The document discusses the vital role that allied health professionals (AHPs) play in unscheduled care. It notes that AHPs are an essential group that can support six essential actions to improve unscheduled care. The document highlights several ways that AHPs can make a difference at various points along the patient journey from the ambulance service through the acute setting. It also discusses some of the challenges around patient flow and reasons for delays in discharging patients. Overall, the document emphasizes the importance of AHPs and having the right staff with the right skills in the right places to effectively support patients through the unscheduled care pathway.
Martin Utley, Director of the Clinical Operational Research Unit at University College London, reflects upon his involvement in the launch of specific tools to monitor care quality for paediatric cardiac surgery.
This document discusses using statistical process control (CUSUM) charts to monitor mortality rates at the level of individual general practitioners and health authorities. It describes how CUSUM charts could potentially have detected Harold Shipman, a GP who murdered over 200 patients, by spotting outliers in the routine mortality data. The document also discusses challenges in risk adjusting outcomes to account for differences in patient characteristics and casemix between providers. Accurately adjusting for factors like age, comorbidities, and emergency status is important for fair comparisons but difficult using only administrative data.
Providing actionable healthcare analytics at scale: Understanding improvement...Nuffield Trust
This document discusses measurement for quality improvement. It explains that measurement in improvement aims to provide a basis for action to improve processes and outcomes, rather than just estimating parameters. Improvement measures should be simple, specific, and available in real-time. Statistical process control methods are important to separate normal variation from changes resulting from interventions. Examples are provided of run charts measuring improvements in recording BMI for mental health patients and compliance with care bundles. The document advocates making the theories behind improvement efforts more explicit.
Operational research to increase the efficiency of ART initiation in AfricaSydney Rosen
RapIT tested a single-visit ART initiation approach that significantly increased the proportion of patients starting ART within 90 days compared to standard of care. However, it relied on expensive point-of-care tests. SLATE aims to evaluate a simplified algorithm without these tests to determine immediate ART eligibility and initiate treatment in a single visit, with the goals of increasing prompt ART uptake and evaluating its costs and patient outcomes compared to standard care. If successful, SLATE could help standardize a fast, effective, and low-cost ART initiation model to strengthen the testing to treatment cascade.
Screening for critical_congenital_heart_defects_with_pulse_oximetry_uk_perspe...eram sid
This document discusses pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart defects. It provides background on studies showing pulse oximetry can detect many cases of critical CHD before clinical symptoms appear. While early studies had small sample sizes, later studies of over 100,000 babies screened in the UK found a sensitivity of 83.6% and low false positive rate of 0.3%. The document examines different screening protocols and their effectiveness. It concludes that pulse oximetry screening is a feasible, acceptable, and cost-effective approach to reducing the diagnostic gap for critical CHD.
MS Forward View:a consensus for the future of MS services - Amy BowenMS Trust
The MS Forward View aims to identify priority actions to enable efficient, effective, and equitable MS services for all people with MS given changing treatment paradigms. It engaged stakeholders and analyzed current challenges, including that people with MS have diverse needs that change over time, specialized resources need to be used efficiently, and services face systemic challenges to improving. The final report will provide consensus statements, projects, and education to support improved holistic and multidisciplinary MS care.
Real World Evaluation and implementation of a diagnostic test for pre-eclampsiaWalt Whitman
The document discusses a case study evaluating the real-world implementation of a diagnostic test for pre-eclampsia across 7 hospitals in the Thames Valley region, with the goals of standardizing adoption of preeclampsia testing to improve patient safety, clinical capacity, reduce unnecessary admissions, and lower overall system costs.
NHSScotland is constantly striving to increase efficiency and productivity whilst improving quality and effectiveness. In this session, delegates heard directly from colleagues who have changed their systems to deliver more effective care and how they value difference and variation within the NHS, using evidence to affect change. Delegates also had the opportunity to see some real examples from various settings across NHSScotland where evidence-based practice has been used to change systems and processes and how this has made a difference to patient outcomes, experience and value.
