Katie Lean, Patient Safety Manager, Oxford Patient Safety Collaborative This joint project with East Berkshire CCG was highlighted within the AKI Programme within Oxford Patient Safety Collaborative Background Fewer residents are suffering urinary tract infections (UTIs) following the introduction of a hydration programme in care homes. UTIs are closely associated with dehydration. The project was designed to encourage residents to drink more fluids with the…
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‘Beware AKI’ the beginning… Worldwide there are approximately 13.3million cases of AKI every year with 85% of cases occurring in developing countries, of which hypotension and shock are the most common causes1. With increasing population, and reduced resources and manpower in Myanmar how can our hospitals effectively manage this burden of AKI and the complications? In June 2017, Dr Theeba Krishnamoorthy, an Improving Global Health NHS…
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The Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Team at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have been running an AKI follow up clinic since October 2014. The clinic is entirely nurse led with the support of consultant nephrologists. Three clinics are held every week on the two main hospital sites – Denmark Hill and Princess Royal University Hospital. Referral criteria is simply a falling creatinine in patients with…
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This case study summarises the findings from the implementation and evaluation of the Sick Day Guidance project undertaken in NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), in partnership with The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) Greater Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (SRFT). What were the reasons for the project? Developing an evidence-based approach to…
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This case study summarises the implementation and evaluation of the Bury Primary Care Management of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) project. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) Greater Manchester have partnered with NHS Bury Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), one of 12 CCGs within Greater Manchester, to undertake a project focussed on the primary care management of…
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