Two new reports on housing, homelessness and health during COVID-19 09 Feb 21 Our Place, Home and Housing Portfolio carried out two investigations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two resulting reports capture innovations and new practice, as well as learning opportunities.
Managing outpatient demand while physical distancing 13 Jan 21 We've gathered the learning from elective care services across Scotland and beyond to develop the COVID-19 outpatient physical distancing change package.
Useful prompts for using evaluation in QI 06 Jan 21 If you're involved in quality improvement (QI) work, whether as part of a wider remit or as a QI expert, the ihub has three new evidence and evaluation resources to help you.
How we are supporting the implementation of safe and effective care navigation processes and pathways 24 Nov 20 Effective care navigation enables better use of GP practice and wider primary care resources to help patients be seen by the right person, at the right time and in the right place. Find out how by downloading a new 10-step guide and joining one of our online workshops during December.
Sharing learning globally on how to implement QI at scale and speed 10 Nov 20 In a BMJ Live session, 'Implementing video consultation in response to COVID-19' Michelle Miller, who leads the ihub's dementia and mental health improvement portfolios, talked about our contribution to the rapid roll out of NHS Near Me.
Join the 20 housing organisations already using the Housing and Dementia Framework: find out how at our event 02 Nov 20 The first in a series of sessions that introduces the framework, explores its key principles and outlines how it is used by housing organisations to support people to live well with dementia is at 14:00–15:30 on 26 November 2020.
Supporting Scotland's mental health recovery 08 Oct 20 Clare Haughey, Mental Health Minister announced the Scottish Government’s Mental Health Transition and Recovery Plan on 8 October 2020.
How Scotland contributed to World Patient Safety Day 2020 30 Sep 20 With the message #SafeStaffSafeCare, read how our Scottish Patient Safety Programme raised awareness of World Patient Safety Day in Scotland, which was part of the World Health Organisation's international campaign.
New guide to commissioning short breaks for carers 10 Sep 20 The new Promoting Variety guide helps local authorities and HSCPs establish the conditions in local communities to provide carers with good and improving opportunities to access breaks from caring.
Using quality improvement to rapidly implement NHS Near Me 08 Sep 20 Find out how we used quality improvement to support the roll out of NHS Near Me, a national video-conferencing platform, across Primary Care, Mental Health, Maternity and Paediatric Care services during COVID-19.
Join our World Patient Safety Day 2020 campaign in Scotland 04 Sep 20 Read how we are marking World Patient Safety Day on 17 September 2020 with a range of initiatives across the organisation.
Two new learning systems for COVID-19 responses 08 Jun 20 Emerging practice examples where staff found ways to provide compassionate care and overcome communication barriers, and how health and social care services can adapt rapidly.
Hibernating ihub QI programmes 18 Mar 20 Many organisations are temporarily suspending their current quality improvement (QI) programmes as part of their response to COVID-19. We’ve produced guidance, in liaison with some of our QI partners within NHS boards, to identify the key actions that can be taken now that will make it much easier to reinstate programmes later this year.
ihub response to COVID-19 17 Mar 20 To prioritise the capacity of health and social care services, Healthcare Improvement Scotland has taken the decision to adapt our normal ways of working to provide support to Scotland's health and social care services. This action is supported by Scottish Government.
Improving acute care for people living with frailty 20 Dec 19 We need to ensure that older people with frailty have access to the appropriate specialist care at the right time and in the right place. Read our case study about how five NHS boards tested approaches to improving care coordination and what we learned.
How quality improvement (QI) is keeping babies warm 18 Dec 19 Reducing the incidence of admission due to hypothermia is a core priority within the neonatal programme of the Maternity and Children Quality Improvement Collaborative (MCQIC).
MCQIC work highlighted in national neonatal report 18 Dec 19 The 2019 National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) report into babies discharged in 2018 has highlighted the work of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP)’s Maternity and Children Quality Improvement (MCQIC) programme.
New Dementia in Hospitals improvement collaborative 17 Dec 19 We are delighted to announce our Focus on Dementia portfolio’s new collaborative to improve the quality of care for people with dementia in hospitals by September 2021.
Reducing cardiac arrests for people at risk of deterioration in hospital care 28 Nov 19 Recognising and responding to deteriorating hospitalised patients is an important issue. Research identified mismanaged deterioration as the most common safety related incident in acute settings. By closely monitoring and observing patients, staff are able to recognise a person’s deteriorating health.
Sharing good practice to reduce delayed discharge from hospital 22 Nov 19 Here, we share how East Ayrshire Heath and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) ensures that people are safely and legally discharged from hospital to home, or a homely setting, as soon as they are medically fit.