Quality Day 2019

The NHG Quality Day 2019 was held on 11 September at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. The theme was "System Reliability – Designing it right, Doing it right, detecting the risk right". Click here to read more about the event.

​​Click on the links below to find out more about the winning posters for 2019:

Improving and Sustaining Quality & Safety

1. (Best Award) Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations for Newly diagnosed Myeloma and Lymphoma Patients
2. (Best Award) Medication Clinic for Transition of Care from Hospital to Polyclinic
3. (Merit Award) Improving accessibility of Palliative Care patients from hospital to hospice over a sustained period
4. (Merit Award) Sustainability of VTE Prevention Protocol in Hip Fracture Patients
5. (Merit Award) Improving Patient Understanding of Prescription Medication Labels
6. (Merit Award) Increasing percentage of acute mild stroke patient achieving independent walking on discharge from the Acute Stroke Unit (ASU)

Service Redesign & Delivery

1. (Best Award) Sit out of Bed in a Surgical Unit of an Acute Care Hospital
2. (Merit Award) Reducing Nursing Home Turnaround Time via Fast Track Referral Process
3. (Merit Award) Tan Tock Seng Hospital GPNext
4. (Merit Award) Transforming and redesigning patient journey through IT innovations
5. (Merit Award) Optimize time spent in patient’s education on Stool Occult blood kit testing in NHG Diagnostics

Developing a Flexible & Sustainable Workforce

1. (Best Award) Transforming Hindrances to Opportunities & Resources (THOR)
2. (Best Award) Utilisation of CT Head in the Elderly with Minor Head Injury
3. (Merit Award) Reducing unnecessary follow up of common Outpatient Conditions: Using Presbycusis as Proof of Concept
4. (Merit Award) Nurse Initiated Bronchodilator Therapy at Woodlands Polyclinic
5. (Merit Award) Improve First Case On-Time Start @ Radiology Angio Suite
6. (Merit Award) To improve percentage of patients achieving INR within targeted range at Jurong Polyclinic ACC

Building Strong Partnerships in Improvement Work

1. (Best Award) Lighter Life - Weight Management for patients with chronic diseases
2. (Merit Award) BetteR carE for severe community acquired pneumoniA paTients in Hospital (BREATH)

Innovation in Healthcare

1. (Best Award) Digitising the Process of Customised Insoles for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
2. (Merit Award) Patient activation in primary care: NHGP Chronic Care Plan

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