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“My rotation with Paddington Life Sciences has provided incredible opportunities”: Meet James Harkness
Junior doctor Dr James Harkness shares an insight into completing a four-month rotation with the Paddington Life Sciences team as part of his Foundation Training.
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Compassionate Communities funding to support patients who are waiting for treatment
The Trust and Imperial Health Charity are working to improve the experience of those waiting for treatment. Dr Liz Bennett explains the Compassionate Communities programme and how organisations can…
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Changing the order of breast cancer treatments may lead to better care: Q&A with Mr Paul Thiruchelvam and Mr Daniel Leff
A new study by Imperial College Healthcare has suggested that changing the order in which treatments are given to breast cancer patients could reduce side effects and improve outcomes. Currently,…
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Discharge before noon takes persistence and planning
Each week, Lady Skinner ward at Charing Cross Hospital consistently manages to complete 80 per cent of their discharges before noon. This frees up space earlier in the day for new patients who need…
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Improving safety through collaboration, connection and behaviour change
Helping Our Teams Transform (HOTT) is a programme developed at the Trust that uses behaviour nudges, human factors and team building to improve safety, effectiveness and efficiency within teams.
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Together, we can improve flow throughout our hospitals
Dr Francesca Cleugh, children’s emergency medicine consultant and deputy director of innovation and improvement, explains how wards can set themselves up for success each day and why now is the time…
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How acts of kindness can improve care and strengthen teams
Dr Bob Klaber is a passionate advocate for the importance of kindness in providing care and in working in teams. Here, he shares some of the evidence on how kindness can lead to better outcomes and…
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Reducing unnecessary cannulation at Charing Cross Hospital
A project to address unnecessary cannulation in A&E at Charing Cross Hospital has managed to improve patient comfort, create cost savings and reduce carbon emissions.
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Learning from our staff during Covid-19
Lara Ritchie, improvement programme manager, explains how we’ve approached learning from the experiences of staff during the first wave of Covid-19, so we can improve things now.
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Listening and learning from our patients and local communities during Covid-19
Hannah Fontana, strategy, research and innovation programme manager, explains how we’re approached learning from the experiences of our patients and communities during the first wave of Covid-19, so…
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How we reduced our sonographer vacancy rate from 53 to two per cent
By introducing flexible working patterns, an audit programme and new training opportunities for her team, ultrasound services manager Suzanne Beattie-Jones helped bring down the vacancy rate from 53…
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Job-sharing a senior clinical role: the benefits of a portfolio approach to NHS careers
Dominique Allwood and Francesca Cleugh are two consultants at the Trust who share the role of associate medical director (AMD) for quality improvement (QI).
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Using digital technology to improve sepsis care
Dr Anne Kinderlerer, clinical coach for the Trust’s sepsis big room, explains how the big room approach has helped harness digital technology to improve sepsis care at our hospitals
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Ensuring safety under pressure
Professor Tim Orchard, Trust medical director, reflects on the issues raised from the tragic death from sepsis of six-year old Jack Adcock at Leicester Royal Infirmary in 2011
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Empowering nurses to make improvements
Stroke clinical nurse specialist Ismalia de Sousa explains how she uses quality improvement to help other nurses make improvements for patients.
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We’re transforming our outpatient services – here’s why and how
Clinical director of central outpatient services Dr Frances Sanderson explains how the Trust's outpatients improvement programme is beginning to deliver real benefits for patients.
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We all have a role to play in fighting antimicrobial resistance
This week is Antibiotic Awareness Week and Mark Gilchrist, consultant pharmacist at our Trust, is leading efforts to educate staff and patients about the safest, most effective ways to use…
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How specialist nurses with ‘extended’ roles are changing the way we provide care for good
The number of cancer diagnoses in the UK is increasing every year. In this blog post, Rebecca Johl, senior nurse for oncology and lead chemotherapy nurse, explains how we’ve achieved big…
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Under pressure – how we’re reducing pressure ulcers in our hospitals
Pressure ulcers can be a serious problem for patients who cannot move easily or are wearing medical devices. In this blog post, Sue Burgis, head of practice and innovation in the nursing directorate…
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Enabling faster access to specialist care for patients with chest pain
Dr Chris Baker is proposing changes to enable faster access to Hammersmith’s heart assessment centre for patients with chest pain so that more people can benefit from quick access to specialist care.
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Acknowledging how intense our work can be and how normal our reactions are
Schwartz Rounds support healthcare professionals and acknowledge how intense and emotionally challenging their work can be.
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Keeping memory loss research in mind
Helen Rice, memory nurse specialist at Charing Cross Hospital, explains how research is vital to help us identify new treatments for dementia and how to get involved in research at the Trust.
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Offering specialist child health expertise to local communities
Paediatricians at St Mary’s Hospital understand a visit to hospital can be very daunting, especially for children. That was one of the main drivers for developing Connecting Care for Children (CC4C)…
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New breath test tackles growing rates of oesophageal cancer
Professor George Hanna and his team have devised a breath test which can diagnose oesophageal cancer quickly and effectively, without the need for an endoscopy.
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Charity begins at hospital
Ian Lush, Chief Executive of the Imperial College Healthcare Charity, writes about why hospitals have charities supporting their work, what our charity does, and how you can get involved.
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Returning home: why some patients need help to adjust to life outside hospital
Anne Kamale is a British Red Cross service coordinator at the Trust. Anne works for the Trust, but is part of a service delivered by the British Red Cross which provides practical support to…
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Giving patients with dementia the NoSH they need
Plenty of fluids and a bit of what you fancy is commonly dispensed health advice to the sick – alongside a healthy dose of home-made chicken soup. But many patients with dementia who are in hospital…
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Quality improvement is everyone's job
One of our biggest achievements last year was developing a quality improvement (QI) programme that we are embedding across our organisation.
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Closing in on integrated care
For many years, integrated care has been seen as the NHS’s holy grail – providing high quality care, tailored to the individual, seamlessly and efficiently. It’s a key element of NHS England’s Five…
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Looking after the elderly at home this winter
As winter approaches, it is elderly people who are most at risk of ill health. The older we get, the less able our bodies are to fight the simple infections and minor illnesses we barely noticed in…