WINNER

Guy’s & St Thomas’ FT: Mechanical Life Support

The aim was to provide a clear approach to assist bedside nurses and junior doctors when initially responding to an emergency for a patient with mechanical circulatory support. After multiple iterations and refinement through simulation, the organisers created a set of emergency algorithms for patients with left ventricular assist devices, impella and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation. Subsequently, a course was developed that followed the format of other advanced life support courses to train staff members through a mixture of didactic, hands-on and simulation training. The judges were impressed with the strong ambition, external collaboration, and notable achievements of this project.

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Highly commended

Central and North West London FT, Community Paediatrics Milton Keynes: Getting the Mix Right - Redesigning our Pathways to Support Families Through the Diagnostic Pathway for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Finalists

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children FT: Improving Patient Safety and Feeding Outcomes Through Standardisation of Feeding on Paediatric Cardiac ICU

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals FT: Microsystem Coaching to Improve Patient Safety

Medway FT: Reducing Avoidable Cardiac Arrest Calls, A “Patient First” Frontline Led Collaborative Journey

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: Deteriorating Patient Improvement Programme

South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust: Spine Pain Referral Multidisciplinary Team Meeting

University Hospital Southampton FT: Supporting Women/Birthing People and Their Families who Experience a Caesarean Birth Under General Anaesthetic

Yorkshire and Humber Improvement Academy and Sue Ryder: Implementation of Safety Huddles Across all Inpatient Sue Ryder Units - Reducing Harm and Improving Safety Culture

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Winners of Patient Safety Awards 2023 revealed