Liverpool Heart And Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Providing specialist services, Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust offers care in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine including adult cystic fibrosis.

Serving Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, the trust also welcome referrals for their specialties from outside the area. Within this area, the trust serves approximately 2.8 million people. The trust runs an active clinical trials unit in a wide range of medical areas.

Figures for this Trust

  • Number of Patient Safety Incidents & harm caused
    April 2020 to March 2021
    • Death
      3
    • Severe
      3
    • Moderate
      16
    • Low
      151
    • None
      1,316
    Total 1,489
  • Top 3 categories of Patient Safety Incident
    April 2020 to March 2021
    1. Access, admission, transfer, discharge (including missing patient)
    2. Medication
    3. Documentation (including records, identification)
  • Percentage of A&E attendances dealt with in 4 hours
    February 2024
    Percentage of A&E attendances dealt with in 4 hours
    No Data Currently Available
  • Percentage treated for cancer within 62 days of urgent GP referral
    January 2024
    Percentage treated for cancer within 62 days of urgent GP referral
    47.2%

  • Percentage of total
    beds occupied overnight
    October to December 2023
    Percentage of total beds occupied overnight
    75.0%
  • 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
    55

  • Percentage waiting 6+ weeks
    for diagnostic test
    January 2024
    Percentage waiting 6+ weeks for diagnostic test
    33.2%
  • Number of mixed sex
    accommodation breaches
    January 2024
    Number of mixed sex accommodation breaches
    0

  • Number of Never Events and number by category
    Number of Never Events and
    number by category
    1 April 2021 to 31 August 2021
    0
  • Wrong site surgery - 0
  • 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 - 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