ERH made the decision to implement the program on both wards and the program was launched on March 7th 2012 with a morning tea on the General Ward and an afternoon tea on Rose Baker Wing where the wards were handed their tool kits to implement the foundation modukes. Staff from both wards have been working on their ward visions that were created during the master training days.
The Productive Ward equips ward staff with structured methods designed to improve the ward environment systems and processes. The time released by making processes more efficient can then be used for patient care, leading to an improvement in the safety, quality and reliability of both patient care and the patient experience. The Productive Ward is not a 12 month programe but a new way of thinking and working that is driven by the floor staff. The Productive Ward focuses on releasing time back to direct patient care which in turn improves patient saftey, quality of care and staff morale. The program also makes financial savings by eliminating waste and improving efficiency.
Evidence from various sites implementing the Productive Ward programme has shown:
• an increase of up to 40% in the amount of time nurses spend on direct patient care;
• savings of up to £30,000 due to more effective processes and use of resources;
• handover time reduced by a third with a significant improvement in quality;
• medicine round time reduced by over 50%;
• a reduction in meal wastage rates from 7% to 1%;
• an average drop of 30% in the falls rate; and
• a reduction in the number of steps in nursing processes, for example preparation of IV antibiotics was reduced from 33 steps to 10 steps.
In addition there have been reductions in length of stay, unplanned staff absenteeism, infection rates and patient complaints, as well as increases in patient satisfaction and staff satisfaction. (NHS institute)
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