Publications by authors named "Kim O'Keeffe"
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- - The Clinical School Model in Cornwall connects university professors with NHS practitioners to enhance evidence-informed practices and foster clinical academic careers, despite challenges in integrating this model into organizational culture and workforce planning.
- - The development and impact of the Clinical School Model were assessed using Donabedian's framework, focusing on its structure, processes, and outcomes over the last three years, showcasing opportunities for clinical academic career advancement.
- - The findings highlight the need for more documented evidence on building infrastructure that supports the aspirations of clinical academics, advocating for increased organizational reporting to facilitate shared learning and guide future research efforts.
Objective: Online patient feedback is becoming increasingly prevalent on an international scale. However, limited research has explored how healthcare organisations implement such feedback. This research sought to explore how an acute hospital, recently placed into 'special measures' by a regulatory body implemented online feedback to support its improvement journey.
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- - Ward accreditation is crucial for healthcare quality, exemplified by an NHS trust in southwest England that developed the ASPIRE programme while under special measures.
- - Concerns from senior nursing leadership about the initial quality assurance led to a reevaluation of the program's metrics, ensuring they were backed by evidence.
- - The revised accreditation process introduced five new elements, enhancing confidence in quality assurance and positioning it as a key part of the trust's improvement strategies.