Evaluation of the effect of a Nursing System Framework on Nurse Sensitive Indicators, mortality and readmission in an NHS Trust.

ABSTRACT: In 2018, an NHS Trust (UK) implemented an innovative Nursing System Framework (NSF). The NSF formalized a two-year strategy, which provided teams with clear aims and measurable objectives to deliver care. Failures of coordination of nursing services are well-recognized threats to the quality, safety and sustainability of care provision.

Aim

To evaluate the efficacy of introducing a NSF in an NHS Trust, using nursing sensitive indicators and pre-selected mortality, data outcome measures.

Design

A before and after implementation, observational study.

Methods

105,437 admissions were extracted at an admission record level. Data was extracted from 1st September 2018 through to the 31st August 2019.

Results

Using SQUIRE guidelines to report the study, insufficient evi

SUBMITTER: Cannaby AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9834513 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature