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Mike Firn
Publications - 5
Citations - 88
Mike Firn is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Quality management & Health care. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 5 publications receiving 45 citations.
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Improving tracheostomy care in the United Kingdom: results of a guided quality improvement programme in 20 diverse hospitals
Brendan McGrath,Brendan McGrath,Sarah Wallace,James T. Lynch,Barbara Bonvento,Barry Coe,Anna Owen,Mike Firn,Michael Brenner,Elizabeth A. Edwards,Tracy Finch,Tanis S. Cameron,A. Narula,David W. Roberson +13 more
TL;DR: This guided improvement programme for tracheostomy patients significantly improved the quality and safety of care, contributing rich qualitative improvement data.
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From smartphone to bed-side: exploring the use of social media to disseminate recommendations from the National Tracheostomy Safety Project to front-line clinical staff.
Fung Kei Ng,Sarah Wallace,Barry Coe,Anna Owen,James T. Lynch,Barbara Bonvento,Mike Firn,Brendan McGrath +7 more
TL;DR: This project aimed to disseminate key clinical messages from the National Tracheostomy Safety Project to those caring for patients with tracheostomies or laryngectomies to front‐line clinical staff using social media.
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Improving tracheostomy care: collaborative national consensus and prioritisation of quality improvements in the United Kingdom
Brendan McGrath,James T. Lynch,Barry Coe,Sarah Wallace,Barbara Bonvento,Dani Eusuf,Mike Firn +6 more
TL;DR: Prioritising distinct quality improvement interventions will allow providers to focus on improving the quality and safety of tracheostomy care using resources and strategies that are important to frontline healthcare staff.
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Collaborative national consensus and prioritisation of tracheostomy quality improvements in the United Kingdom
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that changing the patient’s position following tracheostomy insertion leads to a difference in the majority of scoring systems used, which likely represents genuine change in the tube position relative to the trachea.