Publications

 

1000 Lives Plus has produced several publications to assist organisations and individuals seeking to improve:

White Papers; Improvement Guides; Tools for Improvement; Communications Case Studies

 

 

The Quality Improvement Guide (published, 2011)

 

Brings together learning from around Wales – and further afield - to explain how a simple set of techniques can be applied to improve the quality of services. PDF version

 

Includes: Change methodology. Measurement, Leadership, Teamwork,Communications

 

 

 

 

 

 

Improving Healthcare White Papers

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These White Papers have been produced to address major issues in the ongoing healthcare improvement work as they arise. They bring together innovative approaches, real-life experiences and top thought-leaders to provide concise summaries of key points in the improvement agenda.

 

1. Accelerating best practice: Minimising waste, harm and variation - English / Cymraeg

    Including input from Professor Don Berwick, Sir Ian Carruthers and Mr Gerry Marr

 

2. 1000 Lives Plus and the NHS Agenda - Lessons from Systems Thinking - English / Cymraeg

    Including input from Professor John Seddon, author of Systems Thinking in the Public Sector

 

3. Are Bevan's principles still applicable in the NHS? - English / Cymraeg

    A study of the NHS in Scotland, England and Wales looking at how well each servcie reflects the ideals of

    the founder of the NHS, Aneurin Bevan

 

 

 

These publications by 1000 Lives Plus reflect the latest developments and better practice in NHS Wales. The learning can be adopted and adapted in any organisation and enable frontline teams to offer better care to patients.

 

1. Leading the Way to Safety and Quality Improvement	11. Stroke - Improving Early Rehabilitation
2. Reducing Healthcare Associated Infections	12. Stroke - Improving Reliability of TIA Services
3. Improving Critical Care	13. Improving Care for Chronic Heart Failure Patients
4. Reducing Surgical Complications	14. Identifying Depression in Hospital Settings
5. Preventing Hospital Acquired Thrombosis	15. Improving Dementia Care
6. Rapid Response to Acute Illness	16. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
7. Improving Medicines Management	17. Transforming Maternity Services
8. Transforming Care	18. ERAS - Orthopaedic (Knee)  This guide is currently under review
9. Reducing Harm From Falls	19. Acute Coronary Syndrome
10. Stroke - Improving the Reliability of Acute Stroke Care

We are grateful to The Health Foundation for their support in the production of these guides.

 

 

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These general improvement guides apply to all clinical specialisms and are not limited to healthcare settings. The information they contain is applicable to all improvement work.

 

1. How to Improve	5. Reducing Patient Identification Errors
2. How to use the Extranet	6. Learning to use Patient Stories
3. Safe Communication - SBAR and Safety Briefings	7. A Guide to Mortality Measurement
4. How to Use Trigger Tools	Intelligent Targets for NHS Wales

 

We are grateful to The Health Foundation for their support in the production of these guides.

 

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1000 Lives Plus has relied on co-ordinated communications to enable the spread of better practice in embedded, sustainable ways. The learning of the Communications team is being captured in a series of case studies.

 

 

1000 Lives Campaign ~ A Communications Case Study (Welsh Assembly Government 'Engage' case study