ReportImproving quality in the English NHS: A strategy for action
Our report, which calls for a single quality improvement strategy for the NHS in England, offers 10 design principles to guide the development of the strategy. However, the authors warn, it will take time for such a strategy to deliver results.
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I was lucky enough to be offered a place on the IHI patient safety programme earlier this year in Exeter. Of the 70 plus senior clinical and managerial attendance I was the only social care protagonist. I wrote lots, asked lots of questions, took away various ideas and implemented several, did several celebrated mind maps and was asked to do a 2 part blog for our local AHSN - all 'value adding and I would argue impactful - to a point. But how quickly we move on, get swamped, feel our focus shifts!! Safety is about embedding care, caution, and curiosity in what we do and how we do it It's got to be integral whilst recognising things do go wrong and we do make mistakes but deserve forgiveness if we've acted in good faith and demonstrated real learning and change when this happens
Suzette's blog must be promoted by the likes of me I suspect. We need to process its recommendations and make sure we do better in all settings including care homes. Yet not detracting from the balance of Safe- guarding as well as Fun-guarding (one of many of our core values in our homes!!). "Being safe in a care home can be a bit boring" - I'm quoting one of our residents who said this recently in a residents meeting. She had lots of emphatic support too. I'll be sharing this blog with my staff and our wider care home fraternity You may get more ideas and thoughts. Thx
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