Improving safe systems
This section shows tools and examples available to enable the implementation of change to ensure improvement.
![]() | Title: NPSA Independent Investigations Published: March 2008 Summary: Independent investigation of serious patient safety incidents in mental health services - Good practice guidance. This document describes ways in which the process of investigation can be improved and it supports the guidance. It will be relevant to SHAs, primary care trusts (PCTs), local authorities and all mental health trusts, including foundation trusts. Foundation trusts should make arrangements with their local SHA to ensure that the SHA will commission independent investigation of serious mental health patient safety incidents on their behalf. |
![]() | Title: St Ann's hospital pdu Published: June 2006 Summary: Submission document for practice development unit reaccreditation. St Ann's Hospital. |
| Title: David Shaer questionnaire Published: 2006 Summary: ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) client satisfaction questionnaire. Title: GPH Service user satisfaction questionnaire Summary: Green Parks House in-patients Satisfaction Questionnaire - Oxleas NHS Trust. |
| Title: Tool case notes Published: October 2006 Summary: Casenotes Review Audit Bromley, Oct 2006. |
![]() | Title: East midlands training presentation Published: 2005 Summary: Service Redesign presentation, * Health Warning!! This is only a presentation, you need an understanding of the concepts to utilise it. |
| Title: Environmental Audit Tool Published: November 2005 Summary: This audit tool has been developed by Clinical Governance and Suicide prevention leads and was designed to provide an audit tool for assessing environmental risks in acute settings. It has expanded to include audit tools for assessing the relevance of local policies and practice in relation to these hazards. This is necessitated by the view of the authors that many environmental risks cannot be completely eliminated and that best practice and effective policy are therefore are essential in the overall management of environmental risk. Title: How to use this Audit Tool Summary: Instructions on how to best use and utilise the Environmental audit tool. |
![]() | Title: Physical health care audit tool Published: November 2005 Summary: A clinical audit tool for Physical health care assessment on in-patient wards, Oxleas NHS Trust. |
| Title: Handover data collection tool Published: 2004 Summary: Lunchtime handover audit sheet for data collection - Version 1. |
![]() | Title: Care plan audit Summary: Acute Care Collaborative: Assessment Audit documenting Care plans, Primary nursing, Therapeutic activites, Incidents on the ward - King's London Development Centre For Mental Health. |
![]() | Title: RCP Audit tool Summary: Audit Tool - Royal College of psychiatrists case note recording standards |
| Title: Admission checklist Summary: Green Parks House Admissions checklist - Oxleas NHS Trust. |
![]() | Title: Assessment document audit Summary: Acute Care Collaborative: Assessment Audit documenting substance use - King's, London Development Centre For Mental Health. |
| Title: Sleep hygiene/ Hypnotic medication audit tool Summary: Clinical Audit of Sleep Hygiene Practice and Hypnotic Medication. Tool developed from Royal College of Psychiatrists, Maudsley Prescribing and NICE Technology Appraisal. To be completed by client with Primary Nurse or Care Coordinator. |
| Title: User satisfaction questionnaire - adult Summary: Adult service user satisfaction questionnaire - Oxleas NHS Trust. Title: User satisfaction questionnaire - older adults Summary: Older adult service user satisfaction questionnaire - Oxleas NHS Trust. |
![]() | Title: Kings fund questionnaire Summary: Acute Care Collaborative questionnaire. The aim of the questionnaire is to improve Acute Care in the in-patient wards by concentrating on substance misuse and safety on the wards. |
![]() | Title: GS Final factsheet and audit checklist Summary: A factsheet and audit checklist for RMO's, Primary nurses and teams on the guidance for the preparation of medical reports for the Mental Health Review tribunals. |
![]() | Title: Incident audit Summary: Acute Care Collaborative: Incident Audit - King's London Development Centre For Mental Health. |
![]() | Title: NICE rapid tranquillisation data collection tool Summary: Clinical Audit of NICE guidelines on rapid tranquillisation from NICE guideline for schizophrenia (CG1) - Oxleas NHS Trust. |
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