The
Productive Ward Programme, designed by the NHS Institute for Innovation and
Improvement in collaboration with the NHS, sets out an innovative and practical
way for clinicians and other frontline staff to take the lead in improving
ward-based services. This study
aims to tell the story of the Productive Ward to date and determine its impact
on the NHS. The evaluation will seek to answer why and how the Productive Ward
has been so influential and to identify factors that may enhance the benefits
of this programme and, more widely, future innovative approaches to service and
quality improvement. (King's
College London - publications)