Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Jeyapradeeban Arunachalam, *Evelyn Shennaike, *Omolola Awe, *Muhammad Ali
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, December 2025
SMART Aim:
To increase the proportion of acute medical inpatients receiving oxygen who have a valid oxygen prescription (signed, dated, with an identifiable prescriber and target saturation range) from 10.8% to at least 20% within 4 weeks on the acute medical wards at RSH.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Gloria Udzu
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, December 2025
SMART Aim:
To improve compliance with documentation of reassessment of pain scores of 4 and above within 60 minutes of initial assessment to 50% by 2nd December 2025.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Rebekah Tudor, *Cath Tranter, *Sarah Callister
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, December 2025
SMART Aim:
To increase booked utilisation to 83% by 1st December 2025.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Paula Hilditch, *Rebekah Tudor
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, December 2025
SMART Aim:
To improve the quality of stoma care given to patients on surgical wards as measured by pre and post teaching questionnaire and audit of stoma care practice by December 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.
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
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
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Mandy Taylor; *Sharon Huckerby; *Sarah Robinson.
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, December 2025
SMART Aim:
To develop a streamlined therapy approach to support the discharge of the complex patient ensuring the patient is supported to leave the acute setting as soon as medically optimised by 20th November 2025 as
evidenced by complex discharge figures.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*Andrena Weston; *Rebekah Tudor
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, December 2025
SMART Aim:
To reduce the overall patient waiting list by 20% by 9th November 2025.
Type of publication:
Service improvement case study
Author(s):
*William Roberts
Citation:
SaTH Improvement Hub, December 2025
SMART Aim:
Trust policy for all inpatients to have a target oxygen saturation identified on admission. Widespread issue with poor oxygen prescription compliance across the country. 47% (n = 15) of gynae inpatients had no oxygen prescribed. Incorrect/absent prescriptions have the potential to cause harm. Target compliance 80%
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.