Future Ready Improvement Team Escape Room · Day 1 of 5
The Alarm: Can You Crack Sister Patel's First Code
Background: Sister Patel has left five possible aim statements pinned to the Ward 8 noticeboard. Only one is a true SMART aim and fit for purpose as an improvement objective.
Your task: Open each aim statement and check it's score against the five SMART criteria. Four statements each fail on at least one count — read why. The fifth meets all five. Once you've found it, extract the two numbers it contains, in the order they appear, to unlock the day's code.
S SpecificM MeasurableA AchievableR RelevantT Time-bound
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Does not meet SMART
Names the right problem, but sets no target and no timeframe — there's nothing to measure progress against.
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Candidate confirmed — meets all 5 criteria
Names the ward and problem, sets a clear target and deadline, and states how it will be tracked. This is the aim statement to run with.
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Does not meet SMART
“Safety culture” is not measurable and not specific to falls — it's a worthy ambition, not an aim you can track.
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Does not meet SMART
Zero falls forever, starting tomorrow, is not achievable or realistic — it sets the team up to fail on day one.
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Does not meet SMART
Well-formed, but it's a process measure, not an outcome aim — it tracks an activity, not the falls problem itself.