Collaboration is key to improvement. As such, we have created a platform for services to share improvement stories.
Under each KPI, a series of case studies has been listed. There is also a case study template for services to complete and send to falls@rcp.ac.uk listed below. The information provided will be written as a narrative and returned to you for approval before being published.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Patients whose notes show they were checked for signs or symptoms of potential for spinal injury and fracture. Is there documented evidence in the clinical notes that the patient was checked for signs or symptoms of potential for spinal injury and fracture before they were moved?
- NAIF KPI 1 Improvement Case Study - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- NAIF KPI 1 Improvement Case Study - East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- NAIF KPI 1 Improvement Case Study - South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
KPI 2. Checked for signs of injury before movement from the floor
Patients whose notes show they were checked for signs or symptoms of potential for spinal injury and fracture.
KPI 3. Used a safe manual handling method to move patient from the floor
Patients who were moved from the floor using a safe handling method. What manual handling method was used to move the patient following the fall that caused the femoral fracture?
KPI 4. Medical assessment within 30 minutes of a fall
Is there documented evidence that the patient had a medical assessment within 30 minutes of the fall that resulted in the femoral fracture?