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Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals

NHS Foundation Trust

The Annual Buzz: Celebrating the achievements of Team DBTH in 2018/19

Your weekly DBTH update 3 September 2019

The CQC have arrived this morning to undertake an unannounced inspection and consider any improvements we have made since our last inspection in 2018.

CQC inspectors have arrived!

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Council of Governors at the Trust

Staff Governors

Mr Vivek Panikkar Kay Brown

Public Governors - Doncaster

Michael Addenbrooke Ann-Louise Bayley David Northwood Linda Espey

Lynn Goy Lorraine RobinsonKarl Bower

David Cuckson

Public Governors - Rest of England and Wales

Partner Governors

Prof Robert Coleman Griff JonesDr Jackie Hammerton Dr Victoria McGregor-Riley

Philip Beavers David Goodhead

Dr Mark Iain Bright Lynne Logan Susan McCreadie Doug WrightBev Marshall Dave Harcombe

Liz Staveley - Churton

Anthony Fitzgerald Ainsley MacDonnell

Public Governors - Bassetlaw

Cllr Susan Shaw Clive Tattley Kathryn Dixon VacantRupert Suckling

Duncan Carratt

Hazel Brand Steve Wells Steve MarshPeter AbellShelia Walsh

Geoffrey Johnson

Dr Nick MallabandDivisional Directornicholas.mallaband@nhs.net

Medicine

VacantDeputy Chief Operating Officer

Lesley HammondGeneral Manager (Emergency)lesley.hammond1@nhs.net

Kate CarvilleAssociate Director of Nursingkate.carville@nhs.net

Dr Ian StottSpeciality Medicine CDistott@nhs.net

Dr Andrew OatesGeneral Medicine CDa.oates1@nhs.net

Dr Hugh (Ewen) WilsonEmergency Medicine CD ewen.wilson@nhs.net

Dr Anurag Agrawal*Endoscopy and Gastro CDanurag.agrawal1@nhs.net

Ms Antonia Durham-HallDivisional Directorantonia.durham-hall@nhs.net

Surgery and Cancer

Mandy EspeyGeneral Manageramanda.espey@nhs.net

Kirsty ClarkeAssociate Director of Nursingkirsty.clarke4@nhs.net

Mr Srinivasan BalchandraBreast, Vascular, Urology and Gastroinestinal CDsrinivasan.balchandra@nhs.net

Dr Jochen SeidelDivisional Directorjochen.seidel@nhs.net

Clinical Specialities

Vacant General Manager

Laura FawcettGeneral Managerlaura.fawcett@nhs.net

Lesley BarnettAssociate Director of Nursinglesley.barnett3@nhs.net

Dr Ken AgwuhPathology CDkenneth.agwuh@nhs.net

Dr Michelle DentonAnaesthetics CDmichelle.denton@nhs.net

Dr Jas SawhneyMedical Imaging CDjas.sawhney@nhs.net

Mr Eki EmovonDivisional Directoreki.emovon@nhs.net

Children & Families

Lauren AckroydGeneral Manager (O&G)lauren.ackroyd@nhs.net

Helen BurroughsGeneral Manager (Paediatrics & TriHealth) helen.burroughs3@nhs.net

Andrea BlissActing Head of Nursing andrea.bliss@nhs.net

Lois MellorHead of Midwifery lois.mellor@nhs.net

CD: Clinical Director

Mr Omar HussainEar Nose Throat, Ophthalmology, OMFS, Dentistry and Audiology CDomar.hussain2@nhs.net

Mr Paul HaslamTrauma and Orthopaedics CDpaul.haslam@nhs.net

Mrs Manju Singh Obstetrics and Gynaecology CDmanju.singh@nhs.net

Dr Anuja NatarajanAcute Paediatrics CDanuja.natarajan1@nhs.netMr Ranjit Pande

T&O Deputy CDranjit.pande1@nhs.net

Mr Olumuyiwa OlubowaleCancer Lead for DBTHolumuyiwaolubowale@nhs.net

* Shared post across Medicine and Surgery and Cancer

Divisional Senior Leadership Teams

Suzanne BolamHead of Therapiessuzanne.bolam@nhs.net

Andrew BarkerChief Pharmacistandrew.barker1@nhs.net

Our structure charts updated for September

Our values and visionsIn the coming weeks, we will be updating our Trust strategy. As such, we thought it would be a good time to remind you of our values and vision.

