‘Discharge to assess’ at Sheffield Frailty Unit
As part of its involvement in the Health Foundation’s Flow Cost Quality programme, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has overhauled the emergency care pathway for frail older patien...
Long-term conditions: sharing learning between two countries
With the global population rapidly ageing, health providers around the world are working to meet the needs of people with long-term conditions. In Northern Ireland, We asked Charlotte McArdle, the ...
Good outcomes? Bad outcomes? Let patients define value
‘The fundamental goal of healthcare is to increase value. We must define value as the outcomes that matter to patients divided by the cost of achieving those outcomes.’ This is the central thesis o...
Dignity in practice: understanding and responding to the needs of frail older people in hospital
Led by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Age UK, this project aimed to ensure older people receive compassionate care, in environments where their needs are understood...
Bringing health care home
Led by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and supported by partner organisations, this project aimed to improve the safety and quality of care for patients in their last year of life. The team are provi...
Developing a ‘design of space’ intervention using Lean thinking
Led and coordinated by the North East Transformation System team and hosted by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, this project sought to reduce waste and improve processes, by redesigning space...
Liberating sisters to lead
Run by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, this project sought to improve quality of care by removing the burden of corporate processes on ward sisters. The project aimed to s...
Using value-based interviewing to deliver high-quality health care and improve patient experience
Led by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust in partnership with NSPCC and the Oxfordshire Adult Safeguarding Board, this project sought to ensure that the Trust’s values are demonstrated in day-to...
MyDay@QEHB: a personalised schedule of care events for inpatients
Led by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, with support from the University of Birmingham, this project focused on inpatients within the Trust and aimed to have a positive impact ...
Improving cancer patient experience with a multidisciplinary palliative assessment and radiotherapy clinic
Run by University Hospital Southampton, in partnership with the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton. Will focus on the care of cancer patients. Aiming to improve the ...
