Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Type of Trust | |
|---|---|
| NHS hospital trust | |
| Location | |
| Trust Details | |
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| Employees | |
| Chair | Richard Gregory |
| Chief Executive | Gavin Boyle |
| Links | |
| Website | Chesterfield Royal Hospital |
| Wiki-Links | National Health Service |
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust became a NHS Foundation Trust in January 2005, providing health services in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.
In August 2013 Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission found some patients were not being treated with respect, nutritional needs were not being met and records were not being completed. They also highlighted a lack of choice of suitable food and drink for patients – and a previous inspection found national standards of nutritional needs were not being met.[1]
The Trusts developed a scheme where vulnerable patients could order cost-price 'Home From Hospital' food packs through the discharge lounge which was featured by the BBC in "Operation Hospital Food". "The type of patient that might use these packs doesn't normally have a big appetite - they just need something simple, which is why I suggested the basics - such as bread, cheese, milk and butter. That way they can make themselves a cheese sandwich, cheese on toast, bread and butter, something very easy to have with a cup of tea. The hope is that it will reduce the risk of a patient not eating and drinking properly, one of the potential reasons for early re-admission to hospital. It's not rocket science, but as far as we know, it's not been done anywhere else in the NHS."[2]
Notable people born here
Coordinates: 53°14′11″N 1°24′00″W / 53.2363°N 1.4001°W
See also
References
- ↑ "Chesterfield Royal Hospital ordered to improve". The Star. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ↑ "Chesterfield Royal Hospital Featuring In Hit BBC1 TV Series". Chesterfield Post. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.