Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Rameesha Hussain, *Prajakta Jahagirdar
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, May 2026
SMART Aim:
To increase structured bedside teaching for resident doctors from a baseline of 0 sessions per month to at least one structured session per month, and to improve learner satisfaction, by July 2026 through stepwise PDSA cycles.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Saurav Chakravartty, *Adam Farquharson, *Rebekah Tudor
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, June 2026
SMART Aim:
To improve elective performance by increasing cases per list and achieving >85% theatre utilisation on 23 June 2026.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Rameesha Hussain, *Prajakta Jahagirdar
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, May 2026
SMART Aim:
To improve the quality and effectiveness of the bedside teaching sessions for resident doctors.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Mahesh Kanesan, *Bradley Payne, *Ikram Mohamoud
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, July 2026
SMART Aim:
To reduce the number of junior doctors feeling unprepared when starting a vascular rotation by 31st July 2026.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Shelbey Fenton-Cook
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, July 2026
SMART Aim:
Between 6th and 10th July 2026, reduce the total number of patients on the ward over 7 days from 21 to 10, reduce avg. LOS to 5, days, reduce simple LOS to 3 days.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Riddhika Chakravartty, *Rebekah Tudor
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, June 2026
SMART Aim:
To reduce the average wait time for paediatric nuclear medicine scans by 25% by June 2026
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Rebekah Tudor
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, June 2026
SMART Aim:
Improve elective theatre performance during GIRFT Optimisation Week (11–15 May 2026) by increasing cases per list, reducing cancellations to <4%, minimising delays in start times, and achieving >85% utilisation, while measuring additional patients treated.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Alessandra Fraser-Pye, *Isabel Barber-Chavez, *Emily Drage
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, May 2026
SMART Aim:
Improve the induction process for Obstetric & Gynaecology for medical colleagues by the 31st May 2026 as evidenced by an increase in self rated job confidence via a survey of the Tier 1 doctors.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Nikita Gore
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, May 2026
SMART Aim:
To increase the percentage of referrals to the therapy department from the Acute Floor that include a reason for referrals by 30% by 29th May 2026
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Laura Wild
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, April 2026
SMART Aim:
To accept handover of all patients arriving by ambulance within 3 hours of arrival to ED during February 2026, and 2 hours during March 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.