1. Please enter the name of your Trust.
2. Does your Trust have a policy to ensure that all staff fully and objectively inform all patients of all their treatment options and offer them a choice of treatment? Please tick the appropriate box below
Yes
No
Don’t know
3. How do your monitor your staff to ensure that all patients are properly and objectively informed? [Please tick all answers that apply]
Carry out patient surveys to ensure they have been given all the information about all their treatment options?
We have patient information leaflets available all treatments on our web site
We send patient information leaflets about all treatments options before their outpatient clinic so they can discuss them with their doctor
We include questions on patient information and treatment options in all patient surveys
We have a policy and expect all staff to comply
We do not have a policy and do not think this important
It is up to the individual clinician
Other (please specify)
4. How many complaints has your Trust received in the last 2 years about lack of patient information and choice of treatment?
5. NICE Clinical and Diagnostic Guidelines set minimum standards that patients would expect for the quality of their healthcare. Does your Trust have a policy to ensure that all your staff comply with all NICE Clinical and Diagnostic Guidelines? Please tick appropriate box
Please provide us with a copy of your Trust’s policy on NICE Guideline compliance.
6. How do you monitor each of your clinical departments and clinicians to ensure their compliance with all NICE Guidelines? [Please tick all that apply]
Each department is required to update all care pathways to include the latest NICE Guidelines and this is reviewed by a Director
Every care pathway is reviewed by their clinical lead to ensure compliance with all NICE Guidelines
Audits are carried out in each clinical department to ensure NICE Guideline compliance and reported to the Board
Audit and patient surveys are carried out to ensure compliance
We trust our clinicians to comply with NICE Guidelines but do not monitor this
7. How many complaints has your Trust received in the past 2 years about lack of compliance with NICE Guidelines?
8. NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 151 (TAG 151 Jul 08) states that continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII or insulin pump) therapy is a treatment option for adults and children with type 1 diabetes who meet certain criteria. How does your Trust ensure that all patients who meet the criteria are given the option of insulin pump therapy? [Please tick all that apply]
9. Which brands of insulin pump are offered at your Trust? [Please tick the appropriate box below]
10. What is the number of people with Type 1 diabetes registered with this Trust?
11. What is the number of patients using insulin pumps attending clinic at this Trust?
12. NICE Clinical Guidelines on Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (CG44 Jan ’07), which includes uterine fibroids, states that all women with fibroids >3cm requiring hospital treatment must be offered hysterectomy, uterine artery embolisation and myomectomy. How does your Trust ensure that all women are given the choice of all 3 treatments and that there is no age discrimination in treatment choices given to women? [Please tick all that apply]
13. NICE Guidelines on Heavy Menstrual Bleeding state that “1.3.1 A woman with HMB referred to specialist care should be given information before her outpatient appointment.” How does the Trust ensure compliance? [Please tick all that apply]
14. NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance on Uterine Artery Embolisation (IPG 367 Nov ‘10) states that – 1.3 Patient selection should be carried out by a multidisciplinary team, including a gynaecologist and an interventional radiologist.
How does your Trust ensure multidisciplinary team working between gynaecologists and interventional radiologists to ensure women have access to all fibroid treatment recommended by NICE? [Please tick all that apply]
15. NICE Guidelines on Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB) states that –
1.10.1 All those involved in undertaking surgical or radiological procedures to diagnose and treat HMB should demonstrate competence (including both technical and consultation skills) either during their training or in their subsequent practice.
How does the Trust ensure all gynaecologists receive adequate training on UAE?
16. How is the training of gynaecologists about UAE monitored and recorded?
17. How many patients referred to your Trust in the last 2 years had a primary main diagnosis of heavy menstrual bleeding – Diagnostic Code N92?
18. How many patients referred to your Trust in the last 2 years in total (i.e. both primary and secondary main diagnosis) had a diagnosis of heavy menstrual bleeding Diagnostic Code N92?
19. How many patients had a primary main diagnosis of uterine leiomyoma/fibroids in the last two years Diagnostic Code D25.0 – 25.02 and D25.9?
20. How many patients in total (i.e. both primary and secondary main diagnosis) had a diagnosis of uterine leiomyoma/fibroids in the last two years Diagnostic Code D25.0 – 25.02 and 25.9?
21. How many patients with a diagnosis of heavy menstrual bleeding or fibroids (N92 and D25.0- 25.02 and 25.9) had a hysterectomy in the last 2 years Code Q07.1- Q08.9?
22. What were the ages of these women who had hysterectomy in the last 2 years Code Q07.1- Q08.9? (Please indicate the numbers for each age range below)
23. Does your Trust provide myomectomy – surgical removal of the fibroid(s) alone?
24. If ‘Yes’ how many myomectomies did your Trust perform in the last 2 years – open myomectomy code Q09.2, a endoscopic myomectomy in the last 2 years Code Q17.1?
25. What were the ages of the women who underwent myomectomy in the last 2 years (codes Q09.2 -9.3 + Q16.1 + Q17.1 and 17.4)? [Please indicate the numbers in each age range below]
26. Does your Trust provide uterine artery/fibroid embolisation? [Please tick the appropriate box below]
27. If ‘No’ where are patients wanting UAE referred?
28. If ‘Yes’ had uterine artery/fibroid embolisation in the last 2 years Code RC41Z?
29. Does your Trust provide beds for UAE patients on a regular basis – say once a week, as are provided for hysterectomy patients?
30. Do your interventional radiologists have admitting rights and named consultant status?
31. What were the age ranges of the women who had uterine artery/fibroid embolisation in the last 2 years Code RC41Z?

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