P158 A review of attendance at a weekly peer-to-peer support group for expressing mothers in a paediatric hospital setting

Background A quality improvement project (QIP) was undertaken in 2016 with the goal of achieving 100% of eligible infants Objectives Establish if the introduction of a ‘referral card’ for the weekly PPS group would improve attendance. Methods A retrospective audit of attendance records at a paediatric hospital based PPS group between October 2016 and October 2018. Attendance was compared pre- and post- the introduction of a referral card to the PPS group. Descriptive statistics were undertaken. Results One hundred meetings occurred during the audit time period with a total of 111 mother contacts. A mean of 1 mother (range 0–4) attended a meeting prior to the introduction of the referral card. Attendance increased to a mean of 2 mothers (range 0–6) after this time (P=0.0009). Future plans We believe that the establishment of a weekly PPS group, in addition to other measures implemented, has played a role in supporting mothers to continue to express for the duration of their infant’s hospital stay. The introduction of the referral card has led to improved attendance at the PPS group. As part of the next PDSA cycle, we hope to survey the mothers who have attended the group so as to collect qualitative data on their experience and gain valuable information on how best we can continue to support these women.