What do participants need to do: Complete a survey
How long will it take? 10 minutes
Will participants get paid? No
Who can take part? Health and care professionals and the people who access health and care services
Location: Online
The Silly Rules Initiative is a campaign designed to empower patients and staff in health and social care to identify and challenge unnecessary rules and administrative barriers that hinder effective and efficient care. If you’ve ever felt frustrated by a policy or procedure that seems to create more obstacles than solutions, this is your chance to make a difference.
By participating in the survey, you can share your experiences and help the Bevan Commission highlight these challenges. Your input is essential for creating a more streamlined healthcare system, improving patient outcomes, and ensuring that resources are used where they matter most. You can help to remove the barriers to better care and build a more responsive and efficient health and social care environment for everyone.
The ‘’Silly Rules’’ initiative is based on ‘’Breaking the Rules for Better Care’’ programme of work which was developed and initiated by the Institute for Health Improvement (IHI) Leadership Alliance in 2016. It identifies ‘’silly rules’’ that offer little or no value to the care experience for the public and staff. As health and social care leaders, The Bevan Commission aims to provide positive experiences for people who access health and care and staff. However, sometimes we may inadvertently create processes or policies that have an unintended impact on the people we work to serve and support.
In 2016, the Institute of Health Improvement in the US launched a Breaking the Rules for Better Care’ Campaign (also known as ‘’Silly Rules’’), which was led by Professor Don Berwick (Bevan Commissioner). This work aimed to identify ‘’unhelpful rules’’ or ‘’administrative barriers’’ that contribute little or no value to care, impede the work of clinicians, frustrate patients and families, and waste time and other resources across healthcare settings.
Since then, due to its great success and impact, the ‘’Silly Rules’’ initiative has continued to expand across the world. The Bevan Commission, working in partnership with Llais and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement now wants to extend this across Wales.
The survey sets out the key question to help identify the views of health and care professionals and the people who access health and care services on unnecessary rules that get in the way of good health and care across Wales. They encourage you to be part of this important work to help eradicate unnecessary rules that get in the way of better health and care.
The survey will be live until the end of the year following which the results will be compiled nationally and locally to inform opportunities to take action.
