staff in pyjamas to get patients up and moving
“We want our patients to feel less vulnerable by being in their normal clothes rather than a hospital gown or pyjamas,” he said. “We want to get them up, dressed and moving so we can get them home faster and safely back to their loved ones where they belong.” The feedback from patients has been overwhelmingly positive with the majority of those surveyed about the initiative saying they prefer to wear their own clothes over hospital gowns or pyjamas, and getting dressed improved their mood, their motivation to mobilise and their ability to look after themselves. #EndPJparalysis is part of a global movement and Ryde is one of several hospitals undertaking the initiative in NSW.
Ryde staff don their pyjamas to encourage patients to get up, dressed and moving.
For the past 12 months, Ryde Hospital has been running the #endPJparalysis campaign in a bid to reduce the risk of patients deconditioning while in hospital. To celebrate the one year mark, staff were called on to wear their pyjamas to work to create discussion and raise awareness of the campaign.
impressive results, having helped patients on over 4400 occasions on the acute wards and more than 7000 occasions on the rehabilitation wards at Ryde to get up, dressed and moving over the last year. Director of Nursing and Midwifery Drew Hilditch- Roberts said the initiative is all about empowering patients.
The initiative is seeing
Speaking up for safety comes to ryde The Speaking Up For Safety strategy has officially launched at Ryde Hospital, the second hospital in the district where it has been implemented. The program empowers all staff – clinical and non-clinical – to respect and support each other to ‘speak up’ about safety and quality.
everyone,” she said. “We are hoping to train all staff working at Ryde, bringing benefits to both their patients and fellow colleagues.” For more information on Speaking Up For Safety, visit the intranet: bit.ly/32vV0sW
Following the success of the initiative at Royal North Shore, Ryde staff will be encouraged to attend training sessions on how to respectfully and effectively communicate concerns. Four staff members have already been accredited and will start delivering the training sessions in early-March. Ryde’s General Manager Heather Gough said it builds on NSLHD’s culture of providing safe and high quality healthcare. “This is a really important initiative for
Staff at the launch of Speaking Up For Safety at Ryde.
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