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The Department of Critical Care (DCC) is a special ward in Gloucester that cares for people who are critically ill, in an unstable condition, or need close
Ebola) as part of the differential diagnosis in patients with unexplained fever following return from an area of risk.
Each team presented a summary of their improvement work and prizes have been awarded in the following categories through a combination of judging panel
Repeat audit in September was performed to assess the impact of these changes.
Poster Download Background Neurodevelopmental assessment of primary school aged children in Gloucestershire involves collation of educational reports
The award ceremony marked the end of the 7 month, Silver – Quality Improvement in Action Programme for 8 members of staff who have been working on 6 different
Working to this level of practice can transform and modernise pathways of care, enabling the safe and effective sharing of skills across traditional medical
in protein and calories Keep hydrated, drinking plenty of water Avoid drinking a lot of fluid before eating
Process measures - spot checks of equipment, questionnaires of staff awareness and number of educational initiatives undertaken Balancing measures – time
As such, the name of H&S reps was disbanded and replaced with a different way to reflect the duties of an H&S rep does around quality.
data was collected followed by collection of the same data for the duration of the trial of changes Results Discharge to follow up: Baseline: 31.2 days
‘High dose steroids’ refers to ≥ 4mg/day of dexamethasone (or equivalent) prescribed for palliative indications (not as part of the chemotherapy regimen
This is compared to 63.9% of antibiotics in the baseline data. 97.6% of antibiotics were administrated within 43 minutes of prescription.
of the Board’s strategic objectives.
The brass and copper leaves can be personalised with special messages of remembrance.
Areas of expertise Miss Kerr is one of the orthopaedic spine consultants working for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust.
We were saddened to learn of the death of our former Lead Governor, Alan Thomas, who was a pivotal member of our governing body for many years.
completion of 24 weeks Please ask a nurse if you would like a copy of either of the above leaflets.
We aim to care for our older patients with compassion, dignity and respect and work in partnership with the patient, family and carers.
of self.