Islington GP Federation End of Life Care QI Project25th February 2020Islington GP Federation Quality Improvement Team has supported 32 Islington practices with this years’ End of Life QI module (part of the Quality and Outcomes Framework in the 2019 GP Contract). This case study outlines how an ‘at-scale’ organisation, such as a GP Federation can provide the capacity and expertise required to support effective quality improvement within primary care. 020 3188 7616Rosie.Alouat@rcgp.org.ukhttp://www.rcgp.org.uk30 Euston Square, London, NW1 2FB
EQUIP: A programme of Quality improvement training for GP Trainees in Northern Ireland21st January 2020In this short case study video, Dr Nigel Hart, Associate Director of GP Training and Associate Director for Primary Care shares his experience of how they developed the EQUIP programme to provide quality improvement training for GP trainees in Northern Ireland. It also provides an overview of the importance of quality improvement, how to get ...020 3188 7616Rosie.Alouat@rcgp.org.ukhttp://www.rcgp.org.uk30 Euston Square, London, NW1 2FB
Implementing Care and Support Planning for people with Long Term Conditions.15th August 2019Glenpark Medical Centre, in Gateshead developed a video to share their experience of undertaking a quality improvement project on implementing care and support planning for people with long term conditions. The practice team share how they started the QI process, the systems they put in place and the impact of the project. Access the video.020 3188 7616Rosie.Alouat@rcgp.org.ukhttp://www.rcgp.org.uk30 Euston Square, London, NW1 2FB
Reducing the number of incoming telephone calls19th June 2019Lockside Medical Centre, a practice in Greater Manchester share their experience in a short case study video of undertaking a quality improvement project on reducing the number of incoming phone calls to their practice.020 3188 7616Rosie.Alouat@rcgp.org.ukhttp://www.rcgp.org.uk30 Euston Square, London, NW1 2FB
Quality improvement data reports focusing on prescribing and patient safety22nd November 2018The RCGP and Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) have developed confidential bespoke practice and patient-level drug prescribing reports, available for free for GP practices contributing to CPRD. There are two sets of reports, distributed every six months to practices in all four nations of the UK.020 3188 7616Rosie.Alouat@rcgp.org.ukhttp://www.rcgp.org.uk30 Euston Square, London, NW1 2FB
UTI assessment and management20th September 2018Doc 4 6 QI activities New template April 2016 – UTI Document 1.9 Audit template – UTI
Evaluation of application of 56 evidence based prescribing safety indicators3rd February 2018Aim The aim of this project was to test the usefulness and practicality of implementing, in general practice, the 56 prescribing safety indicators described in Spencer et al. Identification of an updated set of prescribing safety indicators for GP’s.1. These 56 prescribing indicators were all validated and ranked in severity from 2 at the lower ...
Releasing Time for GPs – improving mail workflow24th January 2018Introduction: Our QI process started with a near-miss significant event. This involved a hospital clinic letter that was sent to the practice and forwarded to the relevant GP. The letter asked the GP to change one of the patient’s regular medications. This instruction was missed by the GP but picked up by the patient who ...simon.stockill@nhs.net
300 medical students tackling medication non-adherence2nd July 2017Final year medical students at Cardiff University undertake a personal improvement project that benefits patients. By asking patients about medication non-adherence they are improving their ability to take a medication history. When the student identifies a case of medication non-adherence, they are encouraged to: act on this information by informing their supervising colleague; having a ...+44 07854271884andypcs@gmail.com
Using 5S in the consulting room13th April 2017We took part in a session based on ‘5S principles’ and applied this philosophy to help us organise our consulting rooms and administrative areas into leaner, cleaner and more efficient places in which to work.
Reducing strong opiate prescribing3rd March 2017This improvement work achieved a reduction in the number of prescriptions for strong opiate medication (drugs of the equivalent strength of codeine 30mg or above) issued per month at Lockside Medical Centre.07813 092893joanna.bircher@nhs.nethttp://www.locksidemedical.co.ukLockside Medical Centre, 85 Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge, SK15 2PT
Haxby PROACTIVE project31st October 2016Haxby Prospective Review Of Patient ACcess, Time Management and Workload to ImproVe Efficiency (PROACTIVE) project will have three overarching themes: Patient Care, Sustainability and Collaboration. These themes will be visible in all work streams and changes that are developed. 01904 724600mike.holmes@nhs.nethttp://www.haxbygroup.co.uk/Haxby and Wigginton Health Centre, 2 The Village, Wigginton, York, YO32 2LL
Quality Improvement in Haxby Group Primary Care Vasectomy Service21st October 2016Haxby Group Practice has offered vasectomies to patients registered in GP practices in North Yorkshire for the past decade and has now carried out over 3000 procedures in an out of hospital setting. As a result, this has shifted and consolidated the provision of this service locally to Primary care.01904 724600mike.holmes@nhs.nethttp://www.haxbygroup.co.uk/Haxby and Wigginton Health Centre, 2 The Village, Wigginton, York, YO32 2LL