Releasing Time to Care - The Productive Ward focuses on improving ward processes and environments to help nurses and therapists spend more time on patient care thereby improving safety and efficiency.
The NHS Institute has found that ward nurses in acute settings spend an average of just 40% of their time on direct patient care. Recent research by Nursing Times also shows that nearly three in four ward nurses say that is not enough and 90% of those polled say that patient care suffers as a result.
The Productive Ward is an innovative and practical programme of work which aims to help turn around this situation by releasing time to care. More than that it's a systematic and inclusive approach to improving the reliability, safety and efficiency of the care that you deliver.
By creating a really strong focus on the processes of care within your ward setting the Productive Ward will significantly increase the proportion of time you spend providing direct care to patients, improve the experience of both staff and patients and organise your ward so that space works for you rather than against you – saving you time, effort and money.
Productive Ward consists of a range of structured modules, enabling you to make improvements at a pace that suits your ward and organisation. Your ward teams will learn simple but effective techniques that offer dramatic results in healthcare settings and importantly, they will lead and control the improvements themselves.
There is a DVD available for further information and examples of how the Productive ward has been implemented in other hospitals. If you would like to borrow a copy please contact Marina Nicholas.
