Improving Orthodontics and Oral Surgery pathway: Part 2 – Patient pathway redesign (2025)

Type of publication:

Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*Leonie Seager

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, September 2025

SMART Aim:

To reduce the overall time of orthodontic patients waiting for oral surgery following an orthodontic referral to 52 weeks by July 2025. To reduce the waiting time of patients from referral to OMFS to TCI
(being added to the oral surgery waiting list) to 3 months by July 2025.

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Increasing productivity & workflow within the ward office of Ward 32 (2025)

Type of publication:

Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*Danyal Fiaz

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, August 2025

SMART Aim:

To improve ward office productivity by increasing staff reporting the space as suitable for meetings from 0% to at least 60%, and those able to access all necessary shift documents from 50% to 100%, by 20th July 2025.

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Mental Health Liaison Team (2025)

Type of publication:

Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*Gemma Styles (on behalf of the working group)

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, August 2025

SMART Aim:

To bridge the gap between physical and mental health care in PRH ED by June 2025, as evidenced by robust triage documentation and early referral to the mental health liaison service.

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Elective Hub High Flow List- Gynae (2025)

Type of publication:

Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*Martyn Underwood

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, July 2025

SMART Aim:

To increase utilisation on an all day theatre list on the 16th of July 2025. Sub aim: To increase number of cases on an all day theatre list by 1 on the 16th of July 2025.

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Educating for Accuracy: Improving ENT Abbreviation Recognition (2025)

Type of publication:

Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*Dr. Saarah Talha; *Dr. Karola Meunier; *Dr. Ayesha Khan; *Dr. Emma Richards; *Mr. Salil Sood

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, July 2025

Aims:

To evaluate the understanding of commonly used clinical abbreviations among the multi-disciplinary
team. To assess the effectiveness of a structured educational intervention in improving abbreviation recognition and overall communication within the clinical team.

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