The Eat, Drink, Dress, Move Programme

The Eat, Drink, Dress, Move (EDDM) Programme empowers patients to play an active part in their own recovery by considering daily eat, drink, dress and move activities they can engage in even in the face of acute illness or injury whilst in the hospital environment to improve patient outcomes and promote recovery.

Aims:
• Increase patient engagement in daily Eat, Drink, Dress and Move activities whilst on hospital wards 

• Support patients to be accountable and play an active role in their recovery 

• Cultivate interdisciplinary accountability for promoting activity and mobility with patients in hospital

• Empower staff to consider small, positive changes following continuous improvement methodology to achieve the above

• Drive culture change

• Reduce harms associated with acute deconditioning including pressure injuries, delirium, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, falls, incontinence and venous thromboembolism.

• Maintain individuals' usual level of function and current abilities

• Examine the impact of EDDM on a selection of hospital metrics (eg. discharge destination, packages of care and length of stay) by preventing acute physical, psychological and functional decline