Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country and provides health services through its five hospital sites.

The Trust provides a 24-hour A&E department at two hospitals; Charing Cross Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital as well as a hyper acute stroke unit (HASU) at Charing Cross Hospital and a heart attack centre at Hammersmith Hospital. The Trust offers more than 200 specialist services for adults and children including maternity and cancer care. In addition, the Trust, together in partnership with Imperial College London, is the first Academic Health Science Centre in the UK.

Figures for this Trust

  • Number of Patient Safety Incidents & harm caused
    April 2020 to March 2021
    • Death
      9
    • Severe
      18
    • Moderate
      425
    • Low
      2,623
    • None
      11,565
    Total 14,640
  • Top 3 categories of Patient Safety Incident
    April 2020 to March 2021
    1. Treatment, procedure
    2. Patient accident
    3. Infrastructure (including staffing, facilities, environment)
  • Percentage of A&E attendances dealt with in 4 hours
    February 2024
    Percentage of A&E attendances dealt with in 4 hours
    76.6%
  • Percentage treated for cancer within 62 days of urgent GP referral
    January 2024
    Percentage treated for cancer within 62 days of urgent GP referral
    78.5%

  • Percentage of total
    beds occupied overnight
    October to December 2023
    Percentage of total beds occupied overnight
    87.5%
  • Summary Hospital-level
    Mortality Indicator
    October 2022 to September 2023
    Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator
    3
  • Number of cancelled
    critical operations
    February 2020
    Number of cancelled critical operations
    3
  • Number of cancelled
    elective operations
    October to December 2023
    Number of cancelled elective operations
    248

  • Percentage waiting 6+ weeks
    for diagnostic test
    January 2024
    Percentage waiting 6+ weeks for diagnostic test
    12.5%
  • Number of mixed sex
    accommodation breaches
    January 2024
    Number of mixed sex accommodation breaches
    100

  • 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 - 0
  • 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 - 1
  • 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