NHS Lanarkshire continues its excellent work to reduce hospital standardised mortality ratios (HSMR).   HSMR is one measurement tool that compares a hospital’s mortality ratio with the overall average ratio. The HSMR model was revised after 31 December 31 2015 with a new target reduction of a further 10 per cent reduction from January 2014 […]

A team at Wishaw General has reduced the number of cardiac arrests that occur in their unit by a staggering 70 per cent. The Emergency Care Unit was one of the pilot sites as part of the patient safety collaborative. The team were set a challenge of reducing the number of cardiac arrests by 50 […]

Ten key safety essentials are being introduced to help support staff in delivering safe, effective and person centred care. When implemented, they should be delivered reliably and consistently to all patients who could benefit. The 10 patient safety essentials are: Hand Hygiene (PVC) Peripheral Venous Cannula (PVC) Ward Safety Brief Early Warning Score Central Venous […]

Staff at Hairmyres Hospital gave themselves a pat on the back after being PVC related SAB free for an entire year. On the day staff reached the landmark, some of them as well as members of the Hairmyres’ infection prevention and control (IPC) team, used the opportunity to highlight the achievement but also remind everyone […]

A launch of the Scottish Infection Prevention and Control Education Pathway (SIPCEP) took place at Wishaw General. The pathway is aimed at all levels of staff across health and social care services and starts with a basic foundation level which aims to underpin the knowledge and core behaviours of standard infection control precautions (SICPs). Head […]