Providing the best care for patients who are frail and not missing “golden opportunities” is at the heart of a quality improvement project within our Frailty Service.
Not missing “golden opportunities” in our Frailty Service Read more »
Making sure all medical equipment is safe to use and that records are accurate and up-to-date is at the heart of one of the trust’s improvement projects.
Keeping our medical devices records up-to-date Read more »
Information is to be captured in a more efficient and thorough way within the Rapid Response Service in east Kent – for the benefit of both patients and staff.
Rapid Response Service launches new data capture tool Read more »
Homeless people have been treated for diabetes, lung disease, pregnancy, infected wounds and skin conditions at drop-in clinics.
Improving the health of homeless people Read more »
Digital whiteboards have been introduced across our rapid response service in east Kent – resulting in a host of benefits for staff, their managers and patients.
Rapid Response virtual whiteboards Read more »
A pilot project which involves closely monitoring the long term conditions of care home residents is having great results.
Care home welcomes telehealth project Read more »
New dental project aims to put a smile on patients’ faces A quality improvement project is aiming to reduce wait times, ensure patients receive the right services and improve patient experience across our dental services. A review of routine appointment wait times at more than 25 sites identified that there was a wide variation between
Improving our dental service Read more »
An in-depth look at staff skills took place in urgent care in east Kent, with the aim of making improvements – for the workforce and for patients. This resulted in the creation of a new training programme for healthcare assistants (HCAs), which includes: a five day training course taken over six months a work handbook
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A quality improvement project at Hawkhurst Community Hospital is looking at smarter ways of working. Led by Ward Matron Jane Browning, the ward team is trialling new ways of running shifts – for efficiency, to improve the patient experience and to ensure the health and wellbeing of colleagues. Jane said: “I took time to slow
Assessing and treating patients with venous leg ulcers more quickly, efficiently and with greater clinical outcomes is the aim of a project which our Tissue Viability Team has got underway. A Doppler assessment is often carried out with these patients to rule out peripheral arterial disease, a condition affecting the arteries. This takes 40 minutes
Reducing patient assessment time Read more »
