Quality Assurance
Professional regulation & standards
Dr Adam Harris has worked as a consultant physician and gastroenterologist since 1997. He is registered with the General Medical Council and has a licence to practise general medicine and gastroenterology (www.gmc-uk.org). Dr Harris has many different professional roles and responsibilities at national (chair of British Society of Gastroenterology [BSG] Independent Practice Committee; BSG Lead for Revalidation and deputy chair of BSG Clinical Service & Standards Committee), regional (Chair of Kent Inflammatory Bowel Disease [IBD] Forum) and local (Chair, Spire Hospital Endoscopy User's Group; Clinical Lead for IBD) levels. He was awarded a Bronze Clinical Excellence Award in 2007 by the Department of Health.
Endoscopy
The quality of endoscopy and safety of the patient are our highest priorities. Prospective continuous audits are undertaken to monitor use of sedation, completion of colonoscopy, polyp detection and removal, complications and comfort levels of our patients. Results are compared with national data, discussed at the Endoscopy User's Group meeting and contribute towards the Supporting Evidence for Dr Harris' annual appraisal - a mandatory requirement for re-licensing each year and revalidation every 5 years (www.gmc-uk.org).
Hospital acquired infections
C difficile infection rates at Spire Hospital are negligible (www.spirehealthcare.com/TunbridgeWells/Healthcare-Standards/?pageref=06_c-difficile) and MRSA infection rates are extremely low, typically less than 1/10th of the NHS (www.spirehealthcare.com/TunbridgeWells/Healthcare-Standards/?pageref=05_mrsa+blood+infections)