Quality Improvement Zone

The Acute Adult Safety Programme, has identified a ‘structured response’ to deterioration as a process to reduce harm from cardiac arrest. NHS Lothian has identified 9 components within a structured response: inform nurse in charge, review SIRS...

It is widely recognised that service users in mental health rehabilitation experience a broad range of psychotic symptoms which can impact on daily function, medication compliance, mood and motivation resulting in a reduction in their level of...

Aim: Through testing various components of an Enhanced Recovery (ERAS) pathway, the team aimed to reduce postoperative length of stay (LoS) for specific gynaecological procedures. Enhanced Recovery aims to improve the quality of care provided to...

“Investing in childrens play is one of the most important things we can do to improve childrens health and wellbeing in Scotland” - Play Strategy 2013. Inequalities in Lanarkshire exist, some families are not getting Health Scotland's play@home...

Hip fractures are a major public health issue due to an ever increasing ageing population (80 is the average age of a person who has a hip fracture). Around 70,000-75,000 hip fractures occur in the UK each year. The Scottish Hip Fracture Standards...

National networks are an integral part of a systematic approach to service redesign and improvement, designed to deliver Scottish Government policy aims of improved outcomes for patients, families and carers through effective integration. In an...

In Ayrshire children and young people presenting with a Neuro-developmental Disorder, which may include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disabilities and Speech and Language Disorders have previously...

We aimed to increase the level of parental engagement in learning within one Early Level Class – consisting of 24 Early Learning and Childcare children and 16 P1 children. Prior to the beginning of the project, the team had no processes in place...

As a large rural area with varied geography and several centres of population, there are particular challenges to meet the health needs for the people of Fife. The strategic aim has been to develop with our partners, particularly Fife council,...

It is widely accepted that ethnic minority communities are under-represented in the labour market. This includes lower levels of employment rates and financial earnings. Jobcentres and third sector organisations play important and complimentary...

Babysounds is an improvement project in South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership which uses music, rhythm and sound to promote early bonding and attachment between parent and child starting in the ante natal period and continuing...

To improve patient flow within acute hospitals, it is essential that patients are discharged in a safe and timely manner. Evidence suggests that, to achieve this goal, patients should be discharged by noon. When questioned, patients express...

Aim: Reduce community hospital bed days in delay attributed to Adults with Incapacity (Edison code 51X) by 25% (383 bed days) by June 2016.

Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal morbidity. In June 2013 the Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) launched the Maternity and Childrens Quality Improvement Collaborative (MCQIC) which oversees/encompasses the activity...

As part of a wider service evaluation at Ardgowan Hospice, the hospice has adopted improvement science methodologies to improve the referral pathways for patients requiring specialist palliative care. This has included examining the waiting times...

District nursing teams are required to communicate patient care information within this framework to their own team, locality based teams who provide weekend care and unscheduled care and also to other key colleagues. Teams also need to process...

Every new born baby is at risk of hypothermia in the first 12 hours of life. Immediately at birth, if no action is taken to maintain warmth and heat, the core and skin temperature of a baby can decrease by 0.1c and 0.3c respectively. This decrease...

If a child is at risk of harm, an assessment of the child and family's strengths and the risks and needs is undertaken. Part of our local child protection accountability and evaluation framework is an independent review of child protection risk...

The Adult Resuscitation Team (ART) were called out to 217 emergency 2222 calls last year. The ART never met prior to a call and were dissatisfied with current arrangements. They wanted to improve team performance and they were keen to follow...

McMillan Ward is an assessment and rehabilitation ward within Biggart Community Hospital. Due to the age and the co-morbid conditions of the patients cared for within McMillan Ward their condition can deteriorate unpredictably. As there is no...

Our aim is to build capacity within the teaching force to use the rich data we have available in Dumfries and Galloway to improve outcomes for all learners. Our Validated Self Evaluation in conjunction with Education Scotland identified this as an...