Straight from the Nursing Station
Refreshing our EPJB Meetings…whilst keeping our Ryde flare
We’re excited to share, based on your feedback and what we’ve seen ourselves, we’re starting discussions on refreshing our Electronic Patient Journey Board (EPJB) morning ward meetings.
These meetings are already one of the ways we shine as a team, they’re well attended, full of collaboration and help us coordinate care. Thank you to everyone who makes them work so well each day! With just a few tweaks, we can make them even better.
What you’ve told us (and what we’ve noticed too)
• ✅ EPJBs are well attended and encourage teamwork. • ⏳ Meetings can run long (20–50 minutes) with pauses while waiting for teams. • 💬 Sometimes one patient’s discussion takes up too much time. • 📅 Estimated Date of Discharge (EDD) aren’t always consistently discussed. • 💻 The Patient Flow Portal (PFP) is often updated after the meeting rather than during, which limits its real-time usefulness. • 📊 We have a high rate of EDD entry into the PFP, but accuracy is lower and updates don’t always reflect changing patient priorities during admissions. • 🤔 Staff are asking if meetings should be face-to-face, online or hybrid to support better attendance.
What we’re working on first
Together as a Project Team, we will be: •
📝 Creating a standard script so meetings run smoothly across wards. • 📅 Setting a clearer EDD process –who calculates it, when and who enters it into PFP during the meeting. • ⏱️ Making scheduling and timing consistent so meetings stay focused. • 👩⚕️ Strengthening leadership – meetings led by NUMs or nursing leads, with medical and allied health input. • 💻 Exploring meeting formats –face-to-face, online, or hybrid and location. • 🌟 Staying in line with other sites but keeping our own Ryde Flare.
Why EDDs matter
The EDD is when the multidisciplinary team agrees a patient will be clinically ready to move to their next phase of care. Accurate, timely EDDs means:
• Staff, patients and carers share a clear plan. • Discharge planning is smoother and more coordinated. • Patient flow across the hospital improves.
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