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).
2026
Discharge Lounge (DCL) (2026)
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.
Delivery of Simulation Training for Critical Care (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.
MECTP Pre 12:00 Discharges (2026)
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.
MECTP Pre 17:00 Discharges (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.
MECTP weekend discharges (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.
Reducing Cancellations in Angiography (2026)
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*M Hough, *S Boyd, *A Fedder, *M Akhtar, *S Jones
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, March 2026
SMART Aim:
To identify the primary reason for cancellations. Apply an intervention in order to reduce the number cancellations by a minimum of 1, in planned angiography procedures in Room 4 of the radiology department by 16/3/26.
ReSPECT Documentation (2026)
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Dr Sultan Ahmed
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, March 2026
SMART Aim:
To increase the proportion of A&E patients with a documented ReSPECT form at initial triage or early assessment from 10 % to 0-60 % by 31/12/2026) using a nursing-led, triage-focused intervention.
Weekend Planning – RSH Wards 24, 26, 27 and 28 (2026)
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Shelbey Fenton-Cook
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, April 2026
SMART Aim:
Increase the number of patients that receive a Senior Consultant review within Medical Wards on Saturdays and Sundays.
Weekend Planning – PRH Wards 7, 9, 11, 17 and 36 (2026)
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Shelbey Fenton-Cook
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, April 2026
SMART Aim:
Increase the number of patients that receive a Senior Consultant review within Medical Wards on Saturdays and Sundays
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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.