Wednesday, 21st December 2011
Jeremy Glyde, Safe and Sustainable Programme Director, said:
“In November 2011 the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts (JCPCT) invited all 11 centres providing children’s congenital heart services to submit new evidence demonstrating their compliance with the national quality standards relating to ‘innovation and research’. Eight Trusts chose to submit new evidence. A panel of independent experts, led by Professor Sir Ian Kennedy, assessed all the information carefully. Only two Trusts have seen a change to their score for research and innovation with Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust moving from 1 (inadequate) to 2 (poor) and the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust moving from 2 (poor) to 3 (adequate). The scores for all the hospitals are set out below. A full report including the new scores will be submitted to the JCPCT in January 2012 which will also be available publicly.
“Mr Justice Owen’s High Court ruling in November 2011 found the JCPCT’s scoring for ‘research and innovation’ was unlawful. The JCPCT has lodged an application to appeal the ruling by the High Court. The Judge rejected all but one of the grounds on which the Royal Brompton Hospital based its claim. The JCPCT will consider Professor Sir Ian Kennedy’s report as part of its re-evaluation of consultation options in case the appeal process is unsuccessful and a second public consultation becomes necessary.”
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Trust |
Score |
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Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust |
2 (no change) |
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Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust |
2 (no change) |
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust |
2 (no change) |
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Oxford Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trust |
From 1 to 2 |
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Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
3 (no change) |
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Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust |
From 2 to 3 |
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Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
4 (no change) |
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University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust |
4 (no change) |
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Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust |
4 (no change) |
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust |
5 (no change) |
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Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
5 (no change) |
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1 |
Inadequate – no evidence to assure panel members |
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2 |
Poor – limited evidence supplied |
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3 |
Acceptable – evidence supplied is adequate but some questions remain unanswered or incomplete |
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4 |
Good – evidence supplied is good and the panel are assured that the centre has a good grasp of the issues |
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5 |
Excellent – evidence is exemplary |
Read Sir Neil McKay’s reaction to the High Court ruling
