AN advanced nurse practitioner at Noble's Hospital received national recognition for his innovative development of three major procedure trolleys in December.
Graham Lloyd-Brandrick, who works in critical care, devised the idea of having major incident trolleys set up that would take the right equipment to a patient's bedside at the right time.
The Royal College of Nursing heralded the new trolleys as innovative and will be featuring Graham's developments in the Nursing Standard – the UK's best selling nursing journal.
The three trolleys that Graham has set up are:
The burns trolley
This contains all the equipment required to treat a burns patient at their bedside, whether this is on the ward, in theatre, or any other unit within the hospital.
The trolley was developed in accordance with the northwest regional burns protocols. Other hospitals within the burns clinical network are now considering introducing these trolleys.
The major procedures trolley
This comes complete with a large area that can be kept sterile to ensure procedures are undertaken as safely as possible.
The trolley allows many procedures to be done at a patient's bedside, meaning that they do not have to be moved to different parts of the hospital - therefore improving safety and comfort.
The sedation trolley
This allows the patient to be sedated on the ward or in the X-Ray Department for procedures. This trolley is critical to ensuring patient safety when patients are having sedation in locations other than the Theatre Department.
Bev Critchlow, chief nurse at Noble's, said: "We are very proud of what Graham has achieved. He is extremely innovative and very focused on ensuring we deliver the best care we can to patients.
"These trolleys allow everything that is needed to be at hand in an emergency and also ensure that a consistent quality of care is delivered to the patient wherever the care is being delivered.
"Much of this equipment has been purchased through very generous charitable donations from patients and the public which is an added bonus for the Hospital."
Minister for Health, David Anderson MHK, said: "We are continually striving to improve the quality of care that we provide to patients and looking at new ways of delivering care. I'm therefore delighted to hear that our best practice and innovation is being recognised nationally.
"What Graham has achieved has not only improved the care that we give to patients at the hospital, but has also resulted in cost efficiency savings of up to £10,000 per year. This is one nurse making a very big difference."
