Quality Improvement - Northern Care Alliance

💡 Smarter, safer ICU care at @NCAlliance_NHS! Crib sheets ✅ QR code videos ✅ Staff training ✅ This improvement project is helping ICU teams deliver emergency meds faster & more accurately—boosting safety & confidence 💙 #ImprovementInAction #PatientSafety #TeamNCA

🌟Big day at the DKAFH Forum in Salford! 👏 Congrats to Wards C2, Floyd Unit, H5, B3 & L3 for completing the Gold Rollout! We also launched the new Walk-around Checklist—helping embed DKAFH into daily practice 💙 #DKAFH #TeamNCA #ImprovementInAction #HealthcareInnovation

Project Highlight- from our July 2025 Improvement Event Title: Urgent Care Single Point of Access and Call Before Convey Service. A tale of collaborative working. -Elliot Armstrong Full presentation is Available on Myhub- Quality Improvement-Case Studies👏 #UrgentCare #NHS #NCA

🏅 Huge congrats to Ward 24 at Bury the first ward to achieve Gold in the DKAfH programme! A brilliant team effort and a shining example of excellence in care. 👏 #DKAfH #TeamNCA #Improvement #GoldStandard

🎉Earlier this month, we held our 5th #ImprovementNetwork event, 50+ colleagues, inspiring projects, and powerful ideas shared! From emergency care to digital innovation, the energy was incredible. 👏 Thanks to all who made it happen! 📍Next: Oldham, Mar/Apr 2026 #NHS #TeamNCA

The final activity of the day we had the QI team, library services and clinical audit team to share information on their services.

Our final presentation today was from Elliot Armstrong presenting Urgent Care single point of access and call before convey service.

Next on the agenda we have Katie Young from the British Society of Echocardiology presenting their project on achieving BSE departmental accreditation in both tranthoraic echocardiography and training.

Next on the agenda we have Beth and Gemma from Maternity. Their project was to increase the percentage of women self referred to the team at 9+6 from 12% to 70%

Next to present we have Sohaib Mahmood, Sohiaib shares his project around the introduction of a Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy optimisation clinic

Next on the agenda we have the physio and occupational therapy team from ward 24. Temi shares their improvement project around increasing patients discharge mobility score. A higher score indicates a reduced level of support required on discharge.

Next on the agenda we have Rachel Jones from Critical Care presenting their project 'Ted in a Bed' this is an improvement project on providing support for children and families in critical care and at end of life.

First on the agenda we have Helen Metcalfe from Safe hAvEn, Helen shares her project around reducing violence and aggression in A&E

We're here today at the #NCAImprovementNetwork follow us along to see the updates from the day!

⏳ The countdown continues… Only 3 weeks to go until the Improvement Networking Event 2025 🎉 📅 July 1 | 🕘 9AM | 📍 Fairfield General, Bury 🎟️ Tickets still available—grab yours now! 🔗buytickets.at/northerncareal…

🎉 Just 4 weeks to go! The Improvement Networking Event 2025 is nearly here! 📅 July 1 | 🕘9AM–1PM 📍 Fairfield General, Bury ✨Inspiring stories ✨Project showcases ✨Great conversations 🎟️ Tickets still open: tickettailor.com/events/norther… (Yes, we’re counting down... but who's not😅)

We joined the Accelerated Leader Development Programme led by the amazing OD team at @NCAlliance_NHS We brought the energy (and the Quality Improvement tools 😉) to help leaders turn ideas into action—and yes, we got people moving! 😂💙This team WON with a tall 90.4cm cup tower

⏳ The countdown is ON! Only 4 weeks, 6 days, 16 hours, 42 minutes & 25 seconds until the Improvement Networking Event 2025 🎉 📅 July 1 | 🕘 9AM | 📍 Fairfield General, Bury 🎟️ Tickets still available! 🔗tickettailor.com/events/norther…

🎟️ Got your ticket yet? Join us for the Improvement Networking Event 2025 📅 July 1 | 🕘 9AM–1PM | 📍 Fairfield General, Bury ✨ Hear stories ✨ See projects ✨ Make connections ⏳ Presenting? Apply by Friday, 23rd May 🔗tickettailor.com/events/norther… #ImprovementNetworking

🌟Dementia Awareness Week🌟 Proud to share "Memory Lane – Activity Room" project at Bury Ward 8! 🏆 Shortlisted for the 2024 HSJ Safety Awards – Improving Care for Older People (Dementia) Let’s keep improving dementia care, together 💙 #DementiaAwarenessWeek #HSJSafetyAwards