Harnessing data analytics to maximise NHS learning from patient safety incident reports Raj Krishnan, Assistant CD, Acute Child Health Matt McCarthy, Patient Safety Facilitator
Harnessing data analytics to maximise NHS learning from patient
safety incident reports
Raj Krishnan, Assistant CD, Acute Child Health
Matt McCarthy, Patient Safety Facilitator
Introduction
• How did we come about this project?
• The need for project?
• What was done about it?
QiDiCh
• Quality improvement using data/data analyst in Child Health
– Workshops
– Repository of data
– Iterative QI projects derived from patient safety analyst
Incident reporting
“We collect too much and do too little”
Macrae C. The problem with incident reporting. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 Feb;25(2):71-5
Quality improvement
Incident reporting
How can a mixed-methods approach to patient safety data analysis be effectively used in an NHS organisation to maximise
learning from incident reports?
Organisations involved
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Acute Child Health Directorate
- Patient Safety and Quality team
Cardiff University- Patient Safety Research Group (PISA)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Objectives
• Train analysts in modern patient safety theory
• Develop and analytical strategy for processing patient safety incident reports
• Test the analytical strategy in the Acute Child Health directorate
• Use analytical outputs to support the identification of priority areas for patient safety improvement and quality improvement projects
• Summarise best practices and lessons learnt
Milestones
• Process evaluation plan (LSHTM)
• Four e-learning modules for analysts and clinicians
• Three Standard Operating Procedures for data request, data processing and data analysis
• Acute Child Health workshop to set quality improvement priorities informed by data analysis
• Summary of evaluation findings
• Integration of findings into future plans for analysis of incident reports and safety improvement
• Dissemination within the Health Board and development of a ‘how to’ guide for other organisations
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