title: Developing a general ward nursing dashboard.
abstract: The seventh and final article in the series on Leading Better Care explores some of the challenges in clinical practice relating to the use of data and making information meaningful to senior charge nurses and ward sisters. It describes the collaborative approach taken by NHS Lanarkshire, which involved nursing staff, programme leads and the eHealth team in the development of a general ward nursing dashboard as a means of ensuring safe, effective person-centred care. The article also illustrates how this web-based data-reporting programme is used to support clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: NMAHP Practice Development Centre, NHS Lanarkshire, Hamilton, Scotland.
authors.forename: Margot
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Maggie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hogg
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leach
authors.forename: Mags
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Penman
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Friel
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D062209:Patient Handoff / Q000458:organization & administration*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Leading Better Care; eHealth; evidence-based nursing; outcome measures; patient-centred care; process measures; quality assurance – healthcare; quality improvement; quality indicators – healthcare; senior charge nurse