Internal Reference Number: FOI_6330
Date Request Received: 20/10/2021 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 27/10/2021 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Digital Communications with Patients
Request Category: Private Individuals
Question Number 1: Do you use any applications or tools to communicate with your patients digitally? I am interested in all aspects of patient communication, but particularly: - Pre- and post-operative communication - eConsent - Outpatients - Emergency Care - Patient satisfaction | |
Answer To Question 1: - Pre- and post-operative communication: electronic health assessment form which patients complete via the hospital POAU website when they are put on the waiting list for surgery - eConsent: N/A - Outpatients: Emails and Texts - Emergency Care: N/A - Patient satisfaction: Friends and Family Questionnaire - SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ | |
Question Number 2: Please advise of the individual(s) (name and/or job title) with responsibility for developing digital communications with patients. | |
Answer To Question 2: Jon Burwell, Chief Information Officer | |
Question Number 3: Do you have performance targets for monitoring patient satisfaction? | |
Answer To Question 3: The externally-driven performance targets for Friends and Family Test were removed by NHSE in April 2020 but we have internal targets for wards/outpatient areas to obtain FFT for 30% of patients seen | |
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Our staff at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.