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Big Wheel
is a theatre company that has specialist knowledge of running
a wide variety of workshops with and for the NHS. This workshop
is a one day session focussing on patient discharge.
STRUCTURE: The first half of the session explores opportunities
for service improvements; during the second half participants
develop a strategy to achieve these improvements.
CONTENT: The day will be a mixture of:
- Dramatic
presentations by the actors
- Exercises
involving the audience
- Facilitated
discussion
EXPERIENCE: Big Wheel has worked for a wide variety
of NHS departments including: The Modernisation Agency, Connecting
for Health, the Healthy Communities Collaborative and associated
bodies including: Mental Health Helplines Partnership.
Images from 'I'm AHospital Patient Get Me
Out Of Here'
The PDD (predicted date of discharge)...
keeps on changing...
leaving the patient unhappy and bewildered.
ADVISORS: 'I'm A Hospital Patient - Get Me Out Of Here'
was created jointly by Big Wheel Theatre Company and the South
East Essex PCT Service Improvement Team, it was piloted in Southend
in November 2006. Big Wheel also presents a monthly Service
Improvement Masterclass for the Wessex Deanery Service Improvement
Team for Specialist Registrars and other NHS Staff at this level.
PARTICIPANTS: This is a multi-disciplinary show for a multi-disciplinary
team. Participants in Essex included: Nurses, Midwives, Hospital
Doctors, GPs, Pharmacists, Social Workers, Care Home Managers,
Administration Staff and a couple of chief execs.
OUTCOME: Participants should leave the session with a clear
plan of action towards efficient and appropriate hospital discharge.
This plan can be audited in 1 month, 3 months, 6 months time
to assess the team's progress towards these goals. Big Wheel
likes to be part of this follow-up process.
BENEFITS:
- Good
Fun!
- Team
Building
- Opens
a forum for discussion
- Respectful
and sympathetic to present staff practices, knowledge and
needs
- Interactive
and challenging
- Outcome
- Practical plan of action
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: All we need is a room large enough
to accommodate us and your staff, we bring everything else -
It's that easy!
FEE: Starting at £2000 + VAT per session (price depends upon
the size of the group)
ADDITIONAL SERVICES: If you are unable to accommodate the workshop
'in-house' we can also arrange a full conference package including
venue and catering. We have great contacts with events organisers
who are experienced in working for the NHS, please contact Big
Wheel to discuss your particular requirements.
REFERENCES: If you would like a professional recommendation
please email one of our NHS referees.
Dominic
Hall (Service Improvement Lead, Southend Hospital,
Essex)
Dominic and his team commissioned this project in 2006.
We developed and piloted 'I'm A Hospital Patient Get Me Out
Of Here' in close collaboration with Southend Hosptital, and
Primary Care Trusts and Social Services in Southend and Essex
County.
Alex
Tobin (Service Improvement Lead, Wessex Professional
Programme, NHS Wessex Deanery)
Big Wheel works with Alex and her team at the Wessex Deanery
presenting a monthly one-day Service Improvement Masterclass,
as part of their Professional Development Programme. At present
this is aimed at Specialist Registrars, but in future will be
extended to other staff at this level. Alex has worked with
Big Wheel on a variety of other NHS training projects.
For
more information about our work in this field please contact
us
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