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Improving the personalisation of care in a district nursing team: a service improvement project

Abstract

Service users can benefit in a variety of ways from a personalised approach to care. This service improvement project aimed to improve personalisation for patients being cared for by a community nursing team in the south of England. A plan, study, do, act (PDSA) approach to the project was undertaken with a community nursing team. Both quantitative and qualitative data showed improvement once the focus on personalisation had been improved. Patient and staff satisfaction scores improved and a documentation audit showed the focus on personalisation had increased. Qualitative data suggested that personalisation had also saved staff time, although this measurement was not included in the project. A focus on personalisation can be beneficial for staff and service users

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2 November 2018Volume 23Issue 11

ISSN (print): 1462-4753
ISSN (online): 2052-2215

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Accepted 1 September 2018

Published online 6 November 2018

Published in print 2 November 2018

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