NSW Health WSLHD Safety & Quality Account 2020-21
A review of performance indicators against 2021-22 NSWHealth Key Performance Indicators
Hospital Acquired Complications Measure Results Actual (per 10,000 episodes of care)
Upper limit (per 10,000 episodes of care)
Performance Green line = WSLHD Upper Limit Blue line = WSLHD performance per month
6.2
4.8
Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries (per 10,000 episodes of care) Pressure injuries are damage to skin or soft tissue as a result of pressure or friction. We measure the rate we can develop strategies to stop them occurring.
July 2021
December
June 2022
7
5
Fall-related Injuries (per 10,000 episodes of care)
July 2021
December
June 2022
Fall-related Injuries are injuries that occur when someone falls while at our hospitals
133.8
93.1
Healthcare Associated Infections (per 10,000 episodes of care) Healthcare Associated Infections are infections people get whilst receiving care in our hospitals. Hospital Acquired Respiratory Complications (per 10,000 episodes of care) Respiratory Complications are conditions that affect the group of organs that assist with breathing Venous Thromboembolism’ is a condition where a blood clot forms, primarily in the legs, groin or arm Hospital Acquired Renal Failure (per 10,000 episodes of care) Renal Failure is a condition where the kidneys are not able to remove waste and extra water from the blood, or keep body chemicals in balance. Hospital Acquired Gastrointestinal Bleeding (per 10,000 episodes of care) Gastrointestinal Bleeding is bleeding that Hospital Acquired Medication Complication (per 10,000 episodes of care) Medication Complications are events that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm whilst in our care. occurs in your gastrointestinal tract (from your mouth to your rectum). Hospital Acquired Venous Thromboembolism (per 10,000 episodes of care)
July 2021
December
June 2022
37.4
20.1
July 2021
December
June 2022
7.5
6.7
July 2021
December
June 2022
1.3
1.1
July 2021
December
June 2022
8.9
9.1
July 2021
December
June 2022
11.2
11.3
July 2021
December
June 2022
33.6
33.7
Hospital Acquired Delirium (per 10,000 episodes of care)
July 2021
December
June 2022
Delirium’ is a change in the brain that causes confused thinking and reduced awareness.
2.1
4.6
Hospital Acquired Incontinence (per 10,000 episodes of care) Incontinence’ is a loss of control over your urination or bowels.
July 2021
December
June 2022
64
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