SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS
AUDIT & QI OPPORTUNITIES
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Subspecialty
Trainee lead role opportunities.
Opportunities for trainees
The National Emergency Laparotomy Audit.
Multiple opportunities to join meetings and groups looking to improve this multi-disciplinary service.
Contact: Alex Kojro. a.kojro@nhs.net
Trainee QI committee.
Join our improvement committee to facilitate and improve trainee experience of QI and safety. We have many ideas for improvement and small projects you can take on.
Contact: Hanna Harrison. hanna.harrison1@nhs.net
Waste and sustainability.
The trust have recently appointed a sustainability lead, and AOS have gathered a ‘green group’ who have started to make good progress into our carbon footprint and ideas for possible improvements. A major area we would like a trainee to take a lead on is waste management.
Contact: Claire Cruikshanks. c.cruikshanks@nhs.net
Subspecialty
Obstetrics
Project description
Multiple, including:
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Response time to epidural requests for labour analgesia and possible development of remifentanil PCA service.
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Phenylephrine wastage, bolus vs infusion.
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Access to data for approximately 2000 GA sections over last decade providing scope for meaningful analysis.
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Second sample transfusion project.
Opportunities for trainee involvement
Data collection and enacting change based on findings.
Point of contact
Laura Hammon (obs anaesthetic consultant, AOS audit lead). Email: l.hammon@nhs.net
Subspecialty
Sustainability
Project description
We are making plans to undertake the AAGBI national nitrous oxide waste project. See resources below for more information.
Opportunities for trainee involvement
Join the team at STH to be involved in this national project to reduce environmental harm. Furthermore, trainees could take a lead role in undertaking this project at South Yorkshire DGHs.
Point of contact
Sarah Ranson (ST5). Email: Sarah.ranson1@nhs.net
Resources/Further information
Subspecialty
Service evaluation
Project description
Multiple, including:
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Review of pre-operative statin therapy in patients undergoing major surgery.
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Evaluation of level 1 care unit at RHH.
Opportunities for trainee involvement
These projects are in the early stages so large scope for involvement and could lead to change of guidelines and local services.
Point of contact
Laura Hammon (obs anaesthetic consultant, AOS audit lead). Email: l.hammon@nhs.net
Subspecialty
Service evaluation.
Project description
Re-audit of ACCSA standard -anaesthetic documentation.
Opportunities for trainee involvement
Support the generation of evidence for our next ACCSA accreditation with a simple re-audit of how well we document our anaesthetics. As this is a re-audit it is an opportunity to complete an audit ‘loop’ and there is an audit ‘recipe’ ready and waiting. A power point of the previous audit can be provided for more information for anyone who would like to learn more.
Point of contact
Ian Shaw. Email: ian.shaw8@nhs.net