We've created a series of handy graphics so you can print these and display them proudly in your wards and services. Click the links to download our vision, values. We have also created an 'Essential information' page on the Hive which contains handy links and information for all staff. Try it out!

#SpeakUpToMeWe are refreshing our Freedom to Speak Up Guardian branding and communications.

If you wish to raise a concern please speak initially to your line manager or contact the FTSU Helpline on 01302 644300 or contact the confidential email service on dbth.guardian@nhs.net. For further information on raising a concern with the FTSUG and the process, click here.

Email: dbth.guardian@nhs.netOr visit The Hive: extranet.dbth.nhs.uk/ftsug

Our Freedom to Speak Up Guardians can offer you support and advice.

We are committed to creating an open and

transparent organisation where everyone is

actively encouraged and enabled to speak up

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We care. We listen. We act.Find your career atwww.dbth.nhs.uk/jointheteam

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The Annual BuzzWe've created an annual edition of the Buzz which explores and celebrates the past 12 months, and a little bit beyond, for Team DBTH. Take a few minutes to read on!

Click here to view the newsletter

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New and improved ward boardsAs part of our ongoing patient experience improvement work - the new welcome boards (to compliment the new bedside information) have started to arrive.

You may have seen the ones already outside Department of Critical Care and Intensive Treatment Unit. It was also the winner in the poster presentation at this year's SHWC conference, which have us the idea of spreading across DBTH. We have worked with our ward managers and matrons to develop these for our clinical areas to improve communication for patients, friends, relatives and carers. The final result is shared with you below. Maternity, Paediatrics and Outpatient areas will be following soon.

#SpeakUpToMeWe are refreshing our Freedom to Speak Up Guardian branding and communications.

If you wish to raise a concern please speak initially to your line manager or contact the FTSU Helpline on 01302 644300 or contact the confidential email service on dbth.guardian@nhs.net. For further information on raising a concern with the FTSUG and the process, click here.

Email: dbth.guardian@nhs.netOr visit The Hive: extranet.dbth.nhs.uk/ftsug

Our Freedom to Speak Up Guardians can offer you support and advice.

We are committed to creating an open and

transparent organisation where everyone is

actively encouraged and enabled to speak up

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals

NHS Foundation Trust

We care. We listen. We act.Find your career atwww.dbth.nhs.uk/jointheteam

Here at DBTH

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We are Proud @ DBTHLast Saturday (31 August 2019), we asked members of Team DBTH to share what they were most proud of over the past seven days. Below are a selection of comments. A weekly fixture, if you wish to get involved, join the Trust’s staff Facebook group and take part in the conversation next Saturday morning. We want to hear what made you proud to be Team DBTH this week.

"I'm proud of the ED team at DRI, working under pressure, with a high volume of patients. I'm a student nurse who's been on a two week placement in the department. The team have been very welcoming and I'm looking forward to joining them in a few weeks as a NQN!"

- Arron

"I’m proud of the whole Breast Team for working together to bring our in patient waiting time down to 18 weeks or less."

- Clare

"I'm proud of the Occi Health team this week. It's been a very busy time, lots of changes. You are all pulling together and giving me lots of support. Good luck to Sara and Lynn in their new roles."

- Jayne

"Proud to be able to work across both sites!! It’s great to be a part of the #urology out-patients but also nice to be welcomed into another team #BassetlawOPD while doing clinics over there."

- Donna

"I'm proud to work with all of the fantastic people who have been so supportive towards me over the last couple of weeks. It's been a rollercoaster of a ride so far with both smiles and tears but you've all been fabulous and boosted my self confidence no end."

- Becky

Join the Facebook group to read more and leave a proud post!

"Seeing an ex patient out of work who recognised me while food shopping, gave me a hug and said thank you for your kind hug cuppa n biscuits seeing a friendly face everyday when you feel low got me through my stay! We are not just service assistants we too have care and compassion"

- Sara

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In an effort to bring the healthcare service ‘’into the 21st century’’, all NHS organisations have been instructed to stop buying fax machines.

This is a national campaign and all trusts will be expected to discontinue their use of fax machines by 31 March 2020.

With fax machines being phased out over the coming months, Divisions will need to review their current working practices, so that they are no longer reliant on any outdated communication channels. In other words, if you previously used fax machines for any aspect of your work, then you will need to prepare to use the NHSmail platform as a replacement.

