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A unique team which is starting to transform care for elderly people in Shropshire stars in a new national video by NHS England which will be showcased across the country.
The frailty intervention team, known as FIT, was originally started as an idea by Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), who buy local health services, and SaTH, to help local elderly people avoid being admitted onto a hospital ward where they risk lengthier stays and recovery periods.
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Musculoskeletal ; Osteoporosis ; Nutrition and obesity ; Falls ; HR ; Research Methods ; Information Governance ; Bladder, bowel and pelvic healthcare ; Rheumatology ; Medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency (circulated email)
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An innovative tool developed by Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust (SSOTP) to improve the quality and efficiency of its district nurses’ caseloads and bring benefits to patient care has been shortlisted in the prestigious Health Service Journal Value Awards 2018.
A team from the Trust presented a poster display of their caseload review tool at the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) Annual Conference and were awarded first prize and praised for its innovative approach.
Launched in February, the District Nurse Caseload Review Tool was developed by the Trust in order to create a standardised approach to reviewing what were ‘unwieldy’ district nurse caseloads to ensure they are all managed and run efficiently, effectively, safely and where possibly innovatively, to support high quality care for all.
We’ve just heard that SSOTP will not be renewing their agreement with SSSFT LKS for library services for this financial year. Because of this we will be reviewing our Be Aware bulletins. Sadly we won’t be accepting any new sign-ups from SSOTP staff and will be withdrawing some of the physical healthcare bulletins that we…
A dedicated team of nurses and therapists based at the front door of Royal Stoke University Hospital is helping to cut admissions to Accident & Emergency and improve health outcomes for frail and elderly patients.
The ‘Exemplar Front Door’ initiative, which has been in operation since May 2016, is currently helping around 50 patients a week to avoid being admitted to hospital, freeing up beds for other patients and reducing A&E pressures.
The triage team rapidly assesses the needs of frail and elderly patients in the ambulance as they enter the hospital and helps to get them into the best and most appropriate care environment for them, focusing on the principle of ‘home first’.
ow Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Groups are extending the matron’s beat by employing a new ‘Care Home Matron’ in a 12-month project to support staff and improve care practice and the health of patients at 20 homes across the region.
The Care Home Matron, a senior frailty specialist nurse, will begin work in January 2017and will offer members of staff daily face-to-face contact, education and leadership as well as developing a training and competency package which can be applied across care homes.
This project co-ordinates and supports patients with an approach which considers in-patient care and community support, using an extended multi-disciplinary approach including general practitioners, nursing, therapy and social care input, supplemented by specialist/secondary care involvement where appropriate.
The aim is to manage many of these patients in the community without the requirement for frequent unplanned hospital admissions.
Over 1,000 Nursing Associates will begin training this year in a new role that will sit alongside existing nursing care support workers and fully-qualified registered nurses to deliver hands-on care for patients. West Midlands project led by Walsall but includes SSSFT, SSOTP and SaTH.
Our School Nurses have been helping more than 2,000 youngsters from across Telford & Wrekin develop life skills and knowledge that will help keep them and others safe.
The School Nursing team from Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is working as part of the Crucial Crew multi-agency partnership event aimed at raising awareness of important safety issues among Year 6 children (aged 10 to11years).
The event, which is taking place at AFC Telford Football Club over 15 days, features 10 scenarios designed to provide the students with education including emotional and physical health in safety essentials in preparation for their next step up to secondary school.
Our School Nurses have been helping more than 2,000 youngsters from across Telford & Wrekin develop life skills and knowledge that will help keep them and others safe.
Come and visit our first pop-up library at Severn Fields, Shrewsbury 19th July 11.00am-3.00pm. Join the library, borrow and return books, get help finding information and evidence, set up an Athens account, find out what the library can do for you and your team.
Two £25 vouchers are up for grabs in the library’s ‘Making the Most of Information’ survey.
To take part, just visit http://goo.gl/AdN4ok by Friday 19th February.
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