All Health Service Journal articles in 19 October 2016 – Page 14
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Best Practice
Implementing an integrated pharmacy service to improve medicines management
Entrant: Nottingham University Hospitals
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Improving Safety in Medicines Management
Award: Shortlisted -
HSJ LocalWest Midlands trust hires interim chief nursing officer
University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire Trust has appointed Nina Fraser as interim chief nursing officer
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Effective triage service by multidisciplinary team helps save 1395 bed days/month
Entrant: Nottingham CityCare
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Patient Safety in Care of Older People
Award: Shortlisted -
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Implementing isolation pods reduces bed blocking costs of approx £2,900
Entrant: Bioquell
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Technology and IT to Improve Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted -
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New tool helps reduce falls by 35%
Entrant: Merseycare NHS Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Patient Safety in Care of Older People
Award: Shortlisted -
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Nurse-led community service for care homes reduces falls by 8%
Entrant: Enfield Community Services hosted by Barent, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Patient Safety in Care of Older People
Award: Shortlisted -
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Achieving safer physical healthcare within mental health and learning disability settings
Entrant: Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS FT
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Patient Safety in Mental Health
Award: Shortlisted -
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Reducing falls and harms using Breakthrough Series Collaborative approach
Entrant: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Patient Safety in Care of Older People
Award: Shortlisted -
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Triage team provides assessment service for people with mental illness
Entrant: West Midlands Police/ West Midlands Ambulance Service / Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Patient Safety in Mental Health
Award: Highly Commended -
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Raising awareness to reduce unnecessary catheterisation and promote self-care
Entrant: Health Innovation Network
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Patient Safety in Care of Older People
Award: Shortlisted -
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Using a safety measurement and monitoring framework to improve patient safety
Entrant: NHS Tayside
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Patient Safety in Mental Health
Award: Shortlisted -
NewsTop council chief criticises Stevens and Mackey for 'NHS first' bias
Birmingham council chief and STP lead hits out at NHS England’s tendency to “sort the NHS out first” Mark Rogers complains about use of sustainability funds for acute deficits Calls for joined up national approach to STP and says engagement has been “flawed” Says better care fund “has not ...
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CommentRace equality in the NHS: a balance sheet
Black History Month seems a good time to reflect on what has been achieved since the introduction of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard.
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NewsThird council publishes STP amid growing criticism of NHS England
Sutton Council publishes south west London STP plan NHS England criticised for not allowing the publication of STPs STP outlines intention to cut number of acute sites in the patch from five to four A south London local authority has become the third council to release its full ...
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Best Practice
6M Design framework improves the delivery model for chemotherapy
Entrant: Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Cancer Care
Award: Shortlisted -
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Educating young people about safe discharge and self-care at home
Entrant: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Cancer Care
Award: Shortlisted -
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Scoring model helps to predict, prevent and manage acute kidney injury
Entrant: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS FT
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Technology and IT to Improve Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted -
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Aiming to reduce acute kidney injury in oncology patients
Entrant: The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Cancer Care
Award: Shortlisted -
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Functionality updates to e-prescribing and medicines administration system improve antimicrobial stewardship
Entrant: Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Technology and IT to Improve Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted