This is a secondary driver from leadership at all levels to support a culture of safety within the Deteriorating Patient driver diagram
Change ideas
The examples below show how this secondary driver can be implemented in practice. Additional change ideas can be found in the Deteriorating Patient driver diagram
- Practitioner: Use of effective health and wellbeing conversations to identify and mitigate risks to wellbeing
- Team: Delivery of education and simulation to support improvement in communication and technical skills
- Organisation: Education and induction include local processes for recognition and a structured response to deterioration
Evidence and resources
- Brazil V, Purdy E, Bajaj K. Simulation as an improvement technique. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2023.
- Burgess N, Rowe E. Why social networks are vital for continuous improvement [online]. Warwick: Warwick Business School; 2023
- Liu Q, Zheng X, Xu L, Chen Q, Zhou F, Peng L. The effectiveness of education strategies for nurses to recognise and manage clinical deterioration: a systematic review. Nurse Educ Today. 2023.
- National Wellbeing Hub [online].
- Public Services Delivery (PSD) Scotland. Quality Improvement Zone [online].
- Scottish Centre for Simulation and Clinical Human Factors [online].