WINNER

Royal Surrey FT: Drive Through Glaucoma Service

This was the development of a novel “drive through” service for suspected/confirmed glaucoma, a potentially blinding eye disease that often only shows symptoms in the advanced stages. Any sight loss as a result is irreversible. Its main risk factor for progression is high intraocular pressure. During covid, only patients deemed urgent were seen face-to-face, with large numbers of glaucoma patients’ appointments being rescheduled or switched to a telephone appointment that is of little use in this cohort of patients. As our patients could not come to the clinic, we took the clinic to the car park for drive-through risk stratification.

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Finalists

  • West of England AHSN & South West AHSN: PERIPrem (Perinatal Excellence to Reduce Injury in Premature Birth) — HIGHLY COMMENDED
  • Bolton FT: Acute Medicine Referral List - An electronic patient list improving patient safety 
  • Great Ormond Street Hospital: From RAGs to Riches - a New Risk Action Group Quality Assessment Tool
  • NHS Arden and GEM CSU, NHS Black Country and West Birmingham CCG, and Tekihealth Solutions: Using Remote Diagnostic Consultation Tools in Care Homes to Improve Care and Reduce Exposure to Covid-19
  • OxSTaR: Oxford Simulation Training and Research through Oxford University and Oxford University Hospitals FT: SAFE-in-Maternity - Safety-2 and Appreciative Inquiry For Excellence in Maternity
  • OxSTaR (University of Oxford), Eastfield House Surgery, Castle Gardens Surgery: MAGIC – The Management of Acute Emergencies in GP Surgeries Using In-situ Simulation and Checklists
  • University of Leeds, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust: Making Surgery Safer - Continuous Remote Vital Signs Monitoring After Major Surgery

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Winners of HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2021 revealed