At last week’s QI Awards there were some fantastic examples of teams using the methodology to improve patient safety and reduce harms. This year’s winners of the Improvement Science Award were Suzanne Churchill and Debbie McAteer from Ward15a, whose project had the aim of increasing the percentage of compliance of fluid balance monitoring on their… Continue Reading Ward 15a team recognised for improvement science success
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals will be hoping for success on a world scale over the next few weeks as one of their surgeons is on international duty with the England team at the Rugby League World Cup. Doug Hammond, a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at the Trust will be swapping patients for players through October… Continue Reading Trust Surgeon aiming for world cup glory
The Ambulatory Care Team at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals have reached a significant milestone after just one year of their unit being opened, with news that they have treated their tenth stem cell transplant patient. The unit which was opened in October 2021 enables patients to have a variety of treatments, including high dose chemotherapy and… Continue Reading Ambulatory Care Team celebrate significant milestone
The Trust’s second cohort of Clinical Quality Academy improvers officially launched their improvement projects last week when the first session took place at Blackpool Conference and Exhibition Centre. Ten clinically-led teams from across all areas of the Trust will take part in a series of sessions learning the key principles of improvement science from improvement… Continue Reading Clinical Quality Academy underway for second cohort
Student Midwives undertake a long list of requirements in order to meet the NMC requirements to qualify as a midwife. This includes 100 antenatal and postnatal appointments, witnessing several normal births, caring for women at risk and new-born baby checks and, arguably the most well-known, to personally “catch” forty babies. Blackpool Teachings Hospitals supports 45… Continue Reading ‘Every birth is special’ – ‘Catching’ 40 babies as a Student Midwife
The new Ward Process Improvement Programme will initially bring eight wards together to share good practice, tackle challenges that impact on all of us and learn the latest thinking in improvement science to drive positive change. The first cohort of eight wards came together last week at a special event at the Village Hotel to… Continue Reading Ward Process Improvement Programme launch event
We have all experienced the challenges of ‘flow in our organisation – the movement of patients, information or equipment between departments, staff groups or organisations is something that can cause serious delays. This is not unique to our Trust, improving patient flow is one of the greatest challenges facing healthcare globally. This is not something… Continue Reading Ward 23 leads the way on reducing length of stay
The Patient Flow Improvement Programme (PFIP) launched in July 2022 with a clear remit to oversee the hospital led improvement initiatives specific to patient flow. The programme foundations are based upon developing networks to address difficult and complex challenges together, identification and application of good practice and enhanced system resilience. The Trust recognises the dedication… Continue Reading The Patient Flow Improvement Programme (PFIP)
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals will open its all-new Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit today, Monday 5 September with the new facility benefitting both patients and the healthcare system by reducing waiting times and hospital visits. The new SDEC completes the second phase of the Trust’s new Emergency Village project, following the Critical Care move to… Continue Reading The right care, in the right place, at the right time – new facility to open at Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Children’s Hearing Service launches text reminders Blackpool Teaching Hospitals has launched a text reminder service for its Children’s Hearing Service in a bid to reduce missed appointments On average one in five patients miss their appointments without informing the service in advance. Each missed appointment costs the NHS £160 per appointment but more importantly, it… Continue Reading Patient Text Reminders for Children’s Hearing Services