Following the introduction of CHESS, it can be seen that compliance with the SEPSIS 6 treatment pathway increased on both Lyndon 4 and Lyndon 5 wards on Sandwell Hospital site.
CHESS stands for
Critical
Hour
Evaluating
Staff
Support
Anyone in the team can call CHESS at any time if they have concerns and feel the team needs to refocus, re-evaluate capacity and “move the pieces around”.
It is also used to as part of debriefs after incidents, and to flag patients with potential Sepsis.
Chess is often used as a debrief following incidents - it empowers all staff including HCA/Ward Clerks/Doctors to call ‘CHESS’ in the moment of uncertainty and unplanned issues.
You can read and download the CHESS project poster HERE