correctly. During the inspection we saw lack of adequate storage throughout the trust, with boxes and other items stored on the floor. Furthermore, signs and routing were not always clear for patients, visitors and staff, and not all areas had signs and floor markings were not clear, which led to confusion among staff, patients and visitors. However, despite criticism, the CQC found that the service had a vision for what it wanted to achieve and had an infection prevention and control strategy to turn it into action. In addition, staff felt respected, supported and valued, and OUH had an open culture where patients and staff could raise concerns about infection prevention and control without fear.
ICU staff. Picture screenshot from OUH documentary. THE number of patients left waiting a year or more for routine treatment at Oxfordshire s major hospitals in November rocketed to a record high for the month, latest figures reveal. The Royal College of Surgeons of England says a huge, hidden waiting list is building across the nation because of the coronavirus lockdown. NHS rules state that patients referred for non-urgent consultant-led elective care should start treatment within 18 weeks. But NHS statistics show 2,946 patients listed for elective operations or treatment at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) at the end of November had been waiting for at least 52 weeks.
John Radcliffe Hospital inset with health worker in PPE. Picture: PA ANOTHER five Covid deaths have been announced at Oxfordshire’s hospitals as admissions climb. The deaths took place at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH), which runs the John Radcliffe, the Churchill, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Banbury’s Horton General Hospital. One of the deaths took place on Tuesday and the other four patients died on Wednesday. There have been more than a dozen deaths at the trust of people who have tested positive for Covid 19 this week alone. The total official coronavirus death toll at the trust since the start of the pandemic is now 310.