Leading change The Deputy Head of Midwifery at Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust led the development and implementation of a new approach to mandatory training, preceptorship and appraisals across the Trust. The developed programme has led to improved outcomes and experiences by successfully supporting staff in their role. Where to look The Jessop Wing […]
Leading change Nursing leaders from Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) led a collaborative, multidisciplinary project team in designing and implementing a digital system to identify care home residents with deteriorating health. The multidisciplinary team (MDT) developed and applied an electronic system to support the monitoring of residents’ health. The electronic system, based on an adaptation […]
Leading change The Matron for Geriatric and Stroke Medicine at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT), along with the nursing team, developed an Integrated Ward model to address unwarranted variation in practice. Implementing this model on one of the Geriatric and Stroke Medicine wards has resulted in improved patient outcomes and experience and a […]
Leading change The Deputy Nursing Director, together with Senior Nurse Managers at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust led on the development of collaborative multi-agency partnership approaches to ‘out of hours’ mental health crisis services to improve outcomes, experience and use of resources. Where to look Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health, […]
Leading change The nurse ward manager at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust led on a programme of work to improve pressure area care and reduce Trust-acquired pressure damage with the support of the Division’s Nursing and Tissue Viability leads. The programme of work has led to improved outcomes for patients and experiences for […]
Leading change The Children and Young People Lead Nurse at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (STHFT) led the development of transition services including its clinical pathways for children and young people (CYP) with complex care needs. This change, focussing on the transition of care from children’s health services into adult health services has led to improved experiences […]
Leading change The Deputy Director of Nursing at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation Trust led on the development and implementation of a falls improvement programme across the Older Peoples Medicine (OPM) wards to reduce unwarranted variation in practice. The programme has led to better outcomes and experiences for people using their services. Where to […]
Leading change The Nurse Consultant in the chest clinic at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne Foundation Trust led on the development and implementation of a new Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) service for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD). By extending the respiratory nurses’ CBT skills, the programme has improved patient outcomes as […]
Leading change Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of hospital and community services for people in Sheffield, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield via its five teaching hospitals. The Community Matrons within Integrated Community Care Directorate led the implementation of the ‘Okay to Stay’ plan, which aims to […]
Leading change A nurse led a smoking cessation programme board at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust implemented a move towards a smoke-free trust, given the demonstrable evidence of the benefits of such an initiative, particularly when recognising the local unwarranted variation of significantly higher numbers of mental health patients at the Trust identified […]