ABSTRACT
The seventh and final article in the series on Leading Better Care explores some of the challenges in clinical practice relating to the use of data and making information meaningful to senior charge nurses and ward sisters. It describes the collaborative approach taken by NHS Lanarkshire, which involved nursing staff, programme leads and the eHealth team in the development of a general ward nursing dashboard as a means of ensuring safe, effective person-centred care. The article also illustrates how this web-based data-reporting programme is used to support clinical practice.
Subject(s)
Nursing Staff, Hospital/organization & administration , Nursing, Supervisory/organization & administration , Patient Handoff/organization & administration , Patient Safety/standards , Patient-Centered Care/organization & administration , Telemedicine/organization & administration , Telemedicine/standards , Communication , Humans , Practice Guidelines as Topic , United KingdomABSTRACT
A working group comprising university academics and practice education facilitators from three NHS Scotland service provider areas has developed guidance to improve the management and maintenance of live mentor and practice teacher (PT) registers. The document, specifically targeted at improving the systems that underpin live-register management, provides managers with information to guide the collation of accurate mentor and PT records, helping to ensure timely uptake of annual updates and triennial reviews. Adopting these approaches can improve the management and retention of mentors and PTs in practice learning environments and enhance the management of student support in practice.
