News & Updates
Two ELFT Quality Improvement Projects Shortlisted for the HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2021
28 June 2021
The Trust is happy to announce that City & Hackney Mental Health and the Forensics Services have both been shortlisted at the 2021 HSJ (Health Services Journal) Patient Safety Awards, for their quality improvement work. Shortlisted for the Covid-19 Infection Prevention and Control Award, City & Hackney pioneered Covid secure bundles to identify covid risks on wards and help staff feel safer. This work was in response to concerns about personal safety regarding covid within inpatient mental health wards. This work allowed staff to air concerns in… Read More
Stories from Cohort 4 of Enjoying Work
29 March 2021
If you’re interested in making real improvements and improve the wellbeing and satisfaction of you and your team at work, sign up to an introductory session to Enjoying Work Use the links below to explore these stories: Randomised Coffee Meeting to Tackle Isolation A Cohesive Breakfast Club Improving the Experience of New Starters Using a… Read More
Learning from Covid-19: How Bedfordshire Wellbeing Service began a Quality Improvement project about reducing inequalities
17 March 2021
By Catherine Heaney, Improvement Advisor 3-minute read This story explains how Bedfordshire Wellbeing Service, known as BWS, came to develop their project on reducing inequalities, how they identified these and the next steps to tackling them. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated potential inequalities for many, for example older adults with less confidence in digital environments, those who suffer from domestic abuse or perinatal service users for whom physical access to services… Read More
Technology for Teams in a Virtual Landscape
10 February 2021
QI Learning sessions run by the Tech Champions by Samina Aklas, Trainee Data Analyst It is always stimulating to deploy new technology and tools to enhance the work we do. The Quality department asked for volunteers from within the department to become Tech Champions. They offered a series of group and 1:1 session to… Read More
Tackling Social Isolation in Forensics Community Teams
4 February 2021
by Nicola Ballingall, Improvement Advisor 4 minute watch Forensics community teams ran a Shaping our Future workshop to guide their response to Covid-19. It was attended by staff and service users from the East London Forensic Outreach Service (ELFOS) and the Specialist Community Forensics Team (SCFT) as well as partners who provide accommodation to our… Read More
A New Approach to Looking at Reducing Covid Infections
4 February 2021
by Francisco Frasquilho, Senior Improvement Advisor and Nicola Ballingall, Improvement Advisor A new approach to looking at reducing Covid infections is being pioneered in City and Hackney, headed by Becks Lingard (Borough Lead Nurse), Lucy Goody (Gardner Ward Manager), and Claire Ritchie (Modern Matron). The team are meeting daily to progress the work, supported by… Read More
Recognising Racism: Using QI to Help Take Action
21 January 2021
By Tonderai Kasambira, Head of Nursing and Associate Clinical Director of Safety and Security – Forensics Cornelia Kundishora, (Project Lead) Modern Matron – Forensics Emma Furlong, Occupational Therapy Assistant – Forensics Nicola Ballingall, Improvement Advisor – Forensics “Racism is different from violence and aggression as it affects and offends all BAME staff on shift.” (East… Read More
Lived Experience in Covid Times: service users’ stories of Bedfordshire Wellbeing Service in 2020
21 January 2021
By Anna, Franchesca and Cath Heaney Improvement Advisor 6 minute watch Bedfordshire Wellbeing Service (BWS) are sharing their experiences of Quality Improvement through this series of stories. This 6-minute video is the third in the series. Anna and Franchesca discuss their lived experiences of the service during Covid times through the lenses of being service… Read More
QI and Pandemics in Bedfordshire, six months later: What did we learn?
21 January 2021
By Liz Dawson, Medical Director of Primary Care since April 2020 and former Clinical director for adult community services across Bedfordshire and Carlos Santos, Improvement Advsior for Corporate Services, Adult Community Services across Bedfordshire and for Primary Care across the Trust On the brink of Covid-19, multiple difficult decisions had to be made about which… Read More
Managing My Time with the ‘Microsoft To-Do’ App
20 January 2021
By Samina Aklas, Trainee Data Analyst Working from home during the Covid pandemic has brought with it a reliance on technology and as the world of technology evolves and new applications emerge, it has had a bigger impact on our working lives now more than ever. To maintain a work/life balance time management has become… Read More
Learning Disabilities Psychological Therapies making sense together: What changed during COVID-19?
15 September 2020
By Doranne McDonald and Carlos Santos, Improvement Advisors On 14 July, 2020, members of the Learning Disabilities (LD) Psychological Therapies team from Tower Hamlets, Newham, Hackney, and Bedfordshire & Luton, came together to reflect on their experiences during COVID 19, and the changes their service have had to make as a result. The participants included:… Read More
SHAPING OUR FUTURE: Bedfordshire Inpatient Mental Health achievements under the pressure during Covid-19
25 August 2020
By Sher Kayani, Improvement Advisor 2021 update: The following three strategic priorities and their respective sponsors will inform and guide the quality improvement work for the Luton & Bedfordshire Inpatient Directorate in 2021 and they are as follows: • Connection (Sponsor, Dr Guy Thompson) • Outcomes & Safety (Sponsor, Sasha Singh) • Staff Health &… Read More
