Patient flow

Streamlining Patient Care in Endocrinology: A Consolidated Handover Tool (2025)

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Type of publication:

Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*Dr Krishna Iyer; *Dr Lauren Morris

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, April 2025

SMART Aim:

To improve communication of patient details and reduce hospital stays by April 2025, as evidenced by doctor satisfaction with handovers and shorter discharge times.

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Ward 11 ‘Perfect Fortnight’ (2025)

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Type of publication:

Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*S. Fenton-Cook

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, April 2025

SMART Aim:

To increase pre 12:00 discharges to 33% or more. To increase pre 17:00 discharges to 80% or more. To reduce simple LOS to be in line with divisional aim of 4 days. To reduce complex discharges to 30%. Commencing 3rd March 2025 – 14th March 2025

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RSH ED Offload to Assess (2025)

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Type of publication:

Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*Rebekah Tudor

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, April 2025

SMART Aim:

Improve time to decision to admit, or discharge for ambulance attendances at RSH arriving between the hours of 8am and 10pm by 24th March 2025. Reduce overall time for patients in department, due to awaiting initial tests (bloods/ECG) before next stage of the process by 24th March 2025.

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#RightToRehab (2024)

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Type of publication:

Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*Megan Dainty

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, November 2024

SMART Aim:

To increase the number of patients out of bed on Ward 27 by the end of March 2024, as evidenced by an audit of number of patients sat out of bed. It is possible that this may impact Length of Stay for the patients

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