Beatson QI Group

Driving Quality and Innovation with Compassion

What is Quality Improvement?

In early 2020 a group of like minded healthcare workers with a passion for improving quality within our Oncology and Haematology service areas established a working group to look at how we achieve quality improvement within Cancer Services.

Quality Improvement is often described as “a systematic approach that uses specific techniques to improve quality” (Health Foundation, 2013) and within Greater Glasgow and Clyde we widely recognise and promote the Model for Improvement as a means of achieving continuous improvement.

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QI Greatix



2024 Greatix Winners !!!


Our dedicated staff here at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre have every reason to celebrate their achievements. It has been another positive year for Greatix!


Greatix is an excellence reporting system, which is now well established at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre and ensures that we facilitate a process of positive feedback about the people you work with. Greatix gives the opportunity to say “well done” to colleagues no matter how big or small the gesture and to thank them for their hard work or congratulate them on going ‘above and beyond’ in their role.

Positive feedback from receiving a Greatix will hopefully continue to create a stronger and more harmonious workplace. Appreciative feedback from a Greatix nomination gives the recipient or team recognition of their efforts and can build on their sense of value. It helps to reinforce a positive team building approach and encourages a self-awareness to help us all become mindful of the impact that our actions have. Many thanks to all the areas that participated.

Our winners this year with the most Greatix nominations were the Radiotherapy Unit. Many congratulations

The management team came a very close second and therefore as worthy runners up, were also awarded a hamper of tea, coffee & sweet treats. Many congratulations to both teams. 


QI Projects
Project title Person leading Ward/ Dept involved Satus - Updated 17/08/2022
PAC project Lynsey Watt B5  
NEWS on time Lesley Haldane B4  
Missed Medicines Nicky Donnelly All Wards Restarting Sept 22
Blood Culture Bundle Nicky Donnelly All Wards Ongoing
O2 Parameters Rory Graham/ Caroline Lowrie B4  
Fluid Balance Project Jud Roulston/ Leigh Anne B2  
Blood glucose project Jane Robertson/ Nicky Donnelly/ David McGrane B2 Ongoing
Gynae diet in B5 TBC B5  
Spinal Cord Compression/ Bowel Care Nicky Donnelly/ Helen Cahill B2  
PVC project Hannah Scouller B1  
Medicines Reconsciliation Ali Wilson AOAU  
Treatment Escilation Sylvia Devenay / Jane Edgecombe AOAU/ COnsultants  
PODS locker keys Nicola Shaw B1  
CVAD infection reduction Lisa Mohapatra B5  
Hypersensitiivty Reactions Susan McSwan ANP Ongoing
Student Experience Nikki Hamilton B4  
Telemedicine Ioanna Nixon    
Frailty at the front door Dnna Housley/ tracy Downie AOAU/ COPS Ongoing
NEWS 2 Tracy McCarry B7  
QI Teaching Series

Watch Dr Ioanna Nixon discussing a Quality Improvement project here:

Watch Prof Jason Leitch discussing Leadership in terms of crisis Q&A session with BWoSCC here

19 Feb 2021 - Mr Rodney Mountain ENT Cons/Healthcare Designer/Tayside

09 Oct 2020 - Dr Shobhan Thakore, Associate Medical Director Quality Management, NHS Tayside

QI Well Being

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Meet the BWoSCC QI Team

Chair
Ioanna Nixon - Consultant Oncologist Ioanna Nixon - Consultant Oncologist
Co-Chair
Nicky Donnelly - Interim Lead Nurse Nicky Donnelly - Interim Lead Nurse
Core Members
Liane McGrath - General Manager Liane McGrath - General Manager
Cathy Hutchison - Cancer Nurse Consultant Cathy Hutchison - Cancer Nurse Consultant
Maureen Grant - Interim Clinical Service Manager Maureen Grant - Interim Clinical Service Manager
Rosemary Stevens - Consultant Oncologist Rosemary Stevens - Consultant Oncologist
Eithne McPherson - Head of Radiotherapy Eithne McPherson - Head of Radiotherapy
Sophie Barrett - Consultant Oncologist Sophie Barrett - Consultant Oncologist
Jonathan Hicks - Consultant Oncologist Jonathan Hicks - Consultant Oncologist
Jane Robertson - Practice Development Facilitator Jane Robertson - Practice Development Facilitator
Donna Kelly - Oncology Elderly Liaison Nurse Donna Kelly - Oncology Elderly Liaison Nurse

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