Bevan Exemplar Cohort 8

Driving change in challenging times

For 2022/23, the Bevan Exemplar Programme call ‘Driving Change in Challenging Times’ challenges applicants to develop prudent and innovative solutions to overcome issues facing the sustainable delivery of health and care services in Wales. Applications were encouraged around the following themes, aligned with Welsh Government and NHS Wales priorities:

Preventing Illness, Early Intervention and Supporting Care in the Community

New Models of Integrated Health and Social Care

Reducing Waste across Health and Care

Supporting the Recovery of Elective Care

Improving Care for Patients with Cancer

Reducing Inequalities and Transforming Mental Health Services

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Enabling Patients in Wales with Haemochromatosis to Donate Blood

Background Genetic Haemochromatosis (GH) is the most common genetic condition in Wales, and approximately 40,000 of the Welsh population are at …

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Admissions to Discharge the Medicine Story

Currently, it is suggested there is significant variation in how medicines are dealt with at the point of admission through …

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#The Niwrostiwt / Neurostute Recovery College: ‘Tredegarising’ Healthcare 2.0

“Implicit in a prudent approach to health is the need to redraw the relationship between citizen and the state, so …

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Introduction of a multidisciplinary biopsychosocial assessment to the Level 3 Adult Weight Management Service (AWMS)

Background Individuals’ first appointment within the AWMS historically was a dietetic assessment, with the aim of signposting them to the …

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The 100 Stories Project – To Inspire and Influence Systems Change

Neurodevelopment Services across Wales are under increasing pressure, there is clear evidence that the demand for the service far outweighs …

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Batch manufacture of OPAT products by Pharmacy Technical Services

OPAT is Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy; this is the provision of intravenous antibiotics to patients in their home through the …

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Virtual Reality Technology in End of Life Care

The use of virtual reality in palliative and end of life care has the potential to transform patient and carer …

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Health Inequity Network for Early Career GPs

The project is to develop a supportive network of early career GPs working in areas of socioeconomic deprivation or with …

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People Powered Wellbeing

The very purpose of the project is to build a sustainable infrastructure of mutual support with Carers and allies through …

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Prudent Healthcare and Compassionate Leadership

The rising pressures on NHS Staff and service delivery can make the principles of prudent healthcare and compassionate leadership feel …

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Display of Vulnerable Children Information to Enable Safeguarding

Every safeguarding report into child harm is clear in pointing out failures in data sharing and decision making. This project …

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Bringing the five C’s into everyday conversation.

Aim: To establish a Health Visiting cancer framework There is currently no Cancer Framework within health visiting in the United …

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Patient equality and skills for life —— Building A better tomorrow

This project aims to provide skills for life whilst people are patients to enable them to have every opportunity to …

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Establishing enhanced community gynaecology services in a rural healthcare setting Wales

Introduction Post COVID recovery in gynaecology has received much focus. Establishing enhanced community gynaecology services (ECGS) in a rural healthcare …

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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board SDEC Referrals from Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC) Treatment Helpline.

In Wales, patients in the last year of life with cancer spend 25- 30 days in an acute hospital. Most …

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Improving Asthma Management in Primary School Children in Pembrokeshire

The North and South Pembrokeshire Clusters are seeking to commission a service provider to Improve Asthma Management in Primary Schools …

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Developing a single point of referral and clinical pathway for complex lower limb wounds

The cost of lower limb wound management is rising, patients are living longer with complex health needs that are often …

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Speech, Language and Communication (SLC) training for the Early Years workforce

ABUHB have made a Wales first by employing a Speech and Language Therapist within their Health Visiting department, to focus …

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Development of a Community of Practice within General Medicine at Withybush General Hospital

The department of General Medicine occupies the majority of inpatient beds. Chronic health and social care system wide flow constraints …

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Improving patient safety and reducing medicines waste through cluster based post hospital discharge medication reconciliation

Since March 2020 the Cluster Pharmacists at Cardiff South West Cluster have been core members of a Cluster integrated care hub. …

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To develop and pilot a shared decision making tool to support HPV self-sampling online

Context 160 cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in Wales each year. It is the most common cancer in women under …

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Prehab to rehab– Optimising health and wellbeing for individuals with prostate cancer- Integrating the service with primary care

More people are being diagnosed and surviving prostate cancer each year and advanced cancer treatment modalities has increased the number …

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Phone first –Diabetic Foot Emergency Early Triage (DFEET) service within Cardiff and Vale Podiatry

The growing burden of diabetes and its complications is acknowledged by Welsh Government in the Diabetes Delivery Plan for Wales (2016) …

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Creatively navigating the complexity of Cellular Pathology diagnostic pathways to consistently deliver a seven day turnaround time for patients

The cellular pathology department is unable to meet the required 7 day turn-around times (TAT’s) for the diagnostic pathway of …

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Enhancing Psychological Therapy in Community Mental Health Services for Adults with a History of Brain Injury

IPTS provides a range of psychological therapies for adults under both primary and secondary care across the Health Board. …

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Preventative care, powered by people

Background Hywel Dda UHB and Welsh health-tech start-up Haelu are working towards more preventative and efficient community care, …

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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Support Parental Preparation via the Provision of Antenatal Education Sessions

Context Research suggests that antenatal education provides a range of benefits for women, babies and the wider family, including to …

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Developing and delivering a Sedation Service and Training Centre, University Dental Hospital

