WA Safety and Quality Point Prevalence Survey In conjunction with WoundsWest Dr Amanda Ling (Executive Sponsor) Annie Gan (Project Manager) 13 November 2013

Welcome by Dr Amanda Ling  Landmark statewide project  DG endorsed  Support National Standards

WHAT? What is a point prevalence survey?  A count of ‘events’ in a specified population at a point in time  What is the WA Safety and Quality Point Prevalence Survey?  Obtain and analyse data in order to understand performance against NSQHS Standards

WHEN?  May 2014  A hospital will be surveyed each day in the month of May, 2014 MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 30-Apr01-May02-May Bentley HospitalGeraldton Hospital Kalgoorlie HospitalPort Hedland Hospital 05-May06-May07-May08-May09-May Kaleeya HospitalArmadale Kelmscott Mem HOsborne Park HospitalJoondalup Hospital (498/50) Cleanup day 12-May13-May14-May15-May16-May Albany HospitalRockingham Gen HospitalSwan District HospitalSir Charles Gairdner Hospital Cleanup day Kalamunda Hospital 19-May20-May21-May22-May23-May Bunbury Health CampusShenton Park HospitalRoyal Perth HospitalCleanup day 26-May27-May28-May29-May30-May Peel Health ServicePrincess Margaret HospitalKing Edward Memorial HospitalFremantle Hospital Broome Hospital

WHERE? Which hospitals will be involved?  All WA Health metropolitan (14) hospitals including Joondalup and Peel  6 WACHS hospitals  Bunbury  Albany  Kalgoorlie  Broome  Geraldton  Port Hedland

WHAT? What will we be measuring?  Valuable information which will be used to improve patient safety across WA Health  Standard 3 - Healthcare associated infections  Standard 4 - Medication safety  Standard 5 - Patient identification  Standard 8 - Pressure injuries  Standard 10 - Falls  Venous thromboembolism (VTE)

WHAT? What type of data is being collected?  Patient Identification: How many patient id bands does the patient have? What colour are they?  HAI: How many PIVC does the patient have? Has the PIVC been in situ more than 3 days?  Pressure Injuries: How many pressure injuries does the patient have? What type of pressure relieving support surfaces are in place?

WHICH?  Which patients will be included?  All multi day inpatients admitted before midnight before day of survey Exclusions  Dialysis patients  Psychiatric patients  Unqualified newborns  Hospital in the home clients  Day surgery patients  Day procedure patients

HOW? What will my role be as a surveyor?  Paired with clinical team member  Direct patient contact  Data collection on iPads  Examining the medical record What can I do to get involved?  Volunteers are needed to be surveyors  No clinical experience is required  Commit to an education session and at least one survey day  Get your team involved

Education session  Mar – April 2014  Half a day, various venues  How to sign up for a session  How to use survey tool  Interactive session including ipads  Quiz

Survey days  Arrive for a pre-briefing  Allocated to teams  Receive iPads  Conduct survey  Site coordinator and support

WHY? Why should I participate?  Hands-on hospital experience  patient skin assessments  reviewing patient medical records  Continuing professional development (CPD)  Education days – CPD points  Survey days – AHPRA’s Recency of Practice

What happens with the data?  Raw data provided to hospitals  Prevalence analysis  Data linkage and statistical analysis by UWA

What to do next  Speak to your manager, get approval early  Get your team involved  Put your name down on the Expression of Interest sheet  We will be in contact in early 2014 Thanks for attending!

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