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A driver diagram is a powerful tool that helps to translate a high level improvement goal into a logical set of underpinning goals and projects – ‘A project on a page’.
Units have been tasked to back to their units and produce a driver diagram in preparation for sharing during Training Day 3
For training day 2, we asked the teams to produce an aim statement
An aim statement is a clear explicit summary of what the team hopes to achieve over a specific time. It should be specific, measurable, assignable, relevant, time based – SMART
- Bradford – Reduce area puncture by Feb 2020 by 50%
- Doncaster – Reduce loss of native access by 20% by Dec 2021
- Leeds – 65% haemodialysis patients with fistula/ graft use rope ladder technique by 1st July 2020
- York – To improve patient experience of cannulation by 25% over the next three months (November 2019)