Case Studies
Displaying 1–20 of 29 Case Studies in Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre
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Implementing shared decision making: Clinical teams’ experiences of implementing shared decision making as part of the MAGIC programme (UK)
posted by HIIRC Admin on 10 Apr 2013
The Health Foundation’s MAGIC (Making good decisions in collaboration) improvement programme aims to support clinical teams in primary and secondary…
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Removing a roadblock to ED patient flow - improving access to telemetry monitoring (Waitemata DHB Health Excellence Awards 2012 poster award winner)
posted by HIIRC Admin on 27 Feb 2013
In this poster, the authors describe how one reason for delays in moving patients from the emergency department into wards…
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A simple intervention to improve awareness and documentation of foot examination at Royal Hampshire County Hospital (UK)
posted by HIIRC Admin on 21 Feb 2013
An inpatient diabetes specialist team was established at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in 2006. One of their aims was…
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Trauma team redesign (Westmead Hospital, Sydney)
posted by HIIRC Admin on 31 Jan 2013
A multidisciplinary team from Westmead Hospital, Sydney, worked together to improve the trauma patient journey within their emergency department. The…
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Implementation of the Flinders Program by a Primary Health Organisation
posted by HIIRC Admin on 2 Oct 2012
In 2011, the New Zealand Guidelines Group was commissioned by the Ministry of Health to perform a systematic review to…
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The Samoan Self Management Education Programme for People with Long Term Health Conditions
posted by HIIRC Admin on 2 Oct 2012
In 2011, the New Zealand Guidelines Group was commissioned by the Ministry of Health to perform a systematic review to…
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Māori Diabetes Self Management Education
posted by HIIRC Admin on 2 Oct 2012
In 2011, the New Zealand Guidelines Group was commissioned by the Ministry of Health to perform a systematic review to…
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Diabetes Self Management Education Programme
posted by HIIRC Admin on 2 Oct 2012
In 2011, the New Zealand Guidelines Group was commissioned by the Ministry of Health to perform a systematic review to…
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Heart Guide Aotearoa (HGA) Programme
posted by HIIRC Admin on 2 Oct 2012
In 2011, the New Zealand Guidelines Group was commissioned by the Ministry of Health to perform a systematic review to…
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Broad approach to eliminate error-prone medication abbreviations
posted by Alastair McLean on 16 Aug 2012
The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Medication Safety Programme is using a multi-pronged approach to eliminate the use of error-prone medication…
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National research project will provide valuable insights into impact of ED target
posted by HIIRC Admin on 28 Jun 2012
The Shorter Stays in Emergency Departments National Research Project will provide valuable insights into the impact the introduction of the…
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Consumer-clinician programme first-of-its-kind
posted by HIIRC Admin on 28 Jun 2012
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has recently instigated a programme thought to be the first-of-its-kind. Consumers and clinicians have paired…
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Valuing patients’ time initiatives improve ED to ward flow
posted by Alastair McLean on 18 Apr 2012
Auckland City Hospital has reduced the time it takes for a patient to be admitted to a ward from the…
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ED target met, but improvements continue at Nelson Marlborough
posted by Alastair McLean on 18 Apr 2012
Nelson Marlborough DHB has met the ‘Shorter stays in emergency departments’ health target, but is still striving to improve its…
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Innovative programmes deliver more community-based care in Canterbury
posted by Alastair McLean on 18 Apr 2012
A range of programmes to deliver more community-based health care in Canterbury is reducing demand on the emergency department (ED)…
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Working together and good data deliver significant improvements in Bay of Plenty
posted by Alastair McLean on 18 Apr 2012
Staff from all services at Tauranga and Whakatane hospitals have worked together to implement changes that have resulted in improvements…
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Early results suggest Whanganui open-access, walk-in 'Quit Clinics' prove very effective
posted by Carl Billington on 7 Sep 2011
Whanganui Regional PHO have been piloting a walk-in clinic that offers a free service for smokers and their families, including…
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Early evalution of pilot initiatives shows strong promise for General Practice support for people to quit smoking
posted by Carl Billington on 7 Sep 2011
Lakes DHB has three pilots in primary care under way that provide smoking cessation services to high-needs populations. One of…
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Training-Led Smoking Cessation Strategy Reaps Rewards for Wairarapa
posted by Danielle Crooks on 8 Jul 2011
Since 2007 the Wairarapa District Health Board (Wairarapa DHB) and Wairarapa Community Primary Health Organisation (Wairarapa Community PHO) have been…
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PHO-based Smokefree Coordinator Workforce an Effective Strategy for Waitemata DHB
posted by Danielle Crooks on 8 Jul 2011
Covering a large region of Auckland, Waitemata District Health Board (Waitemata DHB) serves 525,000 people, representing a culturally diverse population…