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Gavin MacDonald, Chief Delivery Officer for Medway NHS Foundation Trust shares how they have successfully implemented the Patient First improvement programme, designed to enhance care and services for their communities. This programme puts patients at the heart of everything, empowering staff with tools and skills to drive meaningful change. Gavin provides an overview of the Patient First Triangle, aligning efforts with five key priorities to achieve a future of sustained excellence in patient care. #HealthcareSF #NHS #PatientFirst

These ‘how to’ guides published by NHS England complement existing guidance and support practices and PCNs to adapt this shared knowledge to their local context and realise the benefits more quickly and easily. https://lnkd.in/eRWt9FrM

Do you know what the four key focus areas for the NHS are in 2024/25? NHS England have outlined these priorities with the aims of cutting bureaucracy and helping PCNs boost staffing flexibility and patient access. Dr Ishani Patel, co-founder of Lantum and GP, has broken them down in our blog. Read now to discover what you need to know: https://hubs.li/Q02D9LcD0

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With over 500,000 registered patients and more than 5 million test results released every month, it is no surprise to us that Sussex Health & Care is shortlisted twice for tonight’s #HSJAwards2024. The numbers alone are impressive, but it’s the value that My Health and Care Record (MHCR - how PKB is known in the region) brings to patients and clinicians that truly inspires.     For instance, a recent case study on issuing test results highlighted several key benefits: 💙 Enhanced patient experience through real-time results and gaining a sense of control 💙 Reduced burden for clinical and administrative staff in responding to enquiries 💙 Quicker access to medical information from other Trusts for clinicians Read more here 👇 https://lnkd.in/eejwzKtg This is just one example of how MHCR is being used to empower patients and drive efficiencies across across the ICS by East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust We hope its value and all the teams' work is recognised tonight! #HSJDigitalAwards #PatientEmpowerment #DigitalTransformation

When you're introducing a new intervention, CEMBooks logs allow you to collect data in a definable, repeatable way. Find out more in this Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust quality improvement use case: https://lnkd.in/ggkNMyMY #qualityimprovement #NHS #healthtech #hospitalcare

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This is a must-read case study from Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Trust. Through #Scan4Safety and #GS1standards, the trust can now uniquely identify and track medical devices and supplies to the patient at the point of care. This has helped to improve #efficiency and more importantly #patientsafety. #traceability #GS1 #standards #healthcare #S4S

It is not too difficult making hard hitting recommendations for change after a crisis. It is however, much harder to implement those changes when taking into account the very powerful local contexts which resist. #implementationscience Ref: https://lnkd.in/gn-KSb4R