Service improvement case study

Medical Acute Take Handover (2025)

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Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*Dr Peter Fitzroy (QIP lead), *Dr Joshua Wilcox, *Consultant Mr A. Farquharson

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, January 2025

SMART Aim:

Improve documentation by ensuring 100% compliance to all ward entries on general surgical wards at RSH by ensuring name, GMC number and signature annotated by attending clinician by 25 November 2024.

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Simulation training sessions for Therapy support workers and qualified Occupational Therapists (2024)

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Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*Jane Carter and *Rachel McKenzie

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, September 2024

SMART Aim:

To improve staff competence and confidence with completing home/access visits in line with personal competencies and self evaluation by December 2024 as evidenced by self perceived competence rating

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Staff Bereavement Support - OWEN Room SECC (2025)

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Type of publication:

Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*Jules Lewis, Lead Nurse for Staff Bereavement Support and *Penny Watson Admin Support for Staff Bereavement Support

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, January 2025

SMART Aim:

To develop an OWEN Room for staff bereavement support sessions; a calm, inviting, comfortable and safe space that allows staff to share how they are feeling, be heard and supported

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Each Baby Counts: Learn and Support (2024)

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Type of publication:

Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*Paula Pryce

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, September 2024

SMART Aim:

To introduce the communication tool and terminology of Each Baby Counts: Learn and Support to the team by the end of August 2024 as evidenced by observation of conversations and documentation.

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Medical Acute Take Handover (2024)

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Type of publication:

Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*Navya Basavaraju, *Dr Sam Craik, *Hazel Green, *Dr Nawaid Ahmad, *Dr Shakawan Ismaeel, * Dr Thimmegowda Govindagowda

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, September 2024

SMART Aim:

Improve how colleagues feel about the content and structure of a Medical Acute Take Handover by 1st September 2024. To improve the structure and standardization of handover at our hospital in concordance with Royal College of Physicians (RCP) recommendations for good clinical handover

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PRH ED Waiting Room Improvements (2024)

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Type of publication:

Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*Laura Wild

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, August 2024

SMART Aim:

Improve the quality of care provided to patients as measured by an increase in compliance to observations, analgesia provision, reduction in interruptions and improvement in patient feedback by 31/07/2024.

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SATH Children’s Assessment Unit Improvement Programme (2024)

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Type of publication:

Service improvement case study

Author(s):

*Rachel Triggs

Citation:

SaTH Improvement Hub, October 2024

SMART Aim:

To facilitate a core group of Registered children's nurses who work in the Children’s Assessment Unit (CAU) to become competent in conducting a Triage on all paediatric patients referred to the unit using the Manchester Triage system.

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