More information is available on the Hive here.

For employeesIn four weeks time, everyone in the Trust will have access to ESR Self Service. With this, you will be able to log in to the ESR portal and update your personal information through a quick online form.

You can find plenty of information on how this works via the newly created Hive page, so make sure to check it out. In the meantime, you might also want to consider booking onto a webinar for a bit of extra support.

The schedule for these dates can be found here.

ESR Self-Service - One month to go!

ESR Manager Self Service will go live on 1 October 2019. From this date, the way that managers make assignment changes to staff will change.

Specifically, they will be able to see data on their employees including absence, training compliance and appraisals. What’s more, they will be able to do this on their PC, or via the app, which is available on Android and Apple.

If you want to find out more, check out the Manager Self Service page on the Hive.

For managers

Supervisor Webinars With ESR Self Service going live in just under a month, it’s important that everyone has received the necessary training.

Supervisor users can register for a special webinar that covers everything they need to know about the system. If you have been identified as a ’supervisor’, then you will have already received an email containing a link for this.

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CQC inspection in 2019The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has arrived at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Bassetlaw Hospital and Montagu Hospital this morning to undertake an unannounced inspection and consider any improvements we have made since our last inspection in late 2018. The team will be on-site for the next three days and we expect the inspection to focus upon our Emergency Departments, Maternity, Diagnostic and Imaging and Outpatients at both Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Bassetlaw Hospital, Montagu Hospital and Retford Hospital. The CQC usually speak to both patients and staff, they may also observe care, review records and policies and inspect the places in which we provide treatment. The inspection team will have identification with them and should be asked to provide identification prior to access to any areas. As was noted at the time of the last inspection, we have a lot to celebrate at DBTH. This is our opportunity to tell the inspectors about the excellent work which takes place across the organisation, building upon our successes as an organisation, as well as meeting any challenges we face. Everything is business as usual and, as always, our patient’s needs come first at all times. The inspecting team will understand and expect this but they may ask you or your colleagues some questions to help with their inspection. There are no lines to learn, we just want you to be proud as a member of Team DBTH and share the excellent work you do each and every day. For more information regarding the inspection process and what to expect, you can access the CQC Hub on the Hive here: http://extranet.dbth.nhs.uk/CQC Richard Parker Chief Executive

CQC on the HiveWatch the lecture

Download the CQC booklet

here

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Audit of Controlled Drugs storage and record keepingPharmacy staff audit the storage and record keeping for controlled drugs (CD) by wards and departments every six months. In line with the results of monthly ‘snap shot’ audits of medicines storage on wards, the compliance with the requirement to undertake daily CD checks has improved and 95% of stock holding areas were judged to be compliant with this requirement. The accuracy of stock balances and the standard of arithmetic in the records were also extremely high and overall the standard of storage and record keeping was judged to be compliant with policy.

The current round of audits is almost complete and while the results of each audit are discussed with the nurse in charge (or other responsible person) at the time of the audit, the team have put together a helpful summary including some general actions for us to follow to improve practice.

Please read and share the information with your collegues.

Car parking update

Works continue on the introduction of Automatic Number Plate Recognition at the Trust. The following car parks will go live on these dates:

• 3 September – Ambulance station• 9 September – Underground• 16 September - Hut 5 & Springwood• 23 September - Women’s & Childrens

If you have a permit to park on site, please make sure you have emailed your registration details to dbth.carparkingadmin@nhs.net. All staff who park on site and pay for car parking through salary, need to be advised that the Trust will share your name, car registrations details and permit number with Saba UK to ensure you can safely enter and exit the ANPR car parks.

In addition to the ANPR works, CCTV is being installed at Bassetlaw Hospital and speed bumps are being introduced to the Bassetlaw triangle and Montagu car parks.

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Costco Membership Did you know that, as an NHS employee, you qualify for a Costco membership? This is not open to everyone in the general public (only certain people qualify) and can be a great benefit if you choose to sign up. As a Costco member, you will be entitled to all kinds of great savings and deals on everything from cleaning materials, to sports equipment, food and electrical goods. Meanwhile, you will also be given access to special services for tyre fitting, personalised cakes, fuel and even an opticians services!

Should you wish to find out more, please email marketing118@costco.co.uk

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Nursing and midwifery workforce

Midwifery Following the appointment of the new Head of Midwifery, Lois Mellor in January, the midwifery workforce has been reviewed with two tabletop Birthrate+ tools undertaken, one in January 2019 and one in June 2019.

