“The Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) collection is intended to be a resource for everyone in the NHS, public health and social care for making decisions about patient care or the use of resources.”
As part of NICE Evidence (National Institute for Clinical Excellence), this site is well worth exploring and encourages submissions from others. Here are some sample topics which give a flavour of the collection:
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Giving intravenous iron in patients’ homes and community hospitals
The rural geography of Cornwall means that many patients needed to travel for up to 1 hour to receive a dose of intravenous iron. This journey time increased during the summer because of the extra traffic caused by seasonal …
QIPP, 22 August 2013 – Publisher: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust – Publication type: Quality and productivity collection examples
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Diabetes inpatient care: ThinkGlucose programme
ThinkGlucose is designed to improve the care of people with diabetes when they are admitted to hospital. Patients with a secondary diagnosis of diabetes who receive the right care for their diabetes are able to return home fitter, more safely and ….
QIPP, 20 June 2013 – Publisher: NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement – Publication type: Quality and productivity collection examples
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Safety Express: a national pilot to deliver harm free care
The QIPP Safe Care workstream launched its pilot, ‘Safety Express’, in January 2011. Over 1000 frontline staff in England worked collaboratively with a shared aim to deliver ‘harm-free’ care, defined as the absence of pressure ulcers, falls, …
QIPP, 20 June 2013 – Publisher: QIPP Safe Care Programme, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and University of Central Lancashire – Publication type: Quality and productivity collection examples
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Self management for chronic knee pain: using group physiotherapy to teach exercises and coping strategies
Chronic peripheral joint pain (usually labelled osteoarthritis) is a major cause of suffering, physical disability, psychosocial distress, and direct and indirect healthcare and socioeconomic costs. Pain induced limitation of mobility and
QIPP, 09 April 2013 – Publisher: Sevenoaks District General Hospital – Publication type: Quality and productivity collection examples
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Wireless working in hospitals: Improving efficiency and safety of out-of hours
Coordination and communication between hospital wards and team members has been a major issue locally and nationally. Standard pager and landline telephone systems are prone to delays. When pagers are answered, tasks must be interrupted to …
QIPP, 09 April 2013 – Publisher: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust – Publication type: Quality and productivity collection examples
