Enhanced recovery programme in gynaecology

"We describe the successful implementation of an ERP in Southend Hospital resulting with no difference in measurable morbidity and mortality, a shorter length of stay, and a high patient satisfaction scores and outcomes."

Enhanced recovery programme in gynaecology: outcomes of a hysterectomy care pathway
D Mukhopadhyay
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u206142.w2524

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Enhanced recovery clinical education programme improves quality of post-operative care

"The Enhanced Recovery (ER) clinical education programme improved quality of post-operative care, leading to reduced length of stay with no increase in 28 day readmission rates."

Enhanced recovery clinical education programme improves quality of post-operative care
R McDonald
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u208370.w3387

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Identification of promising strategies to sustain improvements in hospital practice

"Joining a quality improvement collaborative may not be enough to achieve long-term normalisation of transformed care, and additional investments may be needed. The findings suggest that certain post-implementation strategies are valuable in sustaining implementation successes achieved after joining a quality improvement collaborative."

Identification of promising strategies to sustain improvements in hospital practice: a qualitative case study
SMC Ament, F Gillissen, A Moser, JMC Maessen, CD Dirksen, MF von Meyenfeldt, T van der Weijden
BMC Health Service Research, 2014; 14(1): 641. doi:  10.1186/s12913-014-0641-y

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Fulfilling the potential: a better journey for patients and a better deal for the NHS

"The future delivery of medical care will need to focus, not only on the development of innovative treatments, but on reducing the levels of stress associated with the delivery of in-patient care."

Fulfilling the potential: a better journey for patients and a better deal for the NHS
NHS Enhanced Recovery Partnership
NHS Improvement
April 2012

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