Table 4

Technical and non-technical interventions

Resource or toolContent, format
Technical
 Evidence based
  Effective hand hygiene

  • ▸ CVC insertion checklist

  • ▸ DoH high-impact interventions

  • ▸ Technical interventions to prevent CVC-BSIs evidence summary

  • ▸ Frequently asked questions

 
  2% chlorhexidine skin antiseptic
  Full-barrier precautions
  Avoidance of the femoral route
  Review and prompt removal
 Facilitators
  CVC insertion checklist

  • ▸ Printable example

  • ▸ CVC insertion trolley or pack

 
  Colocated materials
Non-technical
 Science of safety
  Guidance and teaching resources on safety

  • ▸ PowerPoint presentation

  • ▸ WebEx sessions

 
  Clinical stories and safety incidents

  • ▸ Videos

 
  Attendance at training sessions

  • ▸ Document

 
 Identifying and learning from incidents
  Identifying hazards, learning from safety incidents

  • ▸ Guidance for identifying and learning from incidents

  • ▸ Assessment of potential patient safety incident

 
  LFD framework/root cause analysis

  • ▸ Web tools (National Patient Safety Agency)

 
  Staff safety assessment

  • ▸ Short survey

 
 Executive–clinician partnerships
  Senior executive/shadowing partnership

  • ▸ Guidance note

  • ▸ Executive Leadership Webex

 
  Safety issues worksheet for executive partnership

  • ▸ ‘How to’ guide for leadership walk-rounds

  • ▸ Video

 
 Teamwork and communication
  Establishing a unit safety team

  • ▸ Guidance note

 
  Safety ‘climate’ and teamworking

  • ▸ Guide and framework for observing patient rounds and handovers

  • ▸ Shadowing another professional

 
  Safety culture survey

  • ▸ AHRQ

 
  Daily goals checklist

  • ▸ Three examples of daily goals charts offered