SUBJECTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS MONTH
MONTHLY EMERGENCY CARE WRAP OCTOBER 2024
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1 Welcome • Asim Alawad – Speciality Doctor • Wael Ben Fuhaid Speciality Doctor • Fiona Brown – Staff Nurse • Ann-Marie Edwards – Staff Nurse • Ijeoma Ejinduaka – Housekeeper • Georgia Ellis – Staff Nurse • Rhian Evans – Staff Nurse
UEC Transformation Programme • A Test of Change fortnight has taken place in AMA which has led to reduced length of stay in the area and an increased patient turnaround rate • There is a test of change planned for Minor Injuries at the end of October involving a variation in clinician coverage to support the 4 hour performance metric • New Acute Medicine clinics have been launched at RSH to follow up SDEC patients. There is a plan to launch these at PRH soon
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Key messages
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• Please take 10-15 minutes to complete your Staff Survey. The link can be found on your email. All entries are completely confidential, and your feedback will help guide future improvements within the department
• Falls risk mitigations to be clearly documented. Confused patients are at risk on trolleys and should be moved ASAP. Post Falls Protocol should be followed and the patient assessed by the senior doctor on the shopfloor
• The Hospital Transformation Programme (HTP) is continuing to work on the construction of our new clinical areas. Our new Resus and Majors areas are expected to be completed in February 2025
• Restrictive Intervention sections of the Datix to be completed for Rapid Tranquilisation
• Thank you to all ED colleagues for your hard work and effort during challenging periods for the department.
• A new ED dashboard is being launched in both departments. Key live information will be displayed about the current position of the departments • Please remember to complete the patient journey to include coding on Careflow. This will ensure the patients are managed on the system on the ward
• MEOWS and blood loss must be monitored in pregnant patients. Right EWS should be used for right patient category • Please follow the UCC inclusion/exclusion criteria