The new midwifery structure has also been created to ensure that all areas have a Band 7 Manager and Band 8A Matron. The workforce in each area has been reviewed, and agreed with the relevant ward managers. There have been a number of specialist midwifery posts created to support the service and move it forward.

A full Birthrate+ assessment has been commissioned by the DoNMAHP and the HoM, which will be undertaken at the end of September.

The Associate Director of Nursing and the Head of Midwifery will then work out the skill mix for the areas and have any changes signed off by David Purdue in his capacity as Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals.

Nursing The nature of patient needs and ward activ-ity is changing. Inpatients tend to be more ill than they used to be, many with complex needs often arising from multiple long-term conditions. At the same time, all hospitals in the NHS face the challenges of a shortage and high turnover of registered nurses.

This summer, we signed a licence for the Trust to use the Safer Nursing Care Tool (SNCT). Although we had a similar system in place, the SNCT is endorsed by NICE and now freely available to all acute trusts. SNCT will be used on all adult inpatient wards, adult assessment wards and children’s ward twice a year, to give these areas an average establishment.

There are a few changes this time from previously:

1. Data is to be collected at 3pm each day

2. Data is to be collected Monday to Friday for a period of four weeks. No data is required on weekends.

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Physiotherapy Musculoskeletal Outpatients leading the way in student education

Universities across the region are struggling to find placements for Physiotherapy students and as a teaching hospital we are aiming to increase our student capacity to cope with this demand while maintaining high quality student placements. In MSK outpatient physiotherapy at DBTH, we have piloted a 2:1 model of clinical education to help increase our student allocation. This involves one educator taking on two students at the same time rather than a traditional 1:1 model to give more students quality placements here at DBTH.

Click here for more information.

Have you got your ticket for the Star Awards?Planning is well under way for this year’s Star Awards ceremony and ticket sales will close in a few days!This year's event will be at Doncaster Dome on the evening of Thursday 19 September and will be hosted by BBC's Harry Gration.

Earlier this year we asked you all on Facebook if you thought we should look for a bigger venue so more of you could attend the awards and, with feedback in favour of the idea, we've done just that. This year, the event will be bigger than ever, with 500 of you going along to support your colleagues.

Tickets for the evening are just £10 plus a booking fee and include a welcome drink, canapés, a two course meal and your entertainment for the evening. Click here to book your ticket - hurry before they sell out!

APD / Policy Update Various procedural documents have been revised and are now available on the DBTH website. Please ensure that you familiarise yourself with them.!

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NewsR&D Conference Research and Development (R&D) is a vital part of what we do here at DBTH, as it plays a significant role in improving the care and treatment that we deliver.

With that in mind, it’s important that we take the time to acknowledge the massive difference that research makes and recognise all of the contributions that have been made by Trust staff.

Which is why we host an annual conference, celebrating our recent R&D achievements, showcasing practical examples and offering people advice on how to get involved. It always proves to be a fascinating event and this year looks to be no exception, featuring a wide range of speakers and engaging topics to sink your teeth into.

Among other things, the 2019 conference will entail:• Informative talks with our Trust researchers• An eye-opening patient testimonial, covering

the impact that research can have on someone’s life

• Presentations from statisticians, the Research Design Service and other experts from outside the Trust.

The event will take place on Wednesday 6 November, in the DRI Education Centre. Although it will last from 9am – 4pm, the conference is broken up into separate morning and afternoon sessions. So feel free to come along to whichever suits you best. Or both!

If you are keen to participate in research or want to support the advancement of healthcare, please consider attending. To register your interest, please email dbth.clinicalresearch@nhs.net.

ENT Masterclass: National Tracheostomy Masterclass The 12th national Tracheostomy Masterclass is on Saturday 19 October, in the Education Centre at DRI.

This intensive full-day course is free to attend for nurses and junior ENT doctors. The day will include sessions on: Anatomy and physiology of adult and paediatric airways, evolution of tracheotomy, mini-tracheotomy, ITU care, hospital and community care, disaster avoidance, speech therapy, dietitian’s roles and much more.

To book your place, contact Lucy Brooks on lucy.brooks@nhs.net.

Transgender Educator to visit the TrustWe are pleased to announce that guest speaker Jessica Lynn will soon be visiting the Trust.Jessica is a world-renowned transgender advocate and educator. Her experiences as a transgender woman and parent have motivated her to spread awareness and acceptance for LGBTQ+ communities around the world.

