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The NHS Safety Thermometer 10 Steps to Success Series!. Step 6 Organising Data Collection. The NHS Safety Thermometer Organising Data Collection. The NHS Safety Thermometer measuring ‘ harm free care ’ at the point of care.
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The NHS Safety Thermometer10 Steps to Success Series! Step 6 Organising Data Collection
The NHS Safety Thermometermeasuring ‘harmfreecare’ at the point of care • Measures patients that are ‘harm free’ at the point of care in a systematic way • Asks questions about four key outcomes: • Pressure ulcers • Falls • Urinary infection • VTE • Integrates measurement into daily routines • Supports improvements in patient care and patient experience • Prompts immediate actions by healthcare staff • Allows us to measure in any setting where care is being delivered • Measures HarmFreeCare A call to action for frontline healthcare professionals Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust are one of 170 organisations that are currently using the NHS Safety Thermometer once per month to rapidly review the proportion of patients free from harm www.harmfreecare.org
Make measurement part of the daily work flow The Safety Thermometer is designed to be completed by frontline staff… • Handover • Safety Huddle • Intentional Rounding • No admin support? Ask your ward clerk to fill it in
