Key points

The key results for data collected on the number and proportion of VTE Risk Assessments carried out on adult admissions to NHS funded acute care are as follows:

• Of the 3.7 million adult patients admitted to NHS funded acute care in Quarter 2 2015/16, as reported in this data collection, 3.5 million (96%) of these received a VTE risk assessment on admission, the same percentage as in Quarter 1 2015/16.
• In Quarter 2 2015/16, the proportion of admissions receiving a VTE risk assessment was slightly lower for NHS acute care providers (96%) than independent sector providers (99%), with NHS acute care providers carrying out around 97% of all VTE risk assessments. The percentage of patients risk assessed for VTE has remained stable at 96% from Quarter 2 2013/14 to Quarter 2 2015/16.
• All the NHS regions (London, North of England, South of England, Midlands and East of England) achieved 96% in this quarter, thereby meeting the 95% goal for the quarter.
• In Quarter 2 2015/16, 93% of the providers (289 out of 312 trusts) carried out a VTE risk assessment for 95% or more of their admissions (the NHS Standard Contract threshold), an increase in percentage since Quarter 1 2015/16 at 91% (289 out of 317 trusts).
• In Quarter 2 2015/16 there were 23 providers (7% of all providers) that were below the 95% threshold, with most of them (19 out of 23) between 90-95%, that is, getting closer to the NHS Standard Contract threshold. This is similar to 23 out of 28 trusts in Quarter 1 2015/16.

The full data tables can be found on the NHS England website: http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/vte/vte-risk-assessment-2015-16/