Healthcare Commissioning Forum

Evidence for the effect on quality and productivity by Productive Mental Health Ward?

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust November 2008-March 2009:

• Direct care time increased from 35% to 80%;
• Number of interruptions to staff decreased from 410 to 300.

South Staffordshire and Shropshire:

• Initial findings from 2008/09: increase by 48% of direct patient care time. ;
• Time taken for medicine round reduced from 3.5 hours to 40 minutes.

Hartington Unit at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital:

Early discharge of their patients has increased by 400% in just five months thanks to the Productive Mental Health Ward. The work has reduced the number of bed days from 70 to 50, with staff aspiring to bring this down even further to 30-35.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare's Rampton Hospital:

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