PiC South East region announced as finalists in the Innovation Awards category

Laing & Buisson Independent Specialist Care Awards 2012

We are very proud to announce that PiC South East has reached the finals in the Innovation Award category for their ‘Red Amber Green (RAG) risk management system’ devised by lead nurse Erika Smith.

The RAG system is a dynamic risk assessment and management framework that responds to fluctuations in risk. It is a collaborative tool that enables working with patients and encompasses the use of the ward environment. It also replaces the use of zonal observations on the wards.

There are four elements to it:  the ward environment, patient’s possessions, patient’s current risk behaviour and patient’s location within the ward.

This innovative nurse-led system is supported by the multidisciplinary team and has led to not only savings to the nursing budget but also reduced the incidents by almost 70%, (self harm 68.97% and violence and aggressions 62.5%) thereby improving the care of patients and the working day of staff.

Winners will be announced at a Gala Dinner on Thursday 15 March 2012.

For more information on the Laing & Buisson Independent Specialist Care Awards, please visit their website.