There is substantial unmet need (estimated 10,200 adults; 2021) for dental care under sedation among adult patients in CAVUHB. Aims of …

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Eliminating WOORST(Waste Originating from Orthopaedic Surgery for Trauma). Novel model for Day case surgery

This project is aimed at developing a safe, economical and environmentally sustainable pathway of delivering trauma care service within the …

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Establishment of a dedicated paediatric service to improve provisions for children with rare diseases

Rare diseases (RD), defined by an incidence of less than 1 in 2000 are individually rare, but collectively common with 1 in 17 people …

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Prehospital Emergency Stroke Care: Bringing early diagnosis and reperfusion therapy to the patient. Getting the right patients to the right place at the right time

There are an estimated 7,400 cases of stroke per year in Wales, cared for in 12 stroke units, currently costing £1 billion annually. …

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Ambulance response to people in mental health crisis

There are around 100,000 mental health crises in Wales every year. Most are managed by people by themselves, their friends/families, …

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Developing a Palliative Care Medical Champion Programme; Improving care for palliative and end of life patients within a hospital setting

The aim of this project is to develop a structured training programme, delivered by the Specialist Palliative Care (SPC) Directorate …

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Unloader Knee Brace Service in CMATS East

This service development proposal aims to address the inequity across Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in the provision and management …

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Using One Health approaches to reduce pharmaceutical and healthcare waste

This project aims to provide a viable solution for the issue of medicine and dressings waste created in the NHS …

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Whole Genome Sequencing for Paediatric Oncology Patients

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is a DNA based next generation sequencing method that enables analysis of an entire genome and …

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Values Programme Online

The Values Programme is an innovative therapeutic approach that has been designed in-house for young people struggling with first episode …

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Prosiect Rhestr y Gymuned Iechyd Integredig / Integrated Health Community List Project

Background Planning for a patient’s discharge requires community health and social care professionals to know who, on their discrete, …

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Developing a framework to measure the value of healthcare information systems in Wales

The aspiration of all healthcare leaders is to obtain optimal value from their systems and services. However, value has multiple …

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BCUHC – Learning from experience

Context At BCUHB we collect a large amount of patient and carer feedback data where learning from patients this feedback …

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Early Intervention Persistent Pain Management Practitioner – Primary Care

The introduction of an early intervention Pain Management Practitioner aims to provide an early intervention, support, and medication optimisation service …

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Bevan Exemplar Cohort 8

Driving change in challenging times

Explore the cohort

Enabling Patients in Wales with Haemochromatosis to Donate Blood

Admissions to Discharge the Medicine Story

#The Niwrostiwt / Neurostute Recovery College: ‘Tredegarising’ Healthcare 2.0

Introduction of a multidisciplinary biopsychosocial assessment to the Level 3 Adult Weight Management Service (AWMS)

The 100 Stories Project – To Inspire and Influence Systems Change

Batch manufacture of OPAT products by Pharmacy Technical Services

Virtual Reality Technology in End of Life Care

Health Inequity Network for Early Career GPs

People Powered Wellbeing

Prudent Healthcare and Compassionate Leadership

Display of Vulnerable Children Information to Enable Safeguarding

Bringing the five C’s into everyday conversation.

Patient equality and skills for life —— Building A better tomorrow

Establishing enhanced community gynaecology services in a rural healthcare setting Wales

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board SDEC Referrals from Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC) Treatment Helpline.

Improving Asthma Management in Primary School Children in Pembrokeshire

Developing a single point of referral and clinical pathway for complex lower limb wounds

Speech, Language and Communication (SLC) training for the Early Years workforce

Development of a Community of Practice within General Medicine at Withybush General Hospital

Improving patient safety and reducing medicines waste through cluster based post hospital discharge medication reconciliation

To develop and pilot a shared decision making tool to support HPV self-sampling online

Prehab to rehab– Optimising health and wellbeing for individuals with prostate cancer- Integrating the service with primary care

Phone first –Diabetic Foot Emergency Early Triage (DFEET) service within Cardiff and Vale Podiatry

Creatively navigating the complexity of Cellular Pathology diagnostic pathways to consistently deliver a seven day turnaround time for patients

Enhancing Psychological Therapy in Community Mental Health Services for Adults with a History of Brain Injury

Preventative care, powered by people

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Support Parental Preparation via the Provision of Antenatal Education Sessions

Developing and delivering a Sedation Service and Training Centre, University Dental Hospital

Eliminating WOORST(Waste Originating from Orthopaedic Surgery for Trauma). Novel model for Day case surgery

Establishment of a dedicated paediatric service to improve provisions for children with rare diseases

Prehospital Emergency Stroke Care: Bringing early diagnosis and reperfusion therapy to the patient. Getting the right patients to the right place at the right time

Ambulance response to people in mental health crisis

Developing a Palliative Care Medical Champion Programme; Improving care for palliative and end of life patients within a hospital setting

Unloader Knee Brace Service in CMATS East

Using One Health approaches to reduce pharmaceutical and healthcare waste

Whole Genome Sequencing for Paediatric Oncology Patients

Values Programme Online

Prosiect Rhestr y Gymuned Iechyd Integredig / Integrated Health Community List Project

Developing a framework to measure the value of healthcare information systems in Wales

BCUHC – Learning from experience

Early Intervention Persistent Pain Management Practitioner – Primary Care