Helen and her team are doing some fantastic work on sustainability in the ED - come and take a look

This was a helluva job! Great work! No mallet splints were harmed in this 5S exercise….

It’s Acute Med Awareness Week! We’ve started with a official opening of our new footprint with our CEO ! We’re 13 weeks in now and we are proud to be able share our improvements made to the patient’s front door journey with our direct care team who have made it happen #TeamAcute

It’s great to be part of this project - we have an acute medicine service to be proud of!

Fab day 2 with #TeamEM Thank you to all the team working hard & to the staff that have shared ideas & joined in to help today. The 5S 'Sort' is in full flow & has already made a huge difference. Next stop Frailty storeroom 😀 #betterNeverStops #UHCWi Holly Randle Marie Fogarty

Day 1 of the ED Majors RPIW off to a great start with some thought provoking quotes from our sponsors! The team learnt about UHCWi tools, current state & generated ideas to potentially test to gain a future state! Watch this space, more ideas generation tomorrow 🤩🙌 #UHCWi #RPIW

Ed Lodge and claire evans report out at the end of a fantastic RPIW. Great enthusiasm for patient centred processes, commitment to UHCWi methods and optimism for change! Well done team!

Come and join a fab team at our Urgent Treatment Centre’s - a great opportunity to make a difference! 😊 Marie Fogarty Ed Hartley Daniel Peach Bil Salman jobs.uhcw.nhs.uk/#!/job/v5592244

Great night celebrating OSCA nominations…This year has seen massive innovation within #teamEM… that couldn’t have been done without the dedication and engagement of our teams..proud night to reflect on what we’ve achieved this year.. #dreamteam #thankyou Ed Hartley Daniel Peach

Craig & Jakob have been at Coventry UTC this week working with engaged staff to improve their processes, the team were taught #UHCWi tools before ideas generation & learning how to implement PDSA through the ball game to make incremental improvements. Well done to all involved 👏

Big shout out to all the SAS doctors working in EM. You really are an essential part of our departments, quietly going about your business, thank you! #SASWeek23

Today at stand-up we heard from Gareth & Claire on the continued PDSA of the Simultaneous Assessment process and improvements for patients in ED & from Stephen, Liz & Jane how engaging the UTC team has led to new standard work&improved patient communications #BetterNeverStops

This key project that will improve patient and staff experience in our ED department was delivered on budget and ahead of schedule thanks to hard work and dedication of a multi-disciplinary team at UHCW NHS Trust including Kara Marshall Ed Hartley Daniel Peach Marie Fogarty 🏨🙏🏻💙

Day 1 RPIW 14.2 - Rapid Assessment & Treatment (RAT) the team had a full day of taught #UHCWi tools & concepts, whilst understanding their data through standard operations tools & a value stream map. Great engagement, keep you’re eyes peeled to see how this progresses #RPIW 👀

#teamEM at stand-up this morning…patient focused presentations about little improvement ideas that have impacted positively on our patients journeys & workforce engagement! Well Done team! #teamAcute #teamED #governance #ambulanceturnaroundtimes UHCWi KPO Daniel Peach Ed Hartley

Simple measures work! Covering the coagulation screens with a reminder of the indications to reduce unnecessary tests. A recent audit in ED showed over 60% of coag requests had no clear indication (sepsis, d dimer and trauma covered separately!)

Green interventions can save your emergency department a lot of money. We have calculated well over £100k of potential savings by reducing waste in our ED. Here are just some of them. Follow GreenED for more ideas. Elizabeth Fitzhugh RODP BSc(Hons) MSc Clive Robinson Marie Fogarty

Great spending time at our Coventry UTC today with some of the team and some local pharmacies… looking forward to the launch of #PharmacyFirst for us on Monday #RightPlaceFirstTime #PharmRefer #Redirection #networking #positivity Ed Hartley Daniel Peach Bil Salman Maria Palmer

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UHCW Patient Safety team is looking for a self-motivated, organised Patient Safety Officer to join our transparent and friendly team. Any queries, please get in touch. Link below to apply 👇 jobs.uhcw.nhs.uk/#!/job/UK/Warw…