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).
Patient flow
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.
WS1 – Initial Assessment Performance to 15 minutes: Test of change PRH ED (2026)
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Laura Wild
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, February 2026
SMART Aim:
To achieve 80% of walk-in patients triaged within 15 minutes of arrival by May 2026.
WS1 – Initial Assessment Performance to 15 minutes: Test of change RSH ED (2026)
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Laura Wild
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, February 2026
SMART Aim:
To achieve 80% of walk-in patients triaged within 15 minutes of arrival by May 2026.
WS4B: Planning for Tomorrow (2) (2025)
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Shelbey Fenton-Cook
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, December 2025
SMART Aim:
On wards 7, 9, 11 and 36 improve pre 10:00 discharges to 20% September 30th 2025.
Medicine Flow Team – Test of Change PRH (2025)
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Shelbey Fenton-Cook
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, December 2025
SMART Aim:
During a 1-month test of change 22nd Sept – 17th October 2025
- Increase pre 12:00 discharges to trust target of 35%
- Increase pre 08:45 transfers to DCL to 10%
- Increase in DCL utilisation to 50%
- Reduction in simple LOS to trust target of 4 days
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has an active Research and Innovation Department.
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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.