Improving the Efficiency of a Treatment Room in a London Tertiary Children’s Hospital

Improvement in equipment gathering efficiency could reduce pre-procedure anxiety faced by patients and parents, reduce delays in time-critical situations where IV access is needed urgently and save crucial time and money. Simple interventions were introduced to reduce the median total time for healthcare professionals to collect essential paediatric IV cannulation items from the treatment room on a paediatric ward in Evelina London Children’s Hospital. A 73% reduction in median time taken to collect IV cannulation equipment was demonstrated post-interventions.