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Let’s break down what we mean when we talk about developing a SMART aim. SMART is an easy way to remember the things you need to include in your aim. By making your aim SMART you provide the clarity, focus & motivation needed to achieve your goals.

Work with those involved in your improvement. Don’t try to write your aim in a sentence straight away. Start by making notes answering each part of SMART. These questions can help. Remember not to include solutions in your aim, describe what will be different as a result.

How will you be able to show others @nottmhospitals that your change is an improvement? Develop some measures. How do you do this? A driver diagram is a visual strategy for tackling a complex problem. Meet with your key stakeholders & start with your SMART aim.

Using your aim, brainstorm ideas: “to achieve our aim, the things we need to ensure are...”. Pull these together to see if there are any common themes, which are your drivers. These are usually to increase or decrease something to achieve your aim.

Remember a SMART aim articulates what we are trying to accomplish. Here are some top tips for writing your aim. Your SMART aim answers question 1 of the model for improvement. We will tackle question 2 tomorrow: how will you know that a change is an improvement?

How do you show that your change is an improvement? Use measures; the foundation of all improvement work. 7 steps is a structured method to display that your change is moving you closer to achieving your aim through your measures. See link for more: https://t.co/Flt4x54yby

What changes can we make that will result in improvement @nottmhospitals? Stop before you start. We often assume knowledge of the answer. Is this the root cause or only managing the symptoms? Pause, notice, observe what is really happening. Today we share tools that can help.

Next identify what needs to happen to enable your drivers. These are more specific & will be your change ideas. Use your driver diagram to identify your outcome, process & balancing measures. These will evidence that the changes are an improvement.

Cause & effect (fishbone) diagram This tool helps you to determine why a particular problem is occurring. A common error is to solve a symptom of the problem, not the root cause. Knowing the root cause helps us generate improvements that will be most effective.

Do you want to be able to grab everyone’s attention & shout about your improvement idea @nottmhospitals? Write a SMART aim! Today we are going to be learning about developing great improvement aims. Further information & guides via I&TT intranet pages.

CALLING ALL STAFF @nottmhospitals Do you have an improvement idea for your area? Are you struggling to know how to take it forward? I&TT are here to help you use this simple methodology: 3 questions & test your hypothesis. It’s as easy as #123PDSA

Every day this week I&TT will work through the model for improvement that we use at NUH. Why do we need to do improvement? In this video, Dr Mike Evans describes why improvement in health care is important. https://t.co/SH6rtNnHRt

The model for improvement is a starting point. I&TT can provide wraparound support to match your needs: search for I&TT in email I&TT@nuh.nhs.uk to enquire. We also deliver nationally developed Quality Service Improvement & Redesign training: email QSIR@nuh.nhs.uk to book.

Now that you understand why we need to do improvement, I&TT will teach you how to follow the model for improvement. Three questions & test your hypothesis. It’s as easy as #123PDSA. Full details of this & the NUH 5 Steps are on I&TT pages on the intranet.

Upgrade your research skills with January's Introduction to Literature Searching sessions . Courses are open to all @nottmhospitals staff and are held over Microsoft Teams. Sign up here: https://t.co/IKqOWTtIIY & https://t.co/EmgWS9bRhC. 📑

CALLING ALL STAFF @nottmhospitals Do you have an improvement idea for your area? Are you struggling to know how to take it forward? I&TT are here to help you use this simple methodology: 3 questions & test your hypothesis. It’s as easy as #123PDSA

Every day this week I&TT will work through the model for improvement that we use at NUH. Why do we need to do improvement? In this video, Dr Mike Evans describes why improvement in health care is important. https://t.co/SH6rtNofH1

The model for improvement is a starting point. I&TT can provide wraparound support to match your needs: search for I&TT in email I&TT@nuh.nhs.uk to enquire. We also deliver nationally developed Quality Service Improvement & Redesign training: email QSIR@nuh.nhs.uk to book.