The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
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 Catheter (CVC) – Insertion Bundle
- Central Venous Catheter (CVC) – Maintenance Bundle
- Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Bundle
- Intensive Care Daily Goals
- Surgical brief and pause
- Leadership walkrounds
Jonathan O’Reilly, interim head of patient safety, said: “The ten patient safety essentials include a number of areas where good practice should be followed, such as high hygiene and communication in the ward and theatre. It also includes a number of evidence based ‘bundles’ of care which are collections of interventions and checks to improve both quality and safety of care.
“Every item on the list is evidence based and has been developed, refined and tested over time in collaboration between the Scottish Government, Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s Scottish Patient Safety Programme and clinicians across NHS Scotland.
“To support staff to implement the safety essentials, a ’10 essentials menu’ has been developed. This menu can be found on FirstPort and contains details on each essential.”
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