Transcript My Ambitions for Nursing

My Ambitions for Nursing
Ros Moore
Chief Nursing Officer
Scottish Government
National Context
“A Scotland Where Everyone
Can Flourish Through Increasing
Sustainable Economic Growth.”
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Wealthier and Fairer
Smarter
Healthier
Safer and Stronger
Greener
(Better Health Better Care: Action Plan,Scottish
Government 2007)
Why we need action
Why we need action
• Patients and public rightly demand and
expect high quality care – but it remains
highly variable
- National Patient Surveys
- Mid Staffs / Maidstone / Six Lives and
others
- VoL/ombudsmen/Scottish Patients
Association reports etc)
Why we need action
Changing health economies –
To do more with the same
Why we need action
• National demographics
Why we need action
• Nursing and midwifery teams really are key
to the quality strategy – harness that force
our vision and values
– share a common purpose
– care about our patients, their carers and
families
– promote health and well being
– care with compassion
– care with dignity and respect
– care about outcomes
– care about what we do and the way we do it
Have to show we live them?
Ellen 76 yrs
Wife of Harry
Mother + Grandmother
Fit & well until # neck of femur
Now ….
Why we need action
• We have the evidence & we know ‘what’ to
do….
My three ambitions
To use taxpayer money wisely so that we come
out the other end of this with better care and
better services agreed through real partnerships
with our staff, service users & communities
Achieved by getting the routine high impact
nursing interventions right - all the time through
productivity prevention and innovation.
We stay connected to the workforce, their values
& motivations
The QS is the opportunity to tackle some of
these enduring problems
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caring and compassionate health services
collaborating with patients and everyone
working for and with NHSScotland
providing a clean and safe care environment
improved access and continuity of care
confidence and trust in healthcare services
delivering clinical excellence
Needs
• Vision
• Collective leadership
• Partnerships with patients professions,
agencies & stakeholders
• Accountability
• Competence
• Measurement and monitoring
• Assurance
In the magic box
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reduced hospitalisation
standardisation
technology
reducing clinical error and harm
waste reduction
reduce variation in outcomes & experience
systematic application of what works
measurement