Keeping the HFH Network on Track Ideas for Action (Presentation from Acute Hospital Network, March 2014) (AHN 1)

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Meeting Summary Thursday 14 March 2013 (last year)
Appendix2.Discussionon challengesand how Networkmemberscan support each other/findsolutions.
1. How can we influences attitudestowardsendof life care
 Circulate/developnewsletters
 Use hospital notice boards
 Promote E learning& Final Journeys
 LinkingwithIHF inrelationsto the public
messages- be advocates forendof life care.
 Use A Wishto influence attitudes
2. How can we improve the rate/level of involvementofdoctors?
 Making the message relevant
 Provide anendof life care induction, reference
the work of the Standing Committee
 Usingthe grandrounds.Incorporatingthe
Wishand Map
 Organise traininginbreakingbadnews
 Get the supportof clinical director
 Use statisticsanddata,lots of information
available fromIHF/HFH
 Make a presentationtothe Hospital Manager
 Use the connectionswithconsultants.In
hospitalswhere ithasworkedwell.Sharingthe
template-usingAislingO’Gorman’s connection
withinthe PalliativeCare Work Group
 The recentparliamentaryquestionaboutpost
mortems -putiton the agendaas it’sa patient
safetyissue
3. How can we keependof life care on the agenda& ensure engagement
 Doingthe small thingswell
 Feedingbacktostaff afterNetwork
meetings/conferences
 Involve all stakeholders
 Ensure endof life care ison the agendaof
seniormanagement
 Tappingintoagendaswithan end of life lens
e.g. finance,complaints,compliments,quality
department
 Circulate/developnewsletters& publications
 Put the HFH logoon email signatures
 Negotiatingactionplans and keeping
stakeholdersinformed
 Engagingseniormanagersonimportance of
staff support
 Havingstaff awarenessdays-linkinwithhealth
promotion department
 Ward based auditsof endof life care awareness
 Reportingtothe board/seniormanagement
team/groupmanagerona regularbasis
 Update the monthlyCNMmeeting
 Use screensaverstopromote initiatives e.g.
screensaverprojectinBeaumontwhich
displayedall the resources
 Touch base withthe people whoare really
reflectingandengagingatauditmeeting,they
couldbe endof lie care champions
 AskHCAs to take responsibilityfor the practical
resourcese.g.stickingthe wardaltar
4. How can we maximise the physical environment
 Acknowledgeitwhenpeople are inaplace
that theydon’twantto be.Be upfront.
 Usingthe practical resourcesasbestas possible
 TurningdownTVs
5. We neednational & strategic leadsbut how can we balance that with the needto involve & developlocal
champions for endof life care
 Staff can be involvedinsubgroups
 Linkingwiththe clinical director/leads
 Developnewrelationships
 Involvingthe publicrepresentativein
meetings/events
 InvitingmanagerstoFinal Journeys
 Leadingbyexamplesandbeingauthenticin
whatwe do
 Organise a social eventforstandingcommittee
 Have an orientation planfornew standing
committee members
6. How can we improve buy in from seniormanagers
 Includingitinthe service plan  Reiterate the value of the HFHstandardsin
demonstratingcompliance withmeetingHIQA
Standards