Reporting and publishing quality improvement projects

Roberts, Russell; Radford, Jan

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“…The project was deemed to be a quality improvement project by the local ethics processes of Western NSW Local Health District (evidence letter available on request). 14 The project title and number allocated was: ‘GWAHS 2020‐098: Retrospective audit of MH inpatient records Dubbo inpatient units. Who saw the D&A CNC?…”

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Use of a quality improvement strategy to increase drug and alcohol consultation and care opportunities for mental health inpatients in rural and remote New South Wales

Kealy-Bateman

Christian

Wetton

et al. 2021

Australian J Rural Health

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Problem Mental health inpatients have high rates of co‐morbid substance use disorders which may exceed 50% in addition to the presenting complaint(s). Treating teams may prioritise, and substance use disorders are often not addressed. Setting Dubbo inpatient mental health units. Key measures for improvement Rates of drug and alcohol consult of inpatients. Design Retrospective audit of all inpatient records for mental health units at Dubbo Hospital (May‐October period 2018 and 2019) following the intervention. Qualitative reflections of clinical staff were also included. Strategies for change From early 2019, the problem was communicated with staff via education and open discussion. Modelling of the expected numbers of referral was understood as manageable within existing resources. The agenda of the morning meeting then always included an item that asked all team members to identify and refer a person if they needed drug and alcohol care. Effect of change Consultation by the drug and alcohol clinical nurse consultant increased from 48 of 228 (21%) patients in the 2018 period to 83 of 232 (35.8%) patients in the 2019 period. Lessons learnt The community and inpatient multidisciplinary team can correctly inform and increase drug and alcohol referral for mental health inpatients.

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Use of a quality improvement strategy to increase drug and alcohol consultation and care opportunities for mental health inpatients in rural and remote New South Wales

Kealy-Bateman

Christian

Wetton

et al. 2021

Australian J Rural Health

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“…As such, this research is strongly encouraged by the AJRH. Many of our editorials and guidelines are designed specifically for clinician researchers to support and encourage high‐quality reviewing, 12 qualitative research, 13 quality improvement research, 14 scholarly commentaries and policy analyses 15 with high ethical standards 16 . Future editorials will provide guidance on other forms of knowledge generation such as literature reviews, inclusive language and forms of knowledge generation.…”

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Reporting and publishing quality improvement projects

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Use of a quality improvement strategy to increase drug and alcohol consultation and care opportunities for mental health inpatients in rural and remote New South Wales

Use of a quality improvement strategy to increase drug and alcohol consultation and care opportunities for mental health inpatients in rural and remote New South Wales

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