NHS Wales Timely Care Award
- WINNER - Improving timeliness around the use of Naso-Gastric (NG) tube on an Acute Stroke unit (SBUHB)
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To address delays in nasogastric (NG) tube insertions on a stroke unit, a multidisciplinary team (MDT) formed a guiding coalition to tackle the issue.
- Establishment of Malignancy Unknown Origin (MUO) referral pathway and service (SBUHB)
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A structured PDSA approach was used, supported by the health board's six key steps for improvement.
- Determining the need for inpatient podiatry service for people with acute diabetic foot disease (CTMUHB)
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The aim is to ensure that 80% of inpatients with active diabetic foot disease are reviewed by a podiatrist within one working day of admission by March 2024.
