News & Updates
Secretary of State praises the Trust’s QI Programme
13 May 2014
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzG_rKgKKBc&w=560&h=315] Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt recently visited Joshua Ward in City and Hackney. During the visit Mr Hunt recorded a video message to congratulate ELFT on our Quality Improvement programme, and ambitious objective to provide the highest quality mental health and community care by 2020.
Stopping Work of Lower Value
13 May 2014
The QI programme is about working differently, not harder. In order to be able to truly focus on quality we are encouraging everyone to think about how to work differently and challenge the status quo, driven by what matters most to our patients and staff. In May Dr Navina Evans, Director of Operations, wrote to… Read More
Clinical Audit – what’s happening?
13 May 2014
We’re currently reviewing our programme of clinical audit, as part of our Quality Improvement Programme. Our aims have been to: Stop doing any audits that aren’t adding value to our efforts to improve quality of care Find smarter ways of doing audits that we report to external organisations so that we don’t need to ask… Read More
Face to Face Training on QI – Wave 1
13 May 2014
Our first wave of training in improvement methodology will be from Wednesday 30 July to Friday 1 August inclusive. If you are already involved in leading improvement work, we would want you to receive the training as soon as possible. Please keep these 3 days clear in your diaries and find out more on the… Read More
Update on Violence Reduction Work
13 May 2014
Within Older People Services there are a number of initiatives being tried and tested in order to reduce violence and aggression on our wards. MHCOP have set up a Directorate Project Group to oversee the work and three wards with the highest levels of violence were identified to be designated pilot areas. The testing wards… Read More
