All Best Practice articles – Page 257

Best Practice

Using a safety measurement and monitoring framework to improve patient safety

2016-10-26T00:00:00Z

Entrant: NHS Tayside
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Patient Safety in Mental Health
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Optimising anticoagulation avoids 10% of expected strokes in a year

2016-10-25T00:00:00Z

Entrant: West Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Improving Safety in Medicines Management
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Improving quality of life through medicine optimisation saves more than £195k

2016-10-25T00:00:00Z

Entrant: Chiltern and Aylesbury ValeClinical Commissioning groups
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Improving Safety in Medicines Management
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Reducing antibiotic prescribing through computer alerts and patient leaflets

2016-10-25T00:00:00Z

Entrant: West Green Surgery
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Improving Safety in Medicines Management
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

A human factors approach to reduce opioid error

2016-10-25T00:00:00Z

Entrant: The Hospital for Sick Children
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Improving Safety in Medicines Management
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Walk in my shoes- experiencing life in primary care from a different perspective

2016-10-25T00:00:00Z

Entrant: NHS Lewisham Clinical Commissioning Group
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Improving Safety in Primary Care
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Patient safety toolkit empowers general practices in delivering quality primary care

2016-10-25T00:00:00Z

Entrant: University of Nottingham
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Improving Safety in Primary Care
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Improving safety in diabetes management and reducing insulin errors in hospital

2016-10-25T00:00:00Z

Entrant: City Hospital
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Improving Safety in Medicines Management
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Pharmacy technician provides a safe, effective and efficient medication service

2016-10-25T00:00:00Z

Entrant: MCHFT
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Improving Safety in Medicines Management
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Reducing harm resulting from falls

2016-10-25T00:00:00Z

Entrant: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Patient Safety in Care of Older People
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Implementing an integrated pharmacy service to improve medicines management

2016-10-25T00:00:00Z

Entrant: Nottingham University Hospitals
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Improving Safety in Medicines Management
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

An initiative to create awareness of Mental Capacity Act receives national recognition

2016-10-24T00:00:00Z

Entrant: Chorley and South Ribble CCG
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Education and Training in Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Transforming clinical areas into active learning environments

2016-10-24T00:00:00Z

Entrant: Aintree University Hospital Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Education and Training in Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Essential skills-annual updates for practice nurses improves training access

2016-10-23T00:00:00Z

Entrant: Central, West, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow and Ealing Collaborative CCGs
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Education and Training in Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Supporting care home staff to cut down avoidable hospital admissions

2016-10-23T00:00:00Z

Entrant: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Education and Training in Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Effective care for patients with high risk behaviour reduces severity of self-harm

2016-10-23T00:00:00Z

Entrant: Topaz Ward
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Changing Culture to Improve Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Sepsis campaign improves delivery of treatment and decreases length of stay

2016-10-23T00:00:00Z

Entrant: Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Education and Training in Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Increasing staff working knowledge to handle complex issues through quality improvement training

2016-10-23T00:00:00Z

Entrant: East London
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Education and Training in Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Education and training programme halves the number of pressure ulcer incidents

2016-10-23T00:00:00Z

Entrant: InHealth Communications
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Education and Training in Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted

Best Practice

Using work-based projects to improve patient safety

2016-10-23T00:00:00Z

Entrant: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2016 / Education and Training in Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted