Since the first Cohort of the Lothian Quality Academy in February 2016, we have seen the course grow and have a steady stream of excellent Quality Improvement projects coming through the training. Below is a list of the fellows of the Quality Academy and the QI projects which have developed as a result.
Cohort 1- February 2016 - June 2016
Leadership Level
Caroline Whitworth - Endoscopy at Roodlands Hospital: Improve flow and experience of patients listed for endoscopy
Hosakere Aditya - Choosing Wisely: Improving the Way We Manage Cosmetic Surgery Referrals in Lothian
Sian Tucker - Verification of Expected Death out of hours within nursing homes and community hospitals
Sonia Joseph - Improving the efficiency of the 16:30 medical handover at RHSC
Cathy Richards - Improving the use of clinical capacity in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service by understanding and addressing patient non attendance
Patricia Graham - To Address Waiting Times in Acute Mental Health Psychological Therapies
Mike Reid & Tricia Burns - Integration of Community Mental Health and Substance Misuse Services in NW Edinburgh
Sharon Smith & Peter Lefevre - Improving Communication & Information Exchange at Key Transitions in Acute Mental Health Care
Melinda Cuthbert - Reducing the number of patients in Acute Receiving Unit Beds 1&2 at WGH with wait time for medicines to be supplied from the hospital pharmacy
Gemma Couser, Christina Lilley & David Cameron - Improve accuracy and efficiency of the day case chemotherapy pathway
Andrew Coull & Billie Flynn - Improving access to a stroke unit bed for suitable stroke patients
Miriam Ramaboa - Improving use of patient focussed daily goals for Stroke patients in Wd 201
Mark Smith - Improving efficiency of the stroke rehabilitation and discharge pathway
Nikki Maran - Improving time to Carotid Endarterectomy in patients presenting with TIA and stroke in Lothian
Carey Lunan - Streamlining ACP across the interface: improving the reliability of the access of the Key Information Summary (KIS) on admission to Ward 202
Maggie Higgins & Mark Smith - Optimising the length of stay and patient flow in
Ward 202
Belinda Hacking - Increasing Access to Sexual Problems Clinic by Reducing Waiting
Times
Michael Gillies - Reduction in Delayed Discharge in Critical Care at the Royal
Infirmary of Edinburgh
Aris Tyrothoulakis - Reducing Short notice cancelations for flexible cystoscopies
James MacCallum - Patient focussed discharge dispensing (Frail old people don't
hang around in pharmacies)
Audrey Campbell - Improving Flow and Safety in Oncology Assessment Area
Cohort 2
Sept '16 - Dec '16
Planning for Quality Course
Chris Myers & Lorna Turner - Reducing length of stay across the Orthogeriatric pathway
Kim Dickson & Alan Japp - Reducing time in hospital for patients with heart failure
Latana Munang & Mairead Hughes - Frailty in West Lothian
Chris Stiring, Catherine Crombie, Sheena Kerr, Tracy Kershaw, Mhairi Collie & Anne Donaldson - Ensure 93.3% of all patients requiring colorectal surgery are properly informed, consented, prepared and discharged.
Daniela Ellis & Claire Hathorn - Reducing DNA rates in Paediatric clinics at RHSC
Katy Ruggeri, Paul Mills, Simon Nicholson & Fiona Schofield - Changing models of care in Gynae
Nicola Zammitt, Pat Wynne, Sheena Walter - Promoting attendance and HbA1c measurement at the RIE type 1 diabetes clinic
Eddie Balfour - Neuropathic Pain & the Prescription of Gabapentinoids
Andrew McCreadie, Susan Goldsmith & Craig Marriott - Improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of monthly financial reporting
Oliver Young & Shelley-Marie O'Hare - Optimising breast cancer follow up
John Hardman - Better Management of regular attendees in Primary Care
Joanna Smail, Andrew MacKay, Hamish Reid & Murray Roddin - Prescribing in Primary Care
Robin Balfour - Directing Docman
Cohort 3 Jan '17 - April '17
Planning for Quality
Sheena Muir - Spasticity Management Service: Increasing face to face reviews after Botulinum Toxin Injections
Ravi Ravindran - To improve RIE emergency patients access to theatres (as per NCEPOD crieria) to 100% by October 2017
Tracey Sanderson - Improving the Quality & Experience of Admission to Adult LD inpatient services
Fiona Gaskell - To achieve a reduction of 30% in un-necessary return visits to ambulatory care at the WGH by August 2017
Lynne Douglas, Sam Molyneaux, Elizabeth Eckles & Susan Whyte - Neck of Femur Clinical Pathway
David Hood - Plan to reduce delayed discharge waits for patients in North West Edinburgh Locality
Stuart McLellan - Reforming routine follow up of patients on long term ventilation
Jim Morrison - Reduce OP attendances for benign conditions which require biopsy from 3 to 1 for 50% of patients by April 2018
Gwyneth Bruce & Margaret Monan - South Edinburgh CAMHS, Pathway for ADHD Assessment - Improving efficiency & patient experience
Lyndsay Cameron, Nick Church & Kris Wright - To provide timely and patient-centred access to diagnostic and theraputic endoscopy procedures for patients treated within NHS Lothian
Jeremy Chowings - Improving the flow of important information through practice
Nicola McCloskey-Sellar - Breast Screening Quality Improvement Projec
Robert Clafferty - Improving the quality of junior doctor Psychiatry of Old Age training scheme in Royal Edinburgh Hospital services.
Elaine Duncan - Frequent Attenders in Primary Care
Gillian Cunningham - Strengthening Reliability of Site Activity Projections
Francis Yuille, Zor Muang, Douglas McCormick - Quality Improvement in the Lung Cancer Pathway
Kenny MacLeod- Management of acute respiratory conditions in the Sick Kids. Can we improve by doing less?