Hywel Dda University Health Board MDT

The Hywel Dda Health Board MDT incorporates Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth, Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen (previously known as West Wales), Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli, Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest https://hduhb.nhs.wales/

Prior to 2021-2022, outcomes were separately reported for Bronglais MDT, West Wales General & Prince Phillip MDT and Withybush General MDT

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This trust offers the following services:

  • Diagnostic and pre-operative services:
    • On-site PET-CT facilities
    • Routine Genetic Testing for Lynch Syndrome
  • Support service facilities:
    • Availability of 24 hour palliative care advice

Data Quality

All Patients: Trust Network National
Number of patients in Audit 330 2335 35779
Case ascertainment (%) Good Good Good
Data completeness of:
– Pre-treatment TNM (%) 99 96 86
– Performance status (%) 100 98 89
Patients having major resection: Trust Network National
Number of patients in Audit 191 1436 19631
ASA grade 1 (%) 6 6 9
ASA grade 2 (%) 58 49 53
ASA grade 3 (%) 31 37 31
ASA grade 4+ (%) 4 7 2
ASA grade not recorded (%) 1 1 4
Data completeness of:
7 Audit items for risk-adjustment (%) 97 95 87

Key:

> 80%
50 - 80%
< 50%

Management of all patients

All Patients: Trust Network National
Number of patients in Audit 330 2335 35779
Seen by Clinical Nurse Specialist (%) 94 88 88

Management of patients having major resection

Patients having major resection: Trust Network National
Number of patients in Audit 191 1436 19614
Distant metastases (%) 7 8 5
Urgent or emergency surgery (%) 18 18 15
At least 12 lymph nodes excised (%) 81 89 84
Laparoscopic surgery attempted (%) 63 65 72
Risk-adjusted length of stay > 5 days (%) 67 60 55
Patients having major resection for stage III colon cancer: Trust Network National
Number of patients in audit 72 N/A 10747
Adjuvant chemotherapy (%) 49 N/A 62
Patients receiving chemotherapy after major resection for stage III colon cancer: Trust Network National
Number of patients in audit 33 N/A 6608
Severe acute toxicity after adjuvant chemotherapy (%) 26 N/A 22

Rectal cancer patients

Patients having major resection: Trust Network National
Number of patients in Audit 44 N/A 4251
Neoadjuvant therapy (%) 27 N/A 33
Circumferential resection margin: Recorded (%) 93 91 89
Circumferential resection margin: Negative (%) 91 86 83
Rectal volume 45 N/A 4377
Patients in APER/Hartmanns estimate: Trust Network National
Number of patients in APER/Hartmanns estimate 152 1145 19644
APER/Hartmanns (%) 43 45 37

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