All projects – QI Central

Children’s Outpatients Reopening Post-COVID19

A rapid quality improvement project to restart outpatient services at Great North Children's Hospital following the impact of COVID-19.

Safely Reducing Empirical Antibiotic Administration on Postnatal Wards

Incorporating the Kaiser Permanente Sepsis Risk Calculator (KP-SRC) into a new guideline to aid in decision-making for babies on postnatal wards with Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis risk factors.

Healthier Together – Improving the Quality of Care for Children and Young People in Wessex

The Healthier Together Programme is developed in partnership with parents and healthcare professionals across Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

‘Keeping Sick Children Out of Hospital’- The Ambulatory Care Experience (ACE) service

Developing a standard ambulatory care model for managing acute illness in children and young people at home.

Augmenting the Safety Netting Process and Reducing Unnecessary Re-Presentations

Identifying areas for improving the safety netting process and the scale of unnecessary re-presentations to implement changes to reduce re-presentations to PAU.

Implementing Multidisciplinary Ward Safety Huddles To Improve Situation Awareness

Improving patient safety on a general paediatric ward 6N at the Royal Free Hospital London, a pilot site for the national Situational Awareness for Everyone Programme.

Improving Early Thermal Care for Preterm Infants

Joint maternal-neonatal safety collaborative project to increase the number of preterm neonates admitted on to a neonatal unit with an admission temperature between 36.5°C to 37.5°C.

Learning from PICU transfers from a Paediatric Emergency Department and Paediatric ward

Establishing a monthly multi-disciplinary analysis of all paediatric cases transferred from the paediatric emergency department and paediatric ward to PICU.

Neurotic About Notes: A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Note Safety

Reducing the incidence of notes being incorrectly stored away from a secure trolley on the paediatric ward using peer champions and staff posters.

Reducing Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC): A Quality Improvement Initiative

Raising awareness of the risk factors linked to NEC to decrease the incidence of NEC on our neonatal unit.

The Rate of Babies Born Less Than 27 Weeks Gestation with NICU On Site

A multi-site project to improve East of England Network's rate of babies born at less than 27 weeks gestation in a maternity unit with a NICU on site, in line with the national average.

Epilepsy Passport

Designed as a paper record of relevant and up-to-date clinical information to be carried by children and young people or their parents and carers living with epilepsy.

Improving HbA1c For Children and Young People Living With Diabetes

Improving the mean HbA1c for all children and young people living with diabetes who are treated with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion using a package of support and education.

Involving Children and Young People in Specialised Commissioning

A resource for clinical reference groups developed with children and young people to support approaches for children and young people’s voice to inform and influence specialised commissioning.

Involving Children, Young People and Family Voice in Committees

Guidance on involving patient voice in committees in a meaningful way developed with children, young people, families, committee members and College staff,

Multidisciplinary Team Working to Standardise Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up

A multidisciplinary approach to using QI methodology to improve the delivery, uptake and recording of two-year developmental assessments.

National Diabetes Quality Improvement Pilot: Our QI Journey So Far

Improvements in the first year of our QI journey following our participation in the pilot National Diabetes QI Collaborative in 2017.

Recipes for Engagement

A resource for healthcare professionals full of games and activities to support interactive and meaningful participation and engagement in service level decision making with children and young people.

The Communication of Care Plans With Patients and Carers

Improving communication of care plans with patients and carers using whiteboards - a simple and low cost tool.

Young Epilepsy App

Sharing information for young people with epilepsy and their parents, and providing a convenient and electronic way of recording details of seizure events.

A Discharge Summary on Discharge

Ensuring all PAU patients with a stay of less than 4 hours are discharged home with a copy of their discharge summary.

A&E and Short Stay Asthma Pathway

Pathway to ensure every patient seen with asthma in A&E or the short stay unit receives a written asthma plan with appropriate follow up arranged on discharge home.

Improving Phlebotomy Services

Decreasing the number of blood tests done by junior doctors overnight and improve the patient experience of routine blood taking by optimising phlebotomy services on inpatient wards.

Leeds Children’s Hospital Junior Doctors Forum

Leeds Children's Hospital Junior Doctors Forum works on areas to improve training and the working environment supported by senior management.

Recognition and Response to Sepsis in the Paediatric Emergency Care Setting

The Paediatric Sepsis Network provides an open clinical forum to formulate meaningful changes in sepsis care based on national guidance.

The Replacement of Polystyrene Cups with a Sustainable Alternative

An eco-QIP to remove all polystyrene cups from the neonatal unit at John Radcliffe Hospital, supported with simultaneous introduction of a reusable and sustainable alternative with all proceeds benefiting a local neonatal charity.