News: Conwy & Denbighshire Trust presented with '40 Top Hospitals Award'
28 April 2005The Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust has been named in the 40 Top Hospitals Awards for the FIFTH year in succession, meaning that it has received the Award consistently since the Top Hospitals programme started.
A truly remarkable achievement.
CHKS, an international company specialising in measuring healthcare performance, assessed the hospitals on three areas - clinical effectiveness and outcomes, efficiency, and the patient-carer experience. All 40 Top Hospitals chosen by CHKS are achievers of high quality care, demonstrating determination to provide the very best services to patients.
The Chief Executive of CHKS International Graham Harries said "It is impressive to see that this year's 40 Top Hospitals have achieved the highest performance level of the five years in which we have been undertaking this study. Over this time the indicators have evolved and grown, and now present a rounded view of UK Trusts, taking into account performance measurements across all areas and activities from mortality to outpatient treatment."
Mr. Gren Kershaw, Chief Executive of the Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust said "We are delighted to have won this Award for the fifth year running, which emphasizes the consistently high quality of our clinical services. We continually strive to improve services for our patients, and achieving this Award demonstrates our commitment to "putting the patient first".