Issue 5: July 2010

Measurement for Cost and Quality ideas channel
The Measurement for Quality and Cost ideas initiative, spearheaded by Jim Easton, National Director for Improvement at the Department of Health, has been launched. It's aimed at teasing out examples of how measurement has been, and is being, used effectively within NHS organisations so examples of good practice can be shared across the NHS to spread quality improvement and cost reduction.

NICE Quality Standards
NICE quality standards are a set of specific, concise statements that act as markers of high-quality, cost-effective patient care, covering the treatment and prevention of different diseases and conditions. Quality standards on stroke and venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention are now available.

High Impact Actions for Nursing and Midwifery
The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement is launching a new WebEx series, High Impact Actions for Nursing and Midwifery: the Essential Collection including:

• Ready to Go - No Delays


• Supporting Normal Birth


• Keeping Nourished - Getting Better


• Staying Safe - Preventing Falls


• Protection from Infection


• Your skin matters (pressure ulcers)


• Fit and well to care (reducing sickness absence)


• Where to die when the time comes

Quality improvement made simple
Quality Improvement Made Simple is the first in a series of quality improvement guides for boards published by The Health Foundation. Other recently published briefings include:

• Snapshot: Patient safety


• Snapshot: Safer maternity services


• Snapshot: Shared Leadership for Change


• The patient will see you now

Lean Lean is about getting the right things to the right place, at the right time, in the right quantities, while minimising waste and being flexible and open to change. You may find the following items of interest:
Lean thinking Using the 5s model in lean Lean case studies 10 things leaders need to know about lean Lean six sigma

The Institute of Healthcare Improvement also has information on lean.



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