Training and education

Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, qualified 1994
Training in acute medicine and critical care undertaken in the Wessex region, with a short period of working in Sydney, Australia, from 2000 to 2001
Qualified as a consultant in 2008

Experience

Dr Kause joined University Hospital Southampton in December 2011. Since June 2013, she's been the lead consultant for out of hours care, leading the delivery and development of out of hours patient care.

Key achievements

Leading multi-professional working to achieve the best outcomes for patients, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Establishing enhanced out of hours service for inpatients at UHS.
Founder member of international Society for Rapid Response Systems.
Service improvement support for No delays project and Winter pressures project.
Venous thromboembolism awareness work and contribution to local and regional service development.

Awards and prizes

National Finalist, HSJ awards, patient safety category for out of hours care, 2014 and 2016
Shine Award for 'education and training innovation champion of the year', 2016
Shine Award for 'wonderful workforce solution of the year', 2015
Australasian Intensive Care Society scientific meeting: joint first prize for presentation on ATLS management of pulmonary contusions, 2001
'Improving for patients', double first prize for anticoagulation in hospital and community patients, University Hospital Southampton, 2008
Boehringer inaugural prize for excellence in prevention of venous thromboembolism, Royal Society of Medicine, London, 2009

Research

Dr Kause's research interests include:

out of hours care – improving patient outcomes, improving team working, developing multi-professional and patient centred approach for seven day services
acute physiological deterioration and rapid response systems
culture of care.

Contact

You can contact Dr Kause via her PA, Sue Walker, on 023 8120 6696.