Ideas for changing practice
On this page you will find various change ideas that wards in the Sexual Safety Collaborative are testing.
Secondary drivers
Click on a secondary driver below to see some of the change ideas currently being tested on the collaborative. You will see what problems wards were trying to solve, what changes they made on the ward and their learning from the interventions. If you use any of these resources, we ask that you acknowledge the author or source.
Individualised preferences for viewing panels displayed on bedroom doors.png?sfvrsn=b91620f0_1)
Sexual health and safety review on admission to identify areas of support.png?sfvrsn=fdcd9504_1)
Sexual health and safety review on admission to identify areas of support
.png?sfvrsn=3c9871a2_1)
Charitable fund application for purchasing clothing
.png?sfvrsn=630982c2_1)
Co-produced questionnaires to measure how well sexual safety needs are met
-john-howard-centre-(sa)a7fd7b80edab4e398dc115d57b33942b.png?sfvrsn=8878b400_1)
Patient alarms
.png?sfvrsn=1fe59d1e_1)
Conversations with staff after incidents to increase understanding
-john-howard-centre-(sa)-(1).png?sfvrsn=e6652eb8_1)
Daily safety huddles that include sexual safety
.jpg?sfvrsn=f79b0269_1){kind=spacer}
Sexual safety as a standard item in community/staff/MDT meetings
.png?sfvrsn=6b9b6c5c_1)
Sexual safety as a standard item in community/staff/MDT meetings
.png?sfvrsn=88010f3c_1)
Electronic postcard data collection
.png?sfvrsn=bb12a97_1)
Visual displays 51e4a66fce8e48e985a5c46adbcb0ac0.png?sfvrsn=5225bb81_1)
Co-produced information leaflets
.png?sfvrsn=59239abc_1)
Sexual safety as an agenda item in reflective practice and supervision
.png?sfvrsn=212a7698_1)
Sexual safety champions/peer support/volunteers
-(1).png?sfvrsn=b202bfd7_1)
.png?sfvrsn=2d53d2a_1)
For any questions about the change ideas and resources, please contact one of the QI coaches or the safety improvement team at safetyimprovement@rcpsych.ac.uk.
Read more
to receive further information regarding a career in psychiatry