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Salisbury hospital hosts European leaders for improvement summit

HEALTH leaders from across Europe were at Salisbury District Hospital this week to learn about delivering improvement across the system.

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust played host to leaders from across the NHS and European healthcare organisations as part of the annual Catalysis CEO Summit.

The event provides healthcare leaders with opportunities to learn more about how to sustain continuous service improvements, including about the Trust’s approach known as Improving Together from the hospital’s staff.

The delegates were able to see first-hand some of the changes put in place at Salisbury, including what they’ve done to dramatically reduce the number of falls that occur while patients are in hospital.

They visited the hospital’s state-of-the-art Imber Ward, which opened in June, providing 24 additional beds in an environmentally-sustainable building.

Guests also spoke with some of the hospital staff involved in delivering the improvements, who explained the importance of giving every member of staff the opportunity to contribute, from nurses to porters and board members.

Lisa Thomas, interim chief executive at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, said: “Our aim is always to deliver the highest level of care for our patients, invest in our staff so that they have the resources they need and have great working relationships with our business partners.

“I am delighted that we have been able to share just a little of the great work that is going on at our hospital to improve the care we give. The visit has enabled us to understand how other healthcare organisations are maintaining change over long periods, some of whom have been doing so for many years.

“I could not be prouder of the people who work here and the commitment they make, day in day out caring for our local communities and each other.”

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Catalysis is a not-for-profit education and publishing institute specialising in helping healthcare organisations to cost-effectively improve processes and cultures, and enhance the delivery of patient care.

John Toussaint, chair and founder of Catalysis, said: “I’ve had a wonderful day meeting staff from a range of departments who are very engaged in solving problems and proud of the work they’ve done – it was infectious.

“They really do understand the problems they’re trying to solve and have some great ideas.

“I’ve also been very impressed with the leadership commitment to building a culture of continuous improvement. I expect to come back and see even better things next time.”

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