Safety Network and 170 colleagues who are members of our PCN Support Network . Over the course of the year , we held events across both networks covering a wide range of topics including mental health in care home residents , deterioration , bowel management , medicines management , nutrition , how to implement change and how to build a care home multidisciplinary team .
Maternity and Neonatal Safety Improvement programme
The Maternity and Neonatal ( MatNeo ) Safety Improvement programme currently consists of two main drivers : improve the optimisation and stabilisation of the preterm infant and improve the early recognition and management of deterioration in women and babies .
The main area of work from the MatNeo Safety Improvement Programme this year has been within the ‘ Optimisation and Stabilisation of the Preterm Infant ’ workstream . In collaboration with the Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Networks and the three Local Maternity and Neonatal Systems , across the regions ’ maternity and neonatal units there has been evidenced improvement in compliance with the British Association of Perinatal Medicine care bundle which consists of seven elements of care that , when delivered , are proven to improve outcomes for babies . For example , women breast feeding has risen from 40 to 55 %, while normothermia has risen from 77 to 83 %.
To recognise and applaud good practice we have created excellence certificates of gold , silver and bronze that has helped raise awareness of the importance of accurate data supporting high-quality clinical care . We have shared good practice via monthly newsletters .
Mental Health Reducing Restrictive Practice Safety Improvement programme
We are currently supporting five trusts in the Yorkshire and Humber region with close engagement with nine wards in collaboration with the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health . We host online learning community meetings every six weeks and have hosted two face-to-face meetings in Leeds .
We are supporting teams with quality improvement coaching and this has helped them to think creatively , generating and leading on their own change ideas to start reducing restrictive practice in their areas .
A great example of this in practice is the recycling scheme started by Sandpiper ward , part of Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust . It is an acute ward for both male and female adults of working age . The staff have involved patients in collecting recyclable items from bread bags , toiletries , toothpastes to cans and crisp packets . The trust works with a recycling company called Terracycle , that rewards organisations with points redeemable for a cash payment to a non-profit organisation .
The project has captured patients ’ interest keeping them occupied , making them feel valued and appreciated for their contribution and helping to reduce potential disruptive behaviours . It has also brought the staff and patients together . We are supporting the hospital team to celebrate and share their success with a view to spread and share their green initiative within their areas and the network through narrative stories and visual dashboards .
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