WINNER

University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust: Safety and Learning Culture - a Quality Improvement Journey in Critical Care

UHNM Critical Care has focused on a quality improvement journey to improve the safety and learning culture of the department. It aimed to improve psychological safety and improve multidisciplinary team working to create the environment that enabled the team to pro-actively manage risk. A Safety Management System approach was adopted to promote a safer system by embracing Human Factors and systems thinking. Interventions and changes have been made to improve patient and staff safety, staff feel able to speak up and make suggestions to improve care. We now focus on developing controls and assurance for key risks.

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Highly commended

Royal Brompton Hospital @ Evelina London: SPRint program

Finalists

Royal Wolverhampton Trust: International Medical Graduate Simulation-Based Education

East and North Hertfordshire Trust: Understanding and Improving Human Factors, that Influence the Care of the Deteriorating Patient

Royal Wolverhampton Trust: Foundation Simulation Human Factors Approach to Improve Patient Safety

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust: Using a Hub and Spoke Approach to Support Embedding of Human Factors Across an Organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston: HF Integration at UHBW

Northumbria Healthcare FT: PSIRF The Northumbria Way - Northumbria Healthcare FT

Bradford Teaching Hospitals FT: Improving Patient Outcomes by Reducing Potential Harm as a Result of Falls in Hospital

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