All Best Practice articles – Page 295
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Diabetes-focused therapy cuts down on healthcare costs by £22 per patient
Entrant: Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2014 / Diabetes Care
Award: Shortlisted -
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New 'Discharge to Access' process reduces fall incidents by 30%
Entrant: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2015 / Patient Safety in Care of Older People
Award: Shortlisted -
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Assessment team supports 31 care home residents across Enfield
Entrant: Enfield Community Services hosted by Barnet, Enfield and Harngey Mental Health Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2015 / Patient Safety in Care of Older People
Award: Shortlisted -
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Improved hip fracture service saves £323k
Entrant: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2014 / Clinical Leadership
Award: Winner -
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Blood clot deaths drop 40% as a result of new investigation procedure
Entrant: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2014 / Changing Culture
Award: Shortlisted -
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Daily discharges up 5% after emergency care shake up
Entrant: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2014 / Changing Culture
Award: Shortlisted -
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New system reduces waiting time to see consultant psychiatrist by 50%
Entrant: Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2014 / Dementia Care
Award: Shortlisted -
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System expected to save more than £500k per year
Entrant: Oxford University Hospitals Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2015 / Technology and IT to Improve Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted -
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Case study reviews credited with reducing acute care cardiac arrests by 60%
Entrant: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2014 / Education and Training in Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted -
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Improved service trains staff and sees medication errors fall by 63%
Entrant: Royal United Hospital Bath Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2014 / Diabetes Care
Award: Shortlisted -
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723 carers assessed for their ability to administer rescue medication using e-test
Entrant: Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2015 / Improving Safety in Medicines Management
Award: Shortlisted -
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Monitoring of vital signs leaps by 80 per cent to improve patient safety
Entrant: East London Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2015 / Mental Health
Award: Shortlisted -
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85% of patients helped to die in a place of their choosing
Entrant: Derby Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2014 / End of Life Care
Award: Shortlisted -
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More than half of patients are able to choose to die at home
Entrant: Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group
Category: Patient Safety 2014 / End of Life Care
Award: Shortlisted -
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Services improve access to psychological intervention for users and carers
Entrant: Bethlem Royal Hospital, South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2015 / Quality of Care
Award: Shortlisted -
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Improved access to patient records reduces prescribing errors
Entrant: East Lancashire Hospitals Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2015 / Improving Safety in Medicines Management
Award: Shortlisted -
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Better access to heart failure service cuts hospital readmission rates
Entrant: Southern Health Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2014 / Cardiac Care
Award: Shortlisted -
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Cardiac rehabilitation service widens access to improve quality of life
Entrant: University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2014 / Cardiac Care
Award: Winner -
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Assessment tool acknowledges not all babies grow the same way
Entrant: Perinatal Institute
Category: Patient Safety 2015 / Technology and IT to Improve Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted -
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Quality improvement and patient safety significantly improved by training in acute trust
Entrant: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust
Category: Patient Safety 2015 / Education and Training in Patient Safety
Award: Shortlisted