"In conclusion, simple, cost effective measures in streamlining medical notes, improves the quality of documentation, facilitates the filing and ultimately improves patient care."
Simple interventions can greatly improve clinical documentation: a quality improvement project of record keeping on the surgical wards at a district general hospital
P Glen, N Earl, F Gooding, E Lucas, N Sangha, S Ramcharitar
BMJ Quality Improvement 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u208191.w3260
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QIPP (Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention) aims to help NHS organisations deliver higher quality care and operate more efficiently and effectively. The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has set up a programme to implement QIPP across the trust. This blog, delivered by the RFH Medical Library, will highlight latest papers about QIPP to support the Trust as they carry out this work.
Showing posts with label surgical wards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label surgical wards. Show all posts
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Thursday, 28 May 2015
Standardising the organisation of clinical equipment on surgical wards
"By implementing, a very simple common-sense intervention with multidisciplinary engagement, supportive managers, and a versatile adaptive strategy we achieved a measured reduction in the time-taken to locate clinical equipment."
Standardising the organisation of clinical equipment on surgical wards at North Bristol NHS Trust: a quality improvement initiative
J Ward, R Spencer, E Soo, K Finucane
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u208308.w3441
Read more here.
Standardising the organisation of clinical equipment on surgical wards at North Bristol NHS Trust: a quality improvement initiative
J Ward, R Spencer, E Soo, K Finucane
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u208308.w3441
Read more here.
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Comparison of strategies to reduce MRSA rates in surgical patients
"In surgical wards with relatively low MRSA prevalence, a combination of enhanced standard and MRSA-specific infection control approaches was required to reduce MRSA rates."
Comparison of strategies to reduce meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus rates in surgical patients: a controlled multicentre intervention trial
AS Lee, et al.
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003126
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Comparison of strategies to reduce meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus rates in surgical patients: a controlled multicentre intervention trial
AS Lee, et al.
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003126
Read more here.
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