Dementia and housing: An assessment tool for local commissioning

"Commissioned by Public Health England ... this self-assessment tool focuses on local commissioning processes and decision-making. The main principle being applied in this tool is that all available assets and resources need to be combined, both to create the conditions that reduce the risk of developing dementia, and to develop a framework of support to help those with dementia, their families and carers, to have as good a quality of life as possible."

Dementia and housing: An assessment tool for local commissioning
Housing Learning & Improvement Network
May 2016

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Sustaining Improvement. IHI White Paper

"This white paper presents a framework that health care organizations can use to sustain improvements in the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of patient care. The key to sustaining improvement is to focus on the daily work of frontline managers, supported by a high-performance management system that prescribes standard tasks and responsibilities for managers at all levels of the organization."

Sustaining Improvement. IHI White Paper

R Scoville, K Little, J Rakover, K Luther, K Mate 

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Institute for Healthcare Improvement

2016

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Methods for Reducing Sepsis Mortality in Emergency Departments and Inpatient Units

"In 2011, North Shore-LIJ Health System (now Northwell Health) launched a strategic partnership with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to accelerate the pace of sepsis improvement, focusing initially on sepsis recognition and treatment in emergency departments (EDs). The health system reduced overall sepsis mortality by approximately 50 percent in a six-year period (2008-2013; sustained through 2014) "

Methods for Reducing Sepsis Mortality in Emergency Departments and Inpatient Units
ME Doerfler  et al.
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2015 May;41(5):205-211.

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Impact of the DoH Commissioning for Quality and Innovation incentive on the success of venous thromboembolism risk assessment

"We achieved 95% RA [Risk Assessment] compliance which has favourably impacted on our daily practice and improved the quality of the clinical care."
The impact of the DoH Commissioning for Quality and Innovation incentive on the success of venous thromboembolism risk assessment in hospitalised patients. 
A Shlebak, P Sandhu, V Ali, G Jones, C Baker
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Open June 2016 vol. 7 no. 6 2054270416632702

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Using lean methodology to improve efficiency of electronic order set maintenance in the hospital

"Applying Lean production principles to the order set review process resulted in significant improvement in processing time and increased quality of orders. As use of order sets and other forms of clinical decision support increase, regular evidence and process updates become more critical."

Using lean methodology to improve efficiency of electronic order set maintenance in the hospital
L Idemoto, B Williams, C Blackmore
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2016;5: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u211725.w4724

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Implementation of a Shoulder Soft Tissue Injury Triage Service Improves Time to Surgery

"Our new service resulted in surgical repair of traumatic rotator cuff tears 29 days faster than the traditional system with an extra 38% of patients having surgery within 90 days of injury - a benchmark thought to improve outcome. Future work will aim to improve this percentage further and include long term patient follow up of outcome measures after surgery."

Implementation of a Shoulder Soft Tissue Injury Triage Service in a UK NHS Teaching Hospital Improves Time to Surgery for Acute Rotator Cuff Tears.
M Bateman, G Davies-Jones, A Tambe, DI Clark
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2016;5: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u211254.w4531

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Succeeding in Sustained Reduction in the use of Restraint using the Improvement Model

"As part of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme – Mental Health one of the main drivers was the reduction of harm to patients caused by restraint. The aim of this project was to reduce the number of restraints on our Acute Admissions ward."

Succeeding in Sustained Reduction in the use of Restraint using the Improvement Model
A Bell, N Gallacher
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2016;5: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u211050.w4430

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