This section of the MCA website contains case studies and stories about microsystem improvement work going on across the Sheffield Healthcare system.

The majority of our case studies examine the quantitative benefits to patients following a period of service improvement, and are listed below:

Featured stories

 
  • Direct Theatres

    This is a case study about Direct Theatres at Sheffield Children's

  • OBC WNB

    This is a case study about OBC WNB at Sheffield Children's

  • Nurse led discharge at Sheffield Children’s NHS...

    A story about Nurse led discharge at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

  • Paediatric Sensory Friendly Blood Tests PDSA

    How the play and phlebotomy teams came together to test a new way of working for children and young people with additional sensory needs

  • Ward Brearley 6 - Coach Rob Ghosh

    A microsystem team coaching experience from Rob Ghosh, who recently graduated the MCA with Cohort 14.

  • Sheffield Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre:...

    Cystic fibrosis is a complex condition, thus, specialist CF centres are commissioned to provide care and expertise from a wide variety of health professionals. In order to provide high quality care...

  • Colorectal Surgery at STH

    FCA coaches at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals set up the Colorectal Big Room which improved length of stay, clinic waits and the proportion of elective patients undergoing laparoscopic resection.

  • Scan Protocols in Antenatal Clinic

    A multidisciplinary team from the Antenatal Outpatients team at Jessops Hospital introduced a simple yet effective means of communicating the sequence of scans required for women with certain...

  • Improving Efficiency with the Paediatric...

    By focusing on a small part of the weekly processes, they were able to reduce time spent producing documents for Health Visitors and School Nurses by 30%.