Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Megan Brown
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, April 2026
SMART Aim:
I will improve the engagement of Keele students with the Improvement Hub team at SaTH and overall increase the confidence of medical students to engage with Improvement work as measured by an increase in project initiation and confidence scores by 31/03/2026.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*T Walker, *E Williams, *L Seager
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, February 2026
SMART Aim:
To improve the accuracy of orthodontic coding to 90% by January 2026 To improve the knowledge of correct coding to 90% by January 2026
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Marlene Goncalves
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, March 2026
SMART Aim:
By March 2026, 90% of Neighbourhood Multidisciplinary Teams across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin will evaluate their clinical efficiency in a standardised way, evidenced using a standard evaluation tool.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Nick Jones, *Kelly Toothill
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, April 2026
SMART Aim:
For the month of March as part of the UEC improvement campaign. LOS in ED < 24 hours. Time in ED for patients that move to SAU
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Shelbey Fenton-Cook
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, April 2026
SMART Aim:
For the month of March to reduce the LOS by 1 day across medicine wards (wards 26, 27, 28, 7, 9, 11 and 36).
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Shelbey Fenton-Cook
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, April 2026
SMART Aim:
To increase the utilisation of the discharge lounge by March 31st 2026. To achieve timelier transfers to the DCL, focusing primarily on the pre 08:45 transfers by March 2026.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Mark Ridgway
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, February 2026
SMART Aim:
To deliver to the Critical Care Team, all four Critical Airway Study Days and increase their number of in-situ simulations and live drills across both sites by December 2025, thus improving Critical Care staff confidence in airway management and deteriorating patient situations.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Shelbey Fenton-Cook
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, April 2026
SMART Aim:
To achieve 35% of discharges before 12:00 by April 1st, 2026.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Shelbey Fenton-Cook
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, April 2026
SMART Aim:
To achieve 80% of discharges before 17:00 by April 1st, 2026.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Shelbey Fenton-Cook
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, April 2026
SMART Aim:
To achieve an average of 50 discharges per weekend by March 31st 2026.
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has an active Research and Innovation Department.
Find out more by visiting either the R&I Intranet pages (only available on a Trust PC) or the R&I pages on the SaTH website.
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has an active Improvement Hub.
Find out more by visiting either the Improvement Hub Intranet pages (only available on a Trust PC) or the Improvement Hub page on the SaTH website.