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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust share their patient safety newsletters with the hub.

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June 2024 - Bowel health, interpretation and communicaiton services, medicaiton safety and more.

patient-safety-newsletter-JUNE 2024(1).pdf

November 2023 - walking aid MOTs for Falls Awareness Week 2023, checking patients’ medicines on admission to ICUs, assessment of patient post fall in urgent care, the Digital Clinical Safety Team.

patient-safety-newsletter-november2023.pdf

October 2023 - SCFT Patient Safety Day, Speaking Up, reporting of sharp injuries, bed rails and fall prevention in ICUs, the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI)

patient-safety-newsletter-october2023.pdf

September 2023 - World Patient Safety Day, Patient Safety Partners, Patient Safety Strategy, improving patient safety culture, the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI), checking medication.

patient-safety-newsletter-september2023.pdf

August 2023 - patient safety investigations, managing human & animal bites in UTCs/MUIs, weight settings for mattresses, Bournemouth Guidelines standardised training tool to support safe manual handling, cross system relationships.

 patient-safety-newsletter-august2023.pdf

July 2023 - Medical Devices Roadshow, end of life care audit, SCFT Patient Safety Day, speaking up, Patient Safety Partners.

patient-safety-newsletter-july2023.pdf

June 2023 - Learning disabilities care bags, Heel Pro boots, Palliative Care for People with Learning Disabilities (PCPLD), “No reply, missed or deferred visits (Adults) procedure” policy, clinical audit and CQUINS.

patient-safety-newsletter-june2023.pdf

May 2023 - aSSKINg Framework, Freedom To Speak Up update, Patient Safety Partners recruitment, missed fractures, supporting staff with patient handling, staff safety.

patient-safety-newsletter-may2023.pdf

April 2023 - Intentional non-adherence in the context of ART, PSIRF, Patient Safety Partners, blocked catheters, patient moving and handling training.

patient-safety-newsletter-april2023.pdf

March 2023 - GripAble for upper limb rehabilitation, Mindray C2 AEDs, recruitment for Patient Safety Partners, Clostridium difficile infection, Bivona tracheostomy tube, therapy dogs.

patient-safety-newsletter-march2023.pdf

February 2023 - Patient feedback, Trust's Patient and Public Voice Policy, Patient Safety Partners, safe wheelchair risk assessment, referral to prolonged jaundice clinic.

patient-safety-newsletter-february2023.pdf

January 2023 - Dementia friendly ward, National Audit for Inpatient Falls (NAIF), investigation training, CQUINS, ePMA, Health Visitor teams.

patient-safety-newsletter-janaury2023.pdf

December 2022 - Supporting hydration (HCSW Innovation Idea project), deteriorating patient thematic review, investigation training, checking the right saline, Professional Nurse Advocacy, Medical Device Safety Lead.

patient-safety-newsletter-december2022.pdf

November 2022 - Reducing the use of fall alarms, wound photography, defining levels of assistance when moving patients, Duty of Candour.

patient-safety-newsletter-november2022.pdf

October 2022 - Reminiscence Interactive Therapeutic Activities RITA systems, pressure ulcers on heels, post falls checklist, importance of carers care plans, Datix and LfPSE.

patient-safety-newsletter-october2022 (1).pdf

September 2022 - World Patient Safety Day, ordering and fitting mattress toppers, PSIRF, Sussex interpreting services, risk assessment to prevent pressure sores.

patient-safety-newsletter-september2022.pdf

August 2022 - Thematic review to discuss falls on the unit, Duty of Candour requirement, reporting a pressure ulcer on Datix, UTC and learning disability health facilitation team table top, care home matrons.

patient-safety-newsletter-august2022.pdf

July 2022 - Collaboration with the IC24 Roving GP service, critical limb ischaemia, Genius 2 and 3 thermometers, implementing the Patient Safety Strategy, introducing Professional Nurse Advocates and Patient Safety Learning's hub.

patient-safety-newsletter-july2022.pdf

June 2022 - New visual fluid chart tool, bruising in children who are not independently mobile, end PJ paralysis campaign, investigation training and the importance of personalised communication.

patient-safety-newsletter-june2022 (1).pdf

May 2022 - Why frailty matters’ week, audit of unstageable pressure ulcers reported on Datix and risk assessing pressure ulcer equipment.

patient-safety-newsletter-may2022 (1).pdf

April 2022 - ICUs engaging in recent table tops to discuss the falls prevention on the ward, paraffin fire risk leaflet, improving the environment for patients with dementia and safeguarding babies.

patient-safety-newsletter-april2022.pdf

March 2022 - Patients leaflet on what to expect from therapy during ICU admission and the aim of rehabilitation on the unit, falls alarm, falls in toilets and bathrooms, food fortification, project to develop better tools to monitor food and fluid intake, new or changing confusion, and the importance of end of life care.

patient-safety-newsletter-march2022 (1).pdf

February 2022 - Homeless Health Inclusion Team, ensuring an MDT falls review, following the no response policy, End of Life Care plan and alerts on SystmOne.

patient-safety-newsletter-february2022 (2).pdf

January 2022 - patient-centred care, NEWS2 on paper, ensuring safe use of Smartcards, fluid balance charts and the importance of education.

patient-safety-newsletter-january2022.pdf

December 2021 - a PCN Quality feedback session, the impact of student projects, safe use of wheelchairs on the ICU, the delirium alert on SystmOne and the Herbert protocol

patient-safety-newsletter-december2021 (1).pdf

November 2021 - hover jacks, taking photos of pressure ulcers, enhanced care assessments, an update from the deteriorating patient and resuscitation lead, and ensuring effective communication.

patient-safety-newsletter-november2021 (1).pdf

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