Development of a Safe Staffing App

"An ‘App’ was developed which is a simple, easy to use tool which allows managers and staff to see an accurate, live staffing position from ward to board.  The app is pre-programmed with agreed planned staffing for each shift for every ward. At handover the nurse in charge inputs actual staffing numbers and relevant information into the ward mobile device."

Development of a Safe Staffing App
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
NICE Shared learning example
April 2016

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Implementing MDI with carbohydrate counting for children at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes

"It was agreed within the team to improve glycaemic control in this first week of diagnosis we needed to start using carbohydrate counting and insulin correction doses at diagnosis. Therefore, in January 2015, in all newly-diagnosed children and teenagers, we started MDI with carbohydrate counting education, and insulin correction doses from the first time insulin is given."

Implementing multiple daily injection insulin regimens (MDI) with carbohydrate counting for children and young people at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes: education provided by the Children’s Diabetes Service for patients, families and staff
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
NICE Shared learning example
April 2016

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Integrated care clinical Pharmacist GSTT@home service

"The ICCPs have made a significant impact in the overall quality of care that the GSTT @home service patients have received, and have also had a positive effect on the overall medicines optimisation of the service in general."

Integrated care clinical Pharmacist GSTT@home service
Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust (Community Health Services) NHS Specialist Pharmacy services

NICE Shared Learning examples
September 2015

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Improving evidence-based management of irritable bowel syndrome across Somerset

"By identifying cost savings from reducing referrals to secondary care for patients of 16-45 years old with no red flag symptoms and likely IBS, and limiting investigations to those with a likely inflammatory pathology, we were able to fund faecal calprotectin testing for general practice and a specialist dietetic-led gastroenterology clinic"

Improving evidence-based management of irritable bowel syndrome across Somerset
Somerset Gastroenterology Flexible Healthcare Team
NICE Shared Learning example
June 2015

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Learning from high-performing health care organisations

The King's Fund have released videos and presentations of their one day conference which "explored how the NHS can learn from high performers in England and abroad".

Learning from high-performing health care organisations (videos)
The King's Fund
21 April 2015

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Medicines Optimisation Peer Review Programme

"The aim of Medicines Optimisation Peer Reviews is to influence prescribers and their decision making processes to ensure evidence-based, safe, cost effective prescribing ensuring optimal clinical outcomes for Wigan patients."

Medicines Optimisation Peer Review Programme - engaging GP practices to deliver medicines optimisation and implement NICE guidance
Wigan Borough Clinical Commissioning Group
NICE Shared Learning
March 2015

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NICER Guidance: fostering an organisational culture of evidence-based decision making

"Our objectives were to ensure that the concept and practice of evidence-based decision making was widely understood and adopted in our commissioning and de-commissioning decisions, project start-up business cases and individual funding request evaluations."

NICER Guidance: fostering an organisational culture of evidence-based decision making
Organisation: Suffolk County Council
NICE Shared Learning example
March 2015

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Developing and implementing an Early Barrett's Oesophageal Cancer detection and treatment programme

"Our project aims at removing this inequity for patients living in the North East of England, to offer them the chance of early cancer diagnosis and surviving it. The treatment is also shown to be cost effective (NICE Costing Document 2012) compared to oesophagectomy, and so its implementation in our region will save money for the NHS."

Developing and implementing an Early Barrett's Oesophageal Cancer detection and treatment programme in the Durham & Tees Valley Region
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
NICE Shared Learning example
February 2015

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Safe staffing and escalation process

"Whilst it has not led to any cost savings, the consistent and robust focus on safe staffing has had a number of other benefits through a robust focus on safe staffing levels, e.g. a benefit to patient care through a consistent approach to staffing in clinical areas, empowering senior nurse leaders to make decisions about safe staffing."

St George's Healthcare NHS Trust Safe staffing and escalation process
St George's Healthcare NHS Trust
NICE Shared Learning
September 2014

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Separating diagnostic neurology from management of long-term neurological conditions

"We believe that our new model of service delivery for patients with long-term neurological conditions is leading to a significant improvement in quality and efficiency"

Separating Diagnostic Neurology from Management of Long-Term Neurological Conditions: A new concept of service delivery
Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
NICE Shared Learning
September 2014

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NICE local practice case studies

"The NICE Local practice collection includes shared learning examples showing how NICE guidance and standards have been put into practice, and quality and productivity case studies outlining quality improvement initiatives which have also helped cut costs and save money."

The Local Practice collection combines case studies from the Quality and Productivity collection (formerly QIPP) and the Shared Learning collection.

Find out more and access the case studies here.