Birmingham Women’s And Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust covers two specialist hospitals.

Birmingham Woman’s Hospital provides services to men, women and children, but specialises in female healthcare, particularly surrounding maternity services. Birmingham Children’s Hospital cares for children up to the age of 16. The hospital provides a wide range of primary healthcare services to children, such as for heart conditions, the treatment of burns, a specialist centre for epilepsy and a major trauma centre. The hospital also provides a large child and adolescent mental health service.

Figures for this Trust

  • Number of Patient Safety Incidents & harm caused
    April 2020 to March 2021
    • Death
      5
    • Severe
      11
    • Moderate
      114
    • Low
      591
    • None
      1,957
    Total 2,678
  • Top 3 categories of Patient Safety Incident
    April 2020 to March 2021
    1. Access, admission, transfer, discharge (including missing patient)
    2. Treatment, procedure
    3. Clinical assessment (including diagnosis, scans, tests, assessments)
  • Percentage of A&E attendances dealt with in 4 hours
    July 2024
    Percentage of A&E attendances dealt with in 4 hours
    87.1%
  • Percentage treated for cancer within 62 days of urgent GP referral
    June 2024
    Percentage treated for cancer within 62 days of urgent GP referral
    36.4%

  • Percentage of total
    beds occupied overnight
    January to March 2024
    Percentage of total beds occupied overnight
    78.7%
  • Number of cancelled
    critical operations
    February 2020
    Number of cancelled critical operations
    0
  • Number of cancelled
    elective operations
    April to June 2024
    Number of cancelled elective operations
    161

  • Percentage waiting 6+ weeks
    for diagnostic test
    June 2024
    Percentage waiting 6+ weeks for diagnostic test
    26.1%
  • Number of mixed sex
    accommodation breaches
    June 2024
    Number of mixed sex accommodation breaches
    0
  • Percentage of patients followed up within 7 days of mental health discharge
    October to December 2019
    Percentage of patients followed up within 7 days of mental health discharge
    97.3%

  • Number of Never Events and number by category
    Number of Never Events and
    number by category
    1 April 2021 to 31 August 2021
    2
  • Wrong site surgery - 1
  • Retained foreign object post procedure - 1
  • Wrong implant/prosthesis - 0
  • Misplaced naso- or orogastric tubes - 0
  • Overdose of insulin due to abbreviations or incorrect device - 0
  • Administration of medication by the wrong route - 0
  • Overdose of methotrexate for non cancer treatment - 0
  • Failure to install functional collapsible shower or curtain rails - 0
  • Transfusion or transplantation of ABO incompatible blood components or organs - 0
  • Unintentional connection of a patient requiring O2 to an air flowmeter - 0
  • Misselection of high strength midazolam - 0
  • Misselection of a strong potassium solution - 0
  • Falls from poorly restricted windows - 0
  • Chest or neck entrapment in bed rails - 0
  • Scalding of patients - 0