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MediDial cards: a quick win for service improvement.

Mike Davies¹, Sonia Panchal¹

¹University Hospital Aintree.

BMJ Quality Improvement Reports

|January 7, 2016

Summary

Junior doctors can now access essential hospital contact numbers quickly using MediDial cards. This service improvement initiative saves valuable time and enhances patient care coordination.

Area of Science:

Medical Education
Healthcare Management
Clinical Communication

Background:

Junior doctors face significant time burdens coordinating patient care and contacting hospital departments.
Inefficient communication methods, such as switchboard calls and difficult intranet directories, hinder effective information retrieval.

Purpose of the Study:

To improve the efficiency of communication for junior doctors by reducing time spent locating essential contact numbers.
To pilot a service improvement project engaging junior doctors in enhancing hospital operations.

Main Methods:

A multi-disciplinary team, led by junior doctors, developed and implemented lanyard cards (MediDial cards) with frequently needed contact information.
These cards provided quick access to bleep, extension, and fax numbers.

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Introduction of MediDial cards significantly reduced the frequency and duration of junior doctor calls to the hospital switchboard.
The cards were found to be more time-saving and user-friendly than the existing intranet directory.

Conclusions:

MediDial cards offer a practical and effective solution for improving junior doctor communication efficiency.
This successful pilot project has been expanded trust-wide, promoting junior doctor-led service improvement and quality enhancement initiatives.