Royal Surrey Celebrates Saving Extra Lives on World Patient Safety Day

Published on: 18 Sep, 2024
Updated on: 18 Sep, 2024

Chief Nurse Jo Mountjoy holds 315 hearts for extra lives saved

The Royal Surrey says life-saving treatment at the hospital saw 315 more patients than expected returned to their loved-ones last year putting the NHS Trust in the top ten performing across the country for patient safety.

According to statistics published by NHS Digital, the Royal Surrey’s Summary Hospital-Level Mortality Indicator score (SHMI) for the year April 2023-March 2024, gives the Royal Surrey a “lower than expected” score of 0.78, against an expected score of 1.

This means that for the 2023-2024 financial year, there were 315 fewer deaths than would be expected for the size of the hospital Trust.

Royal Surrey County Hospital (RSCH)

Yesterday (September 17) was World Patient Safety Day and Royal Surrey staff highlighted this excellent safety record with artwork using individual home-made hearts to represent each of the 315 extra patients.

Royal Surrey’s Chief Nurse, Jo Mountjoy, said: “These statistics show that we have an excellent safety record, which is testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff.

“It’s wonderful to know that we have provided high levels of care for these patients, nursing them back to health and helping them have more time with their friends and families.”

The Royal Surrey’s outstanding resuscitation service has contributed to this excellent record, with statistics from the 2023-2024 financial year showing a “survival to discharge” rate of around 43 per cent for patients who suffered from an in-hospital cardiac arrest managed by Royal Surrey’s clinical teams. This is compared to the national average survival to discharge rate of around 22 per cent.