SPSP Learning System: Case Studies

• Hospital Huddles & Safety Briefs

  The SPSP Acute Care Team, working alongside colleagues in Scottish Government and NHS boards have undertaken a rapid piece of work to understand the purpose, design and delivery of hospital huddles, a critical tool for safe communication within and between teams. The learning from the first stage of this work has informed the development of core elements of hospital huddles.

  We are delighted to share the first stage of this work. Click the headings within the case study for further detail. 

  Hospital Huddles: Case Study (November 2021)

  Hospital Huddles: Findings and core elements 

   

  For Additional Information on Huddles

  6 Essential Actions to Improve Unscheduled Care (Scottish Government)

  How to Conduct Safety Huddles that Stick (IHI)

  Safety Huddles (Improvement Academy) 

  Team Huddles for QI Checklist (NES)

  Safety Huddles as a Safety Fundamental (New South Wales Clinical Excellence Commission)

• The State Hospital

  The Essentials of Safe Care is practical package of evidence based guidance and support that enables Scotland’s health and social care system to deliver safe care for every person, within every setting, every time. It is the foundation of SPSP mental health.

  • The State Hospital: Using the Essentials of Safe Care to build an understanding of a system Case Study. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the patient safety work within The State Hospital was paused. The Essentials of Safe Care resources allowed for meaningful, structured conversations on what the priorities should be with regard to patient safety within the hospital.
  • Essentials of Safe Care Prioritisation Tool. The prioritisation tool will help you identify the ‘change ideas’ in the Essentials of Safe Care that will strengthen your existing patient safety work and/or highlight gaps that you need to address.