The Final Kaizen 3, 90 Day Report was out this Tuesday.
Kaizen 3 focused on Ward Quality Improvements within GUH, this was the first out of three Kaizen’s that was GUH led.
There were over 90 opportunities identified on this Project which was Multidisciplinary led. National Attendees attended all the Kaizen 3 Report outs, this being the final 90 Day report out. The Kaizen Team will now be sustaining all the great work achieved on this very successful project.
Galway University Hospitals recently launched their ‘Planning your discharge from Hospital Booklet’ which will support patients, their carer’s and families to understand how their discharge or transfer from hospital will take place.
The need was identified to produce a booklet following the National Patient Experience Survey May 2017 results, where respondent’s to the survey at GUH said they would like to receive more information in relation to their discharge from hospital.
Today, Tuesday, 24 April 2018, Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust celebrated the fifteenth series of Poems for Patience as part of Cúirt International Festival of Literature. Award winning poet Michael Coady launched the 2018 series on the Arts Corridor of University Hospital Galway.
The Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) along with the Patient Experience Committee, University Hospital Galway host their second Patient Experience Fair Day presenting their improvement plans and changes that have already been implemented for patients, their families, carers and staff.
Dr Emer Curran, Consultant Annesthetiest, Clinical lead in Organ Donation for Saolta pictured with Pauline May, Organ Donation Nurse Manager, Saolta University Health Group and Angeline Cook, founder of the Irish Kidney Association Galway and kidney transplant recipient of 22 years during Organ Donation Week 2018 at University Hospital Galway.
University Hospital Galway is asking people to comply with visitor restrictions on St Anthony’s ward and St Mary’s ward due to a number of suspected cases of the vomiting bug (Norovirus). In order to assist staff in curtailing the spread of this virus, it is imperative that only essential visiting takes place during this period. Children should not visit the hospital as they may be particularly susceptible to the illness.
The Saolta Group wishes to advise the public that outpatients will run as normal in University Hospital Galway, Merlin Park University Hospital and Portiuncula University Hospital tomorrow, Monday 5th of March.