Over the last several years, Jessica has crisscrossed the globe sharing the story of her journey over 750 times in 27 different countries. She is now internationally acclaimed as one of the foremost transgender speakers, due to her dynamic, refreshingly honest speaking style and signature “ask-me-anything” Q&A sessions.

Jessica will be delivering a talk at DBTH on Thursday 31 October, from 9am-12pm. Places can be booked by emailing dbth.leadershipandod@nhs.net, or by calling 642561.

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News

Riverside Homeless support service are currently running a project in the Doncaster community, with the aim of making blankets for those in need. As part of this, they are appealing for knitted or crocheted squares that can be put together by workers during group sessions.

For any further information, click here.

Knitting Appeal: Helping to Spread the Warmth

Clinical Speciality Services Launch Divisional AwardsIn response to staff feedback, the Clinical Speciality Division is launching its own awards, designed to celebrate staff who have championed our Trust values.If you would like to nominate someone for the awards, please email dbth.awardnominationscss@nhs.net, naming the individual or team in question department and giving reasons as to why. kerry.allen3@nhs.net.

Commode cleanliness sees vast improvementsThe latest Commode cleanliness audit has revealed that we're 30% more compliant than the previous audit!

Many of our wards had 100% compliance and have been utilising the 'I am clean' stickers and tape.

The tape has been standardised across areas and should be used on all commodes. The IPC team have been offering education and advice to maintain complaince on wards and improve areas which were below 100%.

If you need further advice on commodes or other aspects of IPC, please contact the team on 644490.

This week’s Friday Lunchtime Lecture will focus on medico-legal topics including consent after Montgomery, legislation relating to FGM and the implications of GDPR in clinical practice. If you’d like to attend, head over to the lecture theatre at DRI or the boardrooms at Bassetlaw and Montagu at 12.30 on Friday. For more information and previous lectures click here.

Friday Lunchtime Lecture

Soundbite and Thrive Sessions There are still places available on our Soundbite and Thrives sessions for the coming months. To see details on the schedule, venues and the process for booking, visit the Hive.

Qi Drop-In Session: Montagu Hospital

Would you like to know more about Quality Improvement at DBTH and our approach? If so, then come along to a drop-in session at Mexborough Montagu Hospital, where members of the Qi team will be available, along with information to take away. There is no need to book, and you can nip in for just five mins. The session will take place on Wednesday 4 September, 12 to 1pm, in the Fred and Ann Green Boardroom.

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Joanne and Nicola Triumph at HOTHWell done to Joanne Derx, Pharmacy Technician, and Nicola Wilkinson, Cancer Trials Nurse, who recently participated in the Hell On The Humber (HOTH) endurance run.

The notoriously demanding event has runners complete as many four mile laps as possible in an allotted time frame. Joanne managed an impressive 60 miles, whilst Nicola did 70!

The pair are members of Danum Harriers running club and Nicola has been running on a daily basis (now on day 275) in order to raise funds for a cancer charity.

We’d like to say a big ”Thank You” to Priory Lodge Freemason’s Benevolent Fund, for the donation they made to our hospital radio last week.On Thursday 29 August, the charitable organisation presented a cheque for £300 to Trust AM, which was grateful received by the station’s Steve Roberts and John Morris.

Hospital Radio receives generous donation

Clinical Audit Awareness Week Clinical Audit Awareness Week is running from 25 November to 29 November and DBTH will be organising all kinds of activities to mark the occasion. There will be an educational drop-in session and celebratory awards on 28 November, Learning Room 3, Education Centre. In addition, you’ll have a chance to nominate your Clinical Audit Hero and the winners will be announced at the event.

This will be the perfect opportunity to find out more about what Clinical Audit actually means to the Trust, shining a light on some of the best examples from the past year.

Anyone interested in taking part should contact the Audit and Effectiveness Department on 01302 642160.

PROUD to be involved in...

Clinical Audit#CAAW

As of September 2019, Vivup will be launching their new Home Electronics scheme, which offers members the slickest tech at an affordable price. If you register before 28 December 2019, you will also be entered into a draw to win one of four amazing prizes.

Find out more here.

Vivup update

The results for the August staff lottery are now live. As always, the draw was filmed and is available to view below.

