Priority 3 Combat harms: giving increased attention to (1) harms from medicines and equipment, (2) mandatory training and (3) involving trainee staff in this programme. We will: Implement a new approach to significantly increase attendance at mandatory training from May 2014, will include a new all staff video for core training and local training for high risk topic areas, including fire and resuscitation training Reduce falls further by 15% Accelerate targeted improvement work in specific clinical specialities to reduce further grade 2 pressure ulcers. Share learning across the trust. Priority 4 Decrease distress: Improving the experience of vulnerable patients and carers, notably those with dementia and extreme frailty by: Transferring learning from our nationally-recognised ward’ to all ‘dementia healthcare of the elderly wards Ensure the system we have in to screen all inpatients over the age of 75 (admitted as an emergency) for dementia and refer to the most appropriate services as promptly as possible is robustly embedded. Priority 5 Environmental improvements, including: Implementing the improvements recommended in the 2014 PLACE audit, due to be published late 2014 Working with our staff, partners, local residents and Carillion, the new provider of Estates and Facilities services, we will do more to tackle smoking outside our hospitals and will improve responsiveness to areas where rapid action is required in relation to cleanliness and environmental improvements Priority 6 Fewer waits: in the emergency pathway at admission, at discharge (medication and transport), for communication (letters) and for parking. Consistently achieve the national four-hour 95% emergency access standard Reduce numbers of delayed discharges due to medication and transport delays
Priority 3 Combat harms: giving increased attention to (1) harms from medicines and equipment, (2) mandatory training and (3) involving trainee staff in this programme. We will: Implement a new approach to significantly increase attendance at mandatory training from May 2014, will include a new all staff video for core training and local training for high risk topic areas, including fire and resuscitation training Reduce falls further by 15% Accelerate targeted improvement work in specific clinical specialities to reduce further grade 2 pressure ulcers. Share learning across the trust. Priority 4 Decrease distress: Improving the experience of vulnerable patients and carers, notably those with dementia and extreme frailty by: Transferring learning from our nationally-recognised ‘dementia ward’ to all healthcare of the elderly wards Ensure the system we have in to screen all inpatients over the age of 75 (admitted as an emergency) for dementia and refer to the most appropriate services as promptly as possible is robustly embedded. Priority 5 Environmental improvements, including: Implementing the improvements recommended in the 2014 PLACE audit, due to be published late 2014 Working with our staff, partners, local residents and Carillion, the new provider of Estates and Facilities services, we will do more to tackle smoking outside our hospitals and will improve responsiveness to areas where rapid action is required in relation to cleanliness and environmental improvements Priority 6 Fewer waits: in the emergency pathway at admission, at discharge (medication and transport), for communication (letters) and for parking. Consistently achieve the national four-hour 95% emergency access standard Reduce numbers of delayed discharges due to medication and transport delays
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