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Table 1 The main innovation of participants

From: How is success achieved by individuals innovating for patient safety and quality in the NHS?

P1

Led the implementation and adoption of an organisational development approach within a NHS Hospital Trust, working with teams in difficulty.

P2

Took the concept of enhanced recovery in surgical patients and introduced it for medical patients.

P3

Improved the use of health informatics in the NHS, setting up systems to collect and review real-time performance data.

P4

Introduced the use of PROMs with patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery to improve the efficiency of follow-up clinics.

P5

Designed a new, safer technique for glaucoma surgery including anti-scarring treatment.

P6

Developed a rehabilitation pathway using digital media to engage patients more in the process.

P7

Redesigned patient pathways to improve outcomes for dialysis patients as well as deliver efficient and more sustainable dialysis services.

P8

Led the implementation and adoption of an organisation-wide intervention to improve patient safety in an NHS hospital trust.

P9

Scaled up and rolled out a tele-health initiative across a region of England

P10

Lead the implementation of specialist geriatric-led service for older elective surgical patients

P11

Developed a patient experience campaign focusing on improving communication between staff and patients

P12

Implemented and scaled up a novel method for stimulating successful communication in healthcare teams in order to improve patient safety outcomes

P13

Led a large scale reconfiguration of the centralisation of stroke services in a major city in the UK

P14

Developed an approach to improve the process of ward rounds in order to reduce errors relating to patient safety

P15

Led the transformation of primary care services in a major city in the UK