Staff lottery draw: August

Did you know there is a new, convenient method for dealing with spam and phishing emails?If you are using Microsoft Outlook, you'll notice a new 'report phishing' button, which allows you to report suspicious messages in just a few clicks.

Click here for more information.

Reporting suspicious emails

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DrDoctor helps to reduce missed appointmentsOur patients are now benefiting from our brand new text reminder service, DrDoctor, which helps them to monitor and keep their clinical appointments as well as access service specific information.

Part of the DBTH Digital Transformation programme of work, the system launched Thursday 1 August within the Trust’s Ophthalmology, Gastroenterology and Respiratory services and has so far sent thousands of messages, reminding patients about upcoming hospital dates. The system has been so successful that Doncaster Royal Infirmary’s Ophthalmology service has seen missed appointments reduce by more than half, with its average ‘did not attend’ rate going for 13.5% to just 7% in one month.

To help ensure the continued success of this project, we are asking colleagues to inform patients about this new system and to make sure that we hold up-to-date contact details for individuals. This is critical to support timeliness of appointment alerts and managing your appointment. Nationally, around one in 10 appointments made are missed every year in England, costing the health service millions of pounds. Unfortunately, DBTH is within the top 25% of all trusts in the country for patients not attending appointments, recording around 140 missed a day or 50,000 each year. Equating to around £6 million in lost funding annually for the local hospitals, in real-terms this wasted cash is the equivalent of 200 nurses, 747 hip replacements or 22,388 MRI scans.

With early successes and positive engagement from patients, we launched DrDoctor within ENT, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Midwifery on 2 September 2019.

We need you: Become a Digital Champion!To help support our Digital Transformation programme, we are looking for ‘Digital Champions’. The role is to support the development, deployment, and engagement with new digital ways of working within services and departments.

It doesn’t matter what band you are, we are looking for a wide range of enthusiastic staff. To become a Digital Champion, simply fill in this form and return it via internal mail to Digital Transformation Programme, IT Programmes and Development, Basement, DRI. Alternatively, email a scanned copy to dbth.itpd@nhs.net. You can also join the Digital Champion Facebook page here.

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Patient safety is the avoidance of unintended or unexpected harm to people during the provision of health care. We support providers to minimise patient safety incidents and drive improvements in quality. Patients should be treated in a safe environment and protected from avoidable harm.

To mark the first World Patient Safety Day, we would like to invite each inpatient area to attend a morning discussing the key issues that affect patient safety at DBTH.

From 12pm, we will be launching the new department Quality Accreditation Tool (dQAT).

World Patient Safety Day

17September

In Learning Rooms 1 & 2 Education Centre, DRI.

Morning session

Afternoon session

8.30am Visit corporate stalls on a range of patient safety issues. Falls prevention, Safeguarding, Sharing How We Care, Infection Prevention and Control, Skin Integrity, Medicines Management, Sleep Helps Healing (Shh), QUIT, CQC.

9.00am Think Kidneys – continuous improvement to prevent Acute Kidney Injury in Hospital. Following feedback across the Trust, the new fluid balance charts have been merged into one form with a simple design. This will be launched across DBTH today!

9.30am Traffic Light Lids – how a simple visual tool can measure water intake at a glance.

10.00am Coffee and a chance to visit corporate stalls.10.30am NEWS2 and eObservations.11.15am Medicine and Kidneys.11.45am Coffee and a chance to visit corporate stalls.

12.00pm Launch of the department Quality Accreditation Tool (dQAT).1.00pm Close.

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Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals

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By making the most of new technologies, staff can work better together, to improve the quality of care for patients.

DBTH Digital Transformation is a Trust wide project which will enhance many systems and working practises. These improvements will bring new efficiencies to the day-to-day operations and workflow within the Trust.

The current key projects:

Measures the availability of beds and provides real-time admissions, transfers and discharges.

Allows forms and assessments to be completed on the computer, rather than on paper, reducing paperwork.

New communication tools for evening and weekend care. Allows staff to keep better track of their tasks.

Patient observations can be recorded on a secure mobile device to get the most up to date record of their health.

Inpatient Flow Clinical Noting and Assessments

Hospital@ eObservations

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For more information Visit: extranet.dbth.nhs.uk/dbth-digital-transformation/ Or email the IT Programmes and Developments team: dbth.itpd@nhs.net

http://extranet.dbth.nhs.uk/dbth-digital-transformation

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