PATIENT SAFETY
NHS Wales has placed quality improvement and patient safety at the heart of its strategy through the 1000 Lives Plus national programme, explainsDr Alan Willson.
A
s a nation, Wales is seeing the ben- efits of a huge drive towards greater
quality in healthcare. One example of this drive is the achievements of the 1000 Lives campaign, which aimed to save an addition- al 1,000 lives and prevent 50,000 episodes of harm in Welsh healthcare. Final pub- lished figures estimated that an additional 1,199 lives were saved during the two-year initiative. NHS Wales is now working on a follow-up strategy; 1000 Lives Plus.
“NHS staff save lives everyday. 1000 Lives Plus is helping them save even more,” says programme director, Dr Alan Willson.
“The programme has raised the profile of patient-centred care in every health board and trust in Wales. We are seeing staff at all levels, across all sectors – both clinical and non-clinical – committed to improving the quality of care their patients receive.”
Increasing demands
The programme emphasises improvement in the quality of services and systems as a
52 | national health executive Mar/Apr 11
key element in meeting the increasing de- mands on healthcare and the unprecedent- ed economic pressure the NHS in Wales is currently facing.
Dr Willson said: “Patients have the right to expect the same high quality of care wher- ever they receive their treatment. We are convinced that high quality, consistent care in every location produces better outcomes for patients at a lower cost.”
1000 Lives Plus is focussed on accelerating the pace of change to spread new ways of working introduced by the original 1000 Lives campaign to every ward, practice and organisation in Wales, he said.
“We have clear aims to reduce harm, waste and variation in Welsh healthcare which will ensure the safest and highest quality of care for patients in Wales. This includes commitments from all health boards and trusts to reduce mortality by 5% through the application of proven better practice.”
1000 Lives Plus is one of several national
programmes which form a five year strate- gic framework for NHS Wales that focuses on improving outcomes, quality and the overall experience of care provided.
The programmes support the Welsh Assembly Government’s vision for ‘world class’ healthcare by 2015.
Model for Improvement
The programme uses the Model for Improvement, an evidence-based change mechanism developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in the US.
A collaborative model brings together staff from across the country, and across clinical and managerial settings, to learn new ways of working, which can then be put into practice and evaluated.
These mini-collaboratives focus on distinct areas of improvement, seeking immediate areas of change.
They use learning sessions to discuss and
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84