TY - JOUR
T1 - 'Between the flags'
T2 - Implementing a rapid response system at scale
AU - Hughes, Clifford
AU - Pain, Charles
AU - Braithwaite, Jeffrey
AU - Hillman, Kenneth
PY - 2014/9
Y1 - 2014/9
N2 - While many hospitals are implementing rapid response systems (RRSs) to attend to deteriorating patients in a systematic way, there is little documented evidence on system-wide approaches to adopting RRSs. Here, we report on an initiative which enrolled 220 hospitals in New South Wales, Australia. The 'between the flags' approach was modelled on Australia's surf lifesaving experience, where qualified lifesavers perform thousands of rescues each year. Patients in hospitals who are identified as being 'between the flags' are given special attention, just like beach goers.
AB - While many hospitals are implementing rapid response systems (RRSs) to attend to deteriorating patients in a systematic way, there is little documented evidence on system-wide approaches to adopting RRSs. Here, we report on an initiative which enrolled 220 hospitals in New South Wales, Australia. The 'between the flags' approach was modelled on Australia's surf lifesaving experience, where qualified lifesavers perform thousands of rescues each year. Patients in hospitals who are identified as being 'between the flags' are given special attention, just like beach goers.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84906715978&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/568612
U2 - 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-002845
DO - 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-002845
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 24740239
AN - SCOPUS:84906715978
VL - 23
SP - 714
EP - 717
JO - BMJ Quality and Safety
JF - BMJ Quality and Safety
SN - 2044-5415
IS - 9
ER -