Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dorset County Hospital, Williams Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2JY.
This organisation became a foundation trust in June 2007. The way in which we assessed use of resources differs over recent years as the organisation achieved foundation trust status during 2007/2008.
Annual Health Check rating for 2007/2008
Quality of services
Rating: Excellent
This score covers a range of areas including safety of patients, cleanliness and waiting times
| Year | Rating |
|---|---|
| 2006/2007 | Good |
| Year | Rating |
|---|---|
| 2005/2006 | Good |
| Component | Rating |
|---|---|
| Meeting core standards | Fully met |
| Existing national targets | Fully met |
| New national targets | Excellent |
Use of resources
Rating: Good
This score looks at how well the organisation manages its finances.
| Year | Rating |
|---|---|
| 2006/2007 | Fair |
| Year | Rating |
|---|---|
| 2005/2006 | Weak |
Summary
Based on our assessment for 2007/08, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provided an excellent quality of service to patients, having made improvements compared with the previous two years. This trust has gained foundation status during 2007/08. Foundation trusts are assessed in a different way to other trusts. It has been good at managing its finances.
The trust was not one of those chosen to receive an inspection over the summer.
In a recent survey of trusts in England, patients rated this organisation as 'satisfactory' in terms of their overall experience.
Information for patients
Our assessments look at how well healthcare organisations perform in a number of different areas of interest to patients and the public. The scores below show how many of our assessments were met for Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
- Safety and cleanliness: 11/13
- Standard of care: 9/9
- Waiting to be seen: 13/13
- Dignity and respect: 10/10
- Keeping the public healthy: 5/5
- Good management: 17/17
Registration for the management of infection
This trust is meeting registration requirements to protect people from the risk of infection.
Focus on services
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Children's follow-up indicators
Published March 2009
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Maternity
Published January 2008
Best performing
Other information
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What patients said about this trust
What patients think about the treatment they receive and their experiences of local healthcare services.
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Investigations and interventions into serious service failure
There were no investigations for this trust in 2007/2008.
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Making care safer
Infection control, managing medicines, buildings and equipment, staff training, violence and protecting vulnerable people.
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How patient experience information and other feedback is used
- Compare this trust with other organisations
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More information about this trust on the NHS choices website- Contact us about this organisation
The Care Quality Commission replaced the Healthcare Commission, the Commission for Social Care Inspection and the Mental Health Act Commission in April 2009. Where the following pages of this website refers to "we" or "our assessments" this is a reference to the Healthcare Commission up until 31 March 2009 and to the Care Quality Commission from 1 April 2009.
