Priya Narula1, Raphael Broughton2, Lucy Howarth3, Anna Piggott4, Ronald Bremner5, Christos Tzivinikos6, Peter Gillett7, Paul Henderson7, David Rawat8, Mick Cullen9, Sabari Loganathan10, David Devadason10, Nadeem A Afzal9, Janis Maginnis4, Sharon McKenna1, Mike Thomson1, John Green11, Debbie Johnston2. 1. Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust. Sheffield. 2. Joint Advisory Group, Royal College of Physicians, London. 3. Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford. 4. Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, North Midlands. 5. Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Hospital, Birmingham. 6. Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool. 7. Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh NHS Lothian, Edinburgh. 8. Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London. 9. Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton. 10. Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham. 11. Department of Gastroenterology, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The endoscopy Global Rating Scale (GRS) is a web-based self-assessment quality improvement (QI) tool that provides a framework for service improvement. Widespread use of the GRS in adult endoscopy services in the United Kingdom (UK) has led to a demonstrable improvement in quality. The adult GRS is not directly applicable to paediatric endoscopy services. The objective of this study is to develop and pilot a paediatric endoscopy Global Rating Scale (P-GRS) as a QI tool. METHODS: Members of the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN) Endoscopy Working Group collaborated with the Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG) to develop the P-GRS. After a period of consultation, this was piloted nationally at 9 centres and data were collected prospectively at 2 census points, May and December 2016. RESULTS: The P-GRS mirrors the adult GRS by dividing care into 4 domains and includes 19 standards with several measures that underpin the standards. Eight services completed the online P-GRS return in May 2016 and 6 in December 2016. All pilot sites identified areas that needed improvement and post-pilot reflected on the key challenges and developments. Several positive developments were reported by the pilot sites. CONCLUSIONS: The national pilot helped ensure that the P-GRS developed was relevant to the paediatric endoscopy services. The pilot demonstrated that even in the first year of engaging with this QI tool, services were starting to identify areas that needed improvement, share best practice documents, put in place QI plans, and support greater patient involvement in services.
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The endoscopy Global Rating Scale (GRS) is a web-based self-assessment quality improvement (QI) tool that provides a framework for service improvement. Widespread use of the GRS in adult endoscopy services in the United Kingdom (UK) has led to a demonstrable improvement in quality. The adult GRS is not directly applicable to paediatric endoscopy services. The objective of this study is to develop and pilot a paediatric endoscopy Global Rating Scale (P-GRS) as a QI tool. METHODS: Members of the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN) Endoscopy Working Group collaborated with the Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG) to develop the P-GRS. After a period of consultation, this was piloted nationally at 9 centres and data were collected prospectively at 2 census points, May and December 2016. RESULTS: The P-GRS mirrors the adult GRS by dividing care into 4 domains and includes 19 standards with several measures that underpin the standards. Eight services completed the online P-GRS return in May 2016 and 6 in December 2016. All pilot sites identified areas that needed improvement and post-pilot reflected on the key challenges and developments. Several positive developments were reported by the pilot sites. CONCLUSIONS: The national pilot helped ensure that the P-GRS developed was relevant to the paediatric endoscopy services. The pilot demonstrated that even in the first year of engaging with this QI tool, services were starting to identify areas that needed improvement, share best practice documents, put in place QI plans, and support greater patient involvement in services.
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