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Award-winning Milton Keynes poster

Congratulations to Milton Keynes Community Services whose Community Nursing Team…

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Two of St Charles Hospital’s QI projects feature in the British Journal of Psychiatry

Two completed Quality Improvement (QI) projects from St Charles Hospital were…

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Mortimer Market Centre is improving the support they give to patients with HIV experiencing domestic abuse

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic the National Domestic Abuse Helpline…

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Nile Ward QI project successfully reduces violent incidents on the ward

In September 2019 the team at Nile Ward started a QI project to reduce violent…

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Not all heroes wear capes, but they do wear PPE courtesy of the PPE hub

For the past seven weeks the PPE Hub team have taken over Trust HQ and been…

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Ellington Ward's project to reduce falls

Since September 2019 Ellington Ward in Harrow has been taking part in a Quality…

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Award-winning Milton Keynes poster

Posted on 19 May 2022

Congratulations to Milton Keynes Community Services whose Community Nursing Team won a poster competition at the Bristol Patient Safety…

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Improvement Academy Newsletter - May 2022

Posted on 6 May 2022

Improvement Academy Newsletter - May 2022

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CNWL holds first annual Improvement Awards

Posted on 6 May 2022

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Improvement Award entries announced

Posted on 28 April 2022

28 teams have entered the first ever Improvement Awards

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