Graduation and Awards 9th June 2017

The award ceremony marked the end of the 7 month, Silver – Quality Improvement in Action Programme for 8 members of staff who have been working on 5 different improvement projects across the Trust. This event gave each team the opportunity to share their work and their learnings and for the Trust to recognise and celebrate their achievements.

Congratulations to the Winners

Each team presented a summary of their improvement work and prizes have been awarded in the following categories through a combination of judging panel, online and audience voting:

Best Quality Improvement

Correct Counts in Trauma & Orthopaedic Theatres GRH

Most Innovative Quality Improvement

Getting the Health Information Room back on the map

Best Quality Improvement Poster

Opioid prescribing: reducing errors and improving patient care

Best Quality Improvement Presentation

Correct Counts in Trauma & Orthopaedic Theatres GRH

Silver Level Quality Improvement Practitioners

At the conclusion of the programme participants have also graduated as Silver – Quality Improvement Practitioners, recognised by the presentation of a Silver QI pin badge and certificate:

• Ready, Steady, Go, Hello! Moving from Paediatric to Adult Services by Debra Clark and Charlotte Kay
• Getting the Health Information Room back on the map by Susan Fleet and Jack Mills
• Correct Counts in Trauma & Orthopaedic Theatres at GRH by Sarah-Jane Smallpage
• Opioid prescribing: reducing errors and improving patient care by Dr Hannah Jackson
• Improving DC cardioversion of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter in the Emergency Department by Dr Sabrina Sargent and Dr Alexander Carpenter

In addition to providing an opportunity to share the learning from improvements that are under way, these events form an integral part of the Academy objective to create an ‘Improvement Movement’ across the Trust, with the ultimate ambition of creating a culture of continuous improvement.