Quality Improvement Zone

By June 2019, 8 inpatients in Cranfield 2, Muckamore Hospital will improve their physical health and mental wellbeing by completing a minimum of 60 minutes physical activity each day.

Project Aim: By June 2019, RISE NI will reduce the percentage of predicted specialist referrals for children with needs by playgroups to 5% of their class in line with evidence based research

Project Aim: To improve the turnaround time for urgent Biochemistry tests by 10% from the baseline during the peak period of 4pm to 8pm.

Project Aim: To increase the number of ready to quit referrals to the Stop Smoking Service from the Diabetic Outpatients in Belfast City Hospital from 6 to 30 by June 2019

Project Aim: This project set out to understand the changes and improve compliance with child death notification timelines, to ensure the Trust was compliant with Department of Health requirements and to ensure more timely learning.

Project Aim: by May 2019, 50% of inpatients discharged from Ward 29 would have electronic discharge summaries completed on day of discharge.

Project Aim: By May 2019, six patients from the list of patients deemed unsuitable for surgery in MPH will have had surgery in RVH or will have followed an alternative pathway

Project Aim: By June 2019, achieve a 30% increase in attendances at a West Belfast Psychiatry of Old Age new patient clinic.

Project Aim: By May 2019, newly registered nurses will have increased self-confidence by 50%

Project Aim: To reduce the length of stay by 10% by March 2019 in the SSPAU

Project Aim: To improve patient safety by increasing the percentage of correct discharge letters from Ward B, Mater Hospital from a baseline of 40% to 70% by May 2019.

Project Aim: By June 2019 we aim to reduce the time taken for recruitment requisitions in the division of Surgery to be processed and sent to the Recruitment Shared Services centre by 50% from 50 days to 25 days.

Project Aim: To reduce the critical care LOS by reducing mean time spent in HDU.

Project Aim: To reduce interruptions to Radiology Clinical Activities (reporting and scanning) during core working hours by 70% by end of May 2019.

Project Aim: Reduction of the number of patients on the elective waiting list in Trauma & Orthopaedics in the Royal Victoria Hospital by 40% by June 2019

Project Aim: To reduce incidents of violence and aggression in Killead Ward by 10% by May 2019

Project Aim: To safely increase the percentage of suspect colorectal cancer patients referred to the Gastroenterology Department of Belfast City Hospital who are triaged straight to colonoscopy rather than the “clinic first” route to 30% by June...

Project Aim: By May 2019 50% of Critical Care Complaints will be closed within 20 working days.

Project Aim: By June 2019, we will ensure that 70% of staff who have been subject to a serious/high level verbal or physical aggression in children’s residential homes are offered a managerial debrief within 5 days of the incident.

Project Aim: By 31/5/19 we will have reduced medication errors in Willow Lodge Children’s Home by 90%