Congratulations to two more of our wards for achieving their silver ward accreditation.

Tropical Lagoon children’s ward and the labour ward at Queen’s Hospital have both been awarded silver status.
 
Meanwhile, our HDU (High Dependency Unit) and CCU (Coronary Care Unit) at Queen's will be assessed for their gold ward accreditation.
 
With these latest achievements, almost nine in ten wards across the Trust have now achieved silver or higher. We now have three gold wards, 34 silver wards and four bronze wards.
 
Ward accreditation helps us improve and standardise the quality of care given to patients.
 
Each ward is assessed by nurses and subject matter experts, who issue a report on how it is performing and it can improve.
 
It covers patient experience, safety, how efficiently the ward runs and how well it is doing on equality, diversity and inclusion.
 
Tropical Lagoon Deputy Matron Emily Bell praised staff on the ward for their “fantastic achievement.”
 
Emily said:

The team have worked incredibly hard after getting bronze late last year.
 
It’s going to make such a difference to show that the hard work they’ve put in to meet all the standards has really shone through.

Labour ward Deputy Matron Elizabeth Ujiatalor said the award shows how patients are receiving better care from the scheme as it helps the ward improve their standards.
 
Elizabeth said:

We want women who come to us to feel like they have received great care. So to be able to go from a bronze to a silver, that shows we’re making improvements and making better impacts on the lives of our patients and their families.