title: Redesigning the response to patients with trauma.
abstract: In 2008, a multidisciplinary team of nurses, doctors, clerical staff, a social worker and paramedic at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, began a project to redesign the composition and practice of the hospital's trauma team. This article describes the process involved and explains why staff collaboration, the involvement of stakeholders and the sponsorship of the hospital executive team were crucial to the success of the project. These principles can be transferred to other hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Innovation and Partnership, Western Sydney, New South Wales. carla.edwards@wsahs.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seggie
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D009517:New South Wales; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D058996:Quality Improvement; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*