Developing and evaluating oncology trainee education around minimization of adverse events and improved patient quality and safety

"Our study demonstrates that an online game is well accepted by junior doctors as a method to increase their quality improvement awareness. Developing effective and sustainable training for doctors is important to ensure positive patient outcomes are maintained in the hospital setting."

A mixed methods approach to developing and evaluating oncology trainee education around minimization of adverse events and improved patient quality and safety
A Janssen et al.
BMC Medical Education, 2016 16:91, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-016-0609-1  J

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The Participative Design of an Endoscopy Facility using Lean 3P

"The Lean 3P method provided a structured approach for corporate and clinical staff to work together with patient representatives as cross-functional teams. This participative approach facilitated communication and learning between stakeholders about care processes and personal preferences. Lean 3P therefore appears to be a promising approach to improving the healthcare facilities design process to meet user requirements."

The Participative Design of an Endoscopy Facility using Lean 3P
I Smith
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2016;5: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u208920.w3611

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The use of a pro forma to improve quality in clerking vascular surgery patients

"We found that using a pro forma helped to aid junior doctors in clerking new patients, and significantly improved the quality of their history and examinations. This leads to a potential positive impact on patient safety during their inpatient stay, and should be rolled out more widely across the hospital."

The use of a pro forma to improve quality in clerking vascular surgery patients
J Kentley, A Fox, S Taylor, Y Hassan, A Filipek
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2016;5: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u210642.w4280

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PrescQIPP

PrescQIPP (QIPP Prescribing) aims "to help NHS organisations to improve medicines-related care to patients, through the provision of robust, accessible and evidence-based resources. We also provide a platform to share innovation, learning and good practice."

The PrescQIPP website includes a range of resources to support commissioners, including:

• Bulletins and briefings
• Data for benchmarking
• Webkits
• Webinars

Personalised commissioning in adult social care

"The Department of Health now needs to gain a better understanding of the different ways to commission personalised services for users, and how these lead to improvements in user outcomes."

Personalised commissioning in adult social care
Comptroller and Auditor General
House of Commons
March 2016

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Bringing together physical and mental health

"The report identifies 10 areas where there is particular scope for improvement. These span the full range of health system activities, illustrating that change is needed across the system. Commissioners and providers can use these 10 areas as a guide to identify where some of the most significant opportunities for quality improvement and cost control lie."

Bringing together physical and mental health: A new frontier for integrated care
C Naylor, P Das, S Ross, M Honeyman, J Thompson, H Gilburt
The King's Fund
March 2016

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A perfect storm: an impossible climate for NHS providers’ finances?

" The failure to spread good practice is not a result of those in the NHS wilfully ignoring the opportunities to improve. Rather it reflects the inherent challenges of transforming a service as complex as health care."

A perfect storm: an impossible climate for NHS providers’ finances? 
S Lafond, A Charlesworth, A Roberts
The Health Foundation
March 2016

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