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Setting up home testing in paediatric services

Regular microbiological sampling via cough swab or sputum is vital for children with chronic suppurative lung disease (CSLD). As covid-19 hit, outpatient clinics became virtual which limited the ability to perform tests. The paediatric physiotherapy team rapidly implemented a remote testing service. Subsequently, they worked with the Transformation team to centralise a trust-wide home testing […]

• Education & Training

Snap and Share – A Novel Approach to Medical Education

We aimed to maximise junior doctors’ learning from each teaching opportunity and share it with as many colleagues as possible.

• Education & Training

Sustained Enhancement of Team Learning Two Years After Implementing a Simple Initiative

We hope to demonstrate by example how a very simple initiative can achieve success and longevity in promoting a culture of team learning, quality improvement and patient safety in a busy paediatric centre.

• Education & Training

Team EQUIP (Education in Quality Improvement in Paediatrics)

This poster summarises Team EQUIP, the Salisbury-wide team-based paediatric focused QI training programme funded by HEE (Wessex). Please get in touch if you would like to know more or have any questions.

• Systems of Care

The Preterm Quality of Care (PQoC) group – Using QI Initiatives to Improve Patient Care

Description of 3 initiatives introduced over 2 years on the neonatal unit at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital which greatly improved outcomes of babies born at less than 30 weeks gestation.

• Systems of Care

The Role of Virtual Clinics in Reducing Demand for Outpatient Clinics – A Pilot Study for Antenatally Detected Hydronephrosis Pathway at a District General Hospital

We evaluate the use of ‘virtual clinics’ in place of traditional face-to-face clinic for antenatally detected hydronephrosis to effectively manage the increasing demand for outpatient clinics in a District General Hospital.

• Patient Centred Care

Thematic Analysis of the Experiences of Parents and Carers of Children in Hospital

Positive experiences in hospital are important indicators of healthcare quality which is a fundamental aspect of practising medicine. The aim of this project was to investigate the experience of parents and carers of children in hospital and gather their suggestions on how to alleviate potential concerns. Competent, caring and honest staff made parents feel involved […]

• Medicines Safety

Think Magnesium: Concerted Multidisciplinary Improvement Initiative to Increase Antenatal Magnesium Uptake in Less Than 30-week Preterm Births

Maternal administration of magnesium sulfate reduces risk of cerebral palsy by 30 % in < 30 week babies. Despite national guidance, compliance at our centre was poor in 2016. Our work entails a concerted multidisciplinary effort to improve this.

• Patient Safety

Time for a KitKat? An Analysis of Night Shift Break Habits in Junior Doctors at Evelina London

Our project looked at the night shift break taking habits of junior doctors in speciality and general teams. We identified barriers to break taking through a baseline survey and then implemented interventions to improve the level of break taking.

• Systems of Care

Transcutaneous Bilirubinometer and Home Phototherapy

This poster describes the the evidence base use of a transcutaneous bilirubinometer (TCB) in the management pathway of well, jaundiced babies and the setup of the home phototherapy system, in a tertiary emergency department.

• Education & Training

Transforming Education and Trainee Experience Using Quality Improvement

This QIP demonstrates the key interventions used to improve Paediatric Trainee satisfaction in local teaching and education. Using the PDSA framework, we were able to make a positive impact in all areas teaching targeted.

• Patient Centred Care

User Service Evaluation of the Regional Paediatric Bronchoscopy Service Focusing on Satisfaction: “Do We Pass the Friends and Family Test?”

An overview of the methodology, results and conclusions of a service evaluation assessing patient and parent/carer satisfaction of the regional paediatric flexible bronchoscopy service. Feedback was gathered using an adaptation of the NHS FFT.