All Best Practice articles – Page 191

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Introducing a dietetic service in emergency unit improves nutritional care of patients

2018-07-31T09:09:00Z

Entrant: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Best Patient Safety Initiative in A&E
Award: Shortlisted

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Personalised Plan of Care document improves experience for end-of-life patients

2018-07-27T14:35:00Z

Entrant: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Palliative Care
Award: Shortlisted

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Electronic patient record improves screening of delirium in emergency department

2018-07-27T14:25:00Z

Entrant: Salford Royal Foundation Trust
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Quality Improvement Initiative of the Year
Award: Shortlisted

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Outreach clinics improves patients’ access to Hepatitis-C testing and treatment

2018-07-27T14:22:00Z

Entrant: South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Quality Improvement Initiative of the Year
Award: Shortlisted

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New change package helps reduce incidence of clostridium difficile infection

2018-07-27T11:46:00Z

Entrant: Northampton General Hospital Trust
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Infection Prevention & Control
Award: Shortlisted

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Introducing infection control interventions reduces clostridium difficile infection rates

2018-07-26T14:33:00Z

Entrant: The Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust, Northern Care Alliance
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Infection Prevention & Control
Award: Shortlisted

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Training improves professionals’ understanding of individuals with personality disorder and internet offenders

2018-07-26T14:32:00Z

Entrant: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Foundation Trust
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Education & Training
Award: Shortlisted

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Cancer app enables digital patient follow-up and improves consultant clinic capacity

2018-07-26T14:31:00Z

Entrant: Shrewsbury and Telford Trust
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Cancer Care
Award: Shortlisted

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Health and wellbeing event encourages cancer patients to make healthier lifestyle choices

2018-07-26T14:30:00Z

Entrant: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Cancer Care
Award: Shortlisted

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Significant Event Analysis policy improves the quality and safety of patient care

2018-07-26T13:03:00Z

Entrant: Hope Citadel Healthcare
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Organisation of the Year
Award: Shortlisted

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Redesigning the chemotherapy pathway reduces delays in treatment and improves patient safety

2018-07-25T14:20:00Z

Entrant: Poole Hospital Foundation Trust
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Cancer Care
Award: Shortlisted

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Implementing a care home prevalence audit tool improves patient safety in care homes

2018-07-25T14:19:00Z

Entrant: East Midlands Academic Health Science Network
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Care of Older People
Award: Shortlisted

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Workforce engagement initiatives help improve sepsis care and reduces mortality rates

2018-07-25T14:17:00Z

Entrant: Epsom and St.Helier University Hospitals Trust, Sepsis Group
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Deteriorating Patients & Rapid Response Systems
Award: Shortlisted

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Intravenous drug witnessing enhances medicine optimisation and reduces patient harm

2018-07-25T14:04:00Z

Entrant: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Improving Safety in Medicines Management
Award: Shortlisted

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Learning Teams empower staff to implement safety improvement actions

2018-07-24T12:54:00Z

Entrant: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Changing Culture
Award: Shortlisted

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Infection surveillance reduces cases of fungal endophthalmitis after corneal transplants

2018-07-24T12:24:00Z

Entrant: Moorfields Eye Hospital Foundation Trust and Public Health England
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Clinical Governance & Risk Management
HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Infection Prevention & Control
Award: Shortlisted

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Simulation based falls prevention learning improves nurses’ specialist skills

2018-07-24T12:18:00Z

Entrant: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Education & Training
Award: Shortlisted

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Educational board game enhances staff knowledge and reduces clostridium difficile infection rates

2018-07-24T12:17:00Z

Entrant: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Product or Innovation - Public
HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Infection Prevention & Control
Award: Shortlisted

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Prescription sticker helps reduce moisture lesion incidents among patients

2018-07-24T12:15:00Z

Entrant: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Product or Innovation - Public
Award: Shortlisted

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Medicine Optimisation System reduces patient harm from omitted medicines

2018-07-24T12:14:00Z

Entrant: Gateshead Health Foundation Trust
Category: HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2018 / Improving Safety in Medicines Management
Award: Shortlisted