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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Patient Safety Measurement
  • Quality Improvement Initiatives

Background:

  • The NHS in England implemented the NHS Safety Thermometer to standardize patient safety measurement.
  • The initiative is integrated with the Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) scheme, offering financial incentives.
  • Focus areas include pressure ulcers, falls, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and venous thromboembolism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the background and rationale for the NHS Safety Thermometer and CQUIN scheme.
  • To detail the implementation process of the scheme within a large NHS foundation trust.
  • To evaluate the impact of the scheme on harm-free care within the authors' organization.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the NHS Safety Thermometer tool for monthly measurement of four key patient harms.
  • Implemented the Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) financial incentive scheme.
  • Documented the implementation process and analyzed the effects on patient harm rates.

Main Results:

  • The NHS Safety Thermometer and CQUIN scheme were successfully implemented in a large NHS foundation trust.
  • The study details the organizational effects on achieving harm-free care for patients.
  • The focus on specific harms (pressure ulcers, falls, CAUTI, VTE) guided quality improvement efforts.

Conclusions:

  • The NHS Safety Thermometer, supported by CQUIN, provides a framework for measuring and improving patient safety.
  • The scheme incentivizes providers to focus on reducing common, preventable harms.
  • Implementation in a large trust demonstrated a pathway to enhancing harm-free care outcomes.