1. Involving service users in the Safewards Initiative
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Involving service users in the Safewards Initiative
Sally Ashton & Sharon Elliott
²gether NHS Foundation Trust

2. Situation Safewards as a new set of 10 interventions.
How can we involve Service Users in helping us to make a positive start?
A desire to develop a co-production approach

3. How will it help all of us as staff and service users?
Situation
How will it help me?
What is Safewards?
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How will it help all of us as staff and service users?
Can I get involved?

4. Less time wasted on containment
Background : Reducing aggression & making mental health wards more peaceful.
Less time wasted on containment
Better relationships
Fewer assaults and injuries
Increasing safety

5. Assessment Len Bowers, Professor of Psychiatric Nursing
Tried and tested evidence based model with good results (RCT).
Implementing Safewards is an example of “spread”.
Not aware of co-production in prioritising/selecting interventions for implementation – is this a new idea?
People will continue with what they have helped to
create.

6. Proposed audit tool in progress.
Measurement
Hospital Entrance
Introductory information
Recovery Tree
No formal measurement but visuals – please see our innovations board for more detailed photos.
Proposed audit tool in progress.
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Start the process by gaining the input of service users and staff alike
Start small, introduce the interventions in small groupings, start with x 3 at a time have the service users choose where to start and what to introduce
Review the effects at regular intervals with the team and the service users
Discuss and promote Safewards at team and patient community meetings
Audit and evaluate, tools being devised for this but also use of Datix recording systems to show if there has been an improvement.
Spread! Growth on each ward and the wider unit.
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8. Welcome Key improvement message learnt Main title for slide set
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Confidence to develop a model further and make an idea real.
Bring staff and service users together for quality improvement.
Measure!