SERVICE IMPROVEMENT

The Pan Birmingham Cancer Network Service Improvement Team was set up, as part of the Cancer Services Collaborative – Improvement Partnership (CSC-IP), in 2003.

The original focus of the team was cross tumour work, such as diagnostics, non-surgical oncology, MDT development, and palliative and primary care.  This expanded over time to encompass pathway redesign and inpatient length of stay.  Since 2003, the team has been involved in all stages of improving the patient journey.

The team are currently working in the following areas across all Trusts:

• C-PORT implementation
• Redesigning the patient journey [Breast, Colorectal and Haematology]
• Radiology
• Histopathology
• Radiotherapy

And are also undertaking work at the Birmingham Dental Hospital and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust.

The 6 key principles we base our work on are:

• Patient centred improvement
• Making service improvement part of everyday business for all staff
• Building local capacity for service improvement across the Network
• Focusing on local needs and priorities
• Sharing best practice and learning
• Continuous measurement to support improvement

For more information and examples of the work the team can do for you please look at the following document or the case studies page:

Sharing the Load

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Service Improvement

Service Improvement

Document Library Top

	Document	Created	Created By	Size (Bytes)
	Breast Cancer Surgery Early Discharge Testing - City	14/08/2008 15:42:00	SarahMB	497524
	Bridging the Gap - A Practical Application from Diagnosing the Problem through to Implementing the Solution	27/07/2007 12:03:04	markc	376172
	Bridging the Gap - Case Studies	27/07/2007 12:05:59	markc	215528
	Bridging the Gap - Challenging Inpatients Case Studies	27/07/2007 11:54:05	markc	168131
	Bridging the Gap - Challenging Inpatients Overview	27/07/2007 11:57:55	markc	133279
	Bridging the Gap - Challenging Inpatients. How to Get Started in Five Steps	27/07/2007 11:52:20	markc	90807
	Bridging the Gap - Supporting Practical Implementation	27/07/2007 12:00:02	markc	538814
	Cancer Reform Strategy	14/08/2008 15:10:27	SarahMB	1419642
	Challenging Inpatients	09/05/2008 12:45:53	SarahMB	168131
	CPORT brochure	09/05/2008 11:35:09	SarahMB	1510720
	High Impact Changes	27/02/2007 17:04:16	clairel	148867
	Improving the Journey	09/05/2008 11:36:03	SarahMB	31646
	Inpatient Breast Testing - Solihull	14/08/2008 15:42:44	SarahMB	245756
	Lean in the NHS	09/05/2008 11:42:36	SarahMB	895970
	Lean Thinking for the NHS	09/05/2008 11:41:55	SarahMB	535747
	MRI Case Study - Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust	24/07/2008 16:18:50	SarahMB	31279
	Reduced Length of Stay for Breast Patients - UHBFT	14/08/2008 15:43:39	SarahMB	170638
	Reducing Length of Stay for Colorectal Patients using Enhanced Recovery Techniques - SWBH	14/08/2008 15:44:42	SarahMB	146978
	Sharing the Load booklet	09/05/2008 11:31:45	SarahMB	430900
	UHB Radiotherapy Patient Satisfaction Survey July 2005	27/02/2007 17:04:35	clairel	79851
	What the Team Can Do For You	09/05/2008 11:43:00	SarahMB	36717
	Winning Principles	14/08/2008 15:11:22	SarahMB	1396547