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1. Clinical leadership case study: pharmacist and chief operating officer

   Shared learning 30 Jan 19

   Part of: Clinical leadership — a framework for action

   John Quinn, Chief Operating Officer, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, on becoming a clinical leader.

   Culture and leadership | Leadership and improvement capability

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2. Clinical leadership case study: midwife and chief nurse

   Shared learning 30 Jan 19

   Part of: Clinical leadership — a framework for action

   Pippa Nightingale, Chief Nurse, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, on becoming a clinical leader.

   Culture and leadership | Leadership and improvement capability

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3. National Patient Safety Alerting Committee

   Framework/compulsory guidance 25 Jan 19

   The National Patient Safety Alerting Committee (NaPSAC) is working to align all bodies and teams that issue national alerts, and make sure that a future system of National Patient Safety Alerts set out clear and effective actions that providers must take on safety-critical issues

   Patient safety

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4. Elective care: model access policy

   Policy 24 Jan 19

   We've produced this policy in response to requests from providers and wider health systems for guidance and support in producing their own elective access policies.

   Elective care | Finance and use of resources | Operational performance | Patient experience and involvement | Quality | Quality improvement

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5. Independent providers of NHS-funded services: apply for an NHS provider licence

   Transparency data 24 Jan 19

   Apply for an NHS provider licence as an independent provider of NHS-funded services.

   Operational performance

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6. Patient experience improvement framework

   Framework/compulsory guidance 23 Jan 19

   Part of: Creating a culture of compassionate and inclusive leadership

   An evidence-based framework centred around Care Quality Commission key themes to enable board and senior teams in providers to continuously improve the experience of patients.

   Patient experience and involvement | Quality

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7. Interventions targeting the sources of Gram-negative bloodstream infections

   Research and analysis 23 Jan 19

   Evidence and guidelines for interventions that specifically target the most common sources of infection relating to Gram-negative bloodstream infections (GNBSI).

   Quality | Quality improvement

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8. Addressing hospital handover delays: actions for local A&E delivery boards

   Improvement guide 22 Jan 19

   Advice for ambulance trusts and A&E delivery boards on what action to take during busy periods and should ambulances begin to queue. This aims to help reduce delays in handover of patients from ambulance services to emergency departments.

   Emergency Care | Emergency care | Operational performance

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9. Board assurance framework for seven day hospital services

   Framework/compulsory guidance 18 Jan 19

   The board assurance framework is the new approach to measuring progress in implementing seven day hospital services (7DS).

   Operational performance

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10. Examples of Local Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures

    Shared learning 18 Jan 19

    NHS providers have developed their own Local Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (LocSSIPs).

    Patient safety

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11. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment data: Q4 2017/18

    Transparency data 17 Jan 19

    The VTE risk assessment data collection is used to inform a national quality requirement in the NHS Standard Contract for 2017/18, which sets a threshold rate of 95% of adult inpatients undergoing risk assessments each month.

    Patient safety

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12. Supporting the experienced workforce

    Collection 16 Jan 19

    Part of: Improving staff retention

    A collection of resources to help organisations support their experienced workforce to improve staff retention.

    Leadership and improvement capability | Operational performance | Quality | Workforce

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13. Patient safety collaboratives

    Collection 16 Jan 19

    The national patient safety collaboratives (PSC) is the largest safety initiative in the history of the NHS, supporting and encouraging a culture of safety, continuous learning and improvement, across the health and care system.

    Patient safety

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14. Safety huddles

    Shared learning 16 Jan 19

    A case study describing action by Yorkshire and Humber patient safety collaborative (PSC) to set up safety huddles.

    Patient safety

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15. Suspicion of sepsis insights dashboard

    Shared learning 16 Jan 19

    A case study describing action by Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP) through the patient safety collaborative (PSC) to develop a suspicion of sepsis insights dashboard.

    Patient safety

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