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Jessop Wing maternity team recognised
with national award nomination
The communication huddle takes place on the labour ward before
every patient is transferred to theatre. It involves an obstetrician,
anaesthetist, midwife, theatre coordinator and paediatrician, who run
through a standardised checklist verifying information that can affect
the surgery and other care needed.
The initiative was named as one of seven 昀椀nalists in the ‘Maternity
and Midwifery Initiative of the Year’ award at the Patient Safety
Awards which were held in Manchester on 18 September.
All labour ward clinical specialities including midwives, obstetricians,
neonatologists, anaesthetists and theatre teams were involved in the
development of the Emergency Pre-Brief.
Dr Fleur Roberts, Consultant Obstetric Anaesthetist for Shef昀椀eld
Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said:
Dr Roberts (far right) and the team at Jessop Maternity Wing
A new emergency pre-brie昀椀ng communication process set up by
Jessop Wing maternity teams has been recognised through a national
award nomination at the Patient Safety Awards.
“Our Emergency Pre-Brief ensures that the multidisciplinary team
involved in the patient’s surgery receive the same information
and important factors are communicated in an effective manner
so the best care can be tailored to the individual’s clinical needs.
The development of the Pre-Brief was a whole team effort, and
we are delighted that this important initiative has been recognised
nationally. The best reward is the adoption of this process into
routine practice with positive feedback from both staff and patients.”
Almost 6,000 babies are born at the Jessop Wing every year.
The “Emergency Pre-Brief” is a verbal communication huddle which
is now in embedded into routine use in the maternity unit to ensure
the right preparations and plans are made before emergency obstetric
surgery takes place.
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Issue 397
October
2023
31