Great team work cuts cardiac arrests

Great team work cuts cardiac arrests

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 […]

Your starter for 10 in consistent patient delivery

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 […]

Feeling stressed? Help is around you

Feeling stressed? Help is around you

Staff across NHS Lanarkshire can benefit from an army of staff who are on hand to help staff who may be suffering from stress. Stress affects you in many ways; including the way we feel, behave and think as well as affecting you physically, emotionally and psychologically. Stress can affect you at home and at […]

Good practice healthcare cuts infections

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 […]

Infection control training for all

Infection control training for all

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 […]