Improving Physical Health Monitoring on a Working-Age General Adult Inpatient Ward: A Quality Improvement Project
Aims: Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) face a significantly reduced life expectancy, primarily due to preventable physical health conditions. This project aimed to enhance the timeliness and comprehensiveness of physical health checks for inpatients in an acute psychiatric ward. An initi...
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| description | Aims: Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) face a significantly reduced life expectancy, primarily due to preventable physical health conditions. This project aimed to enhance the timeliness and comprehensiveness of physical health checks for inpatients in an acute psychiatric ward. An initial audit cycle identified gaps, prompting targeted interventions, with subsequent re-audit assessing their impact. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-435ff7836a474e95b122bb2c5c3d4ad82025-08-20T03:51:43ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S152S15210.1192/bjo.2025.10408Improving Physical Health Monitoring on a Working-Age General Adult Inpatient Ward: A Quality Improvement ProjectMohsin Nazeer Muhammed0Abeer Jawed1Nadarasar Yoganathan2Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, United KingdomSurrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, United KingdomSurrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, United KingdomAims: Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) face a significantly reduced life expectancy, primarily due to preventable physical health conditions. This project aimed to enhance the timeliness and comprehensiveness of physical health checks for inpatients in an acute psychiatric ward. An initial audit cycle identified gaps, prompting targeted interventions, with subsequent re-audit assessing their impact.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425104080/type/journal_article |
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| title | Improving Physical Health Monitoring on a Working-Age General Adult Inpatient Ward: A Quality Improvement Project |
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| title_short | Improving Physical Health Monitoring on a Working-Age General Adult Inpatient Ward: A Quality Improvement Project |
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