See more on the 2013 NHSScotland Event website http://www.nhsscotlandevent.com/resources/resources2013/resources
Martin Utley, Director of the Clinical Operational Research Unit at University College London, reflects upon his involvement in the launch of specific tools to monitor care quality for paediatric cardiac surgery.
This document discusses using statistical process control (CUSUM) charts to monitor mortality rates at the level of individual general practitioners and health authorities. It describes how CUSUM charts could potentially have detected Harold Shipman, a GP who murdered over 200 patients, by spotting outliers in the routine mortality data. The document also discusses challenges in risk adjusting outcomes to account for differences in patient characteristics and casemix between providers. Accurately adjusting for factors like age, comorbidities, and emergency status is important for fair comparisons but difficult using only administrative data.
Providing actionable healthcare analytics at scale: Understanding improvement...Nuffield Trust
This document discusses measurement for quality improvement. It explains that measurement in improvement aims to provide a basis for action to improve processes and outcomes, rather than just estimating parameters. Improvement measures should be simple, specific, and available in real-time. Statistical process control methods are important to separate normal variation from changes resulting from interventions. Examples are provided of run charts measuring improvements in recording BMI for mental health patients and compliance with care bundles. The document advocates making the theories behind improvement efforts more explicit.
Operational research to increase the efficiency of ART initiation in AfricaSydney Rosen
RapIT tested a single-visit ART initiation approach that significantly increased the proportion of patients starting ART within 90 days compared to standard of care. However, it relied on expensive point-of-care tests. SLATE aims to evaluate a simplified algorithm without these tests to determine immediate ART eligibility and initiate treatment in a single visit, with the goals of increasing prompt ART uptake and evaluating its costs and patient outcomes compared to standard care. If successful, SLATE could help standardize a fast, effective, and low-cost ART initiation model to strengthen the testing to treatment cascade.
Screening for critical_congenital_heart_defects_with_pulse_oximetry_uk_perspe...eram sid
This document discusses pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart defects. It provides background on studies showing pulse oximetry can detect many cases of critical CHD before clinical symptoms appear. While early studies had small sample sizes, later studies of over 100,000 babies screened in the UK found a sensitivity of 83.6% and low false positive rate of 0.3%. The document examines different screening protocols and their effectiveness. It concludes that pulse oximetry screening is a feasible, acceptable, and cost-effective approach to reducing the diagnostic gap for critical CHD.
MS Forward View:a consensus for the future of MS services - Amy BowenMS Trust
The MS Forward View aims to identify priority actions to enable efficient, effective, and equitable MS services for all people with MS given changing treatment paradigms. It engaged stakeholders and analyzed current challenges, including that people with MS have diverse needs that change over time, specialized resources need to be used efficiently, and services face systemic challenges to improving. The final report will provide consensus statements, projects, and education to support improved holistic and multidisciplinary MS care.
Real World Evaluation and implementation of a diagnostic test for pre-eclampsiaWalt Whitman
The document discusses a case study evaluating the real-world implementation of a diagnostic test for pre-eclampsia across 7 hospitals in the Thames Valley region, with the goals of standardizing adoption of preeclampsia testing to improve patient safety, clinical capacity, reduce unnecessary admissions, and lower overall system costs.
NHSScotland is constantly striving to increase efficiency and productivity whilst improving quality and effectiveness. In this session, delegates heard directly from colleagues who have changed their systems to deliver more effective care and how they value difference and variation within the NHS, using evidence to affect change. Delegates also had the opportunity to see some real examples from various settings across NHSScotland where evidence-based practice has been used to change systems and processes and how this has made a difference to patient outcomes, experience and value.
See more on the 2013 NHSScotland Event website http://www.nhsscotlandevent.com/resources/resources2013/resources
Implementing American Heart Association Practice Standards for Inpatient ECG ...Allina Health
Implementing American Heart Association Practice Standards for Inpatient ECG Monitoring: An Interventional Study at Abbott Northwestern Hospital presented by Kristin Sandau, PhD, RN
Associate Professor Ian Scott - Princess Alexandra Hospital; University of Qu...Informa Australia
Associate Professor Ian Scott
Director
Internal Medicine & Clinical Epidemiology; Associate Professor of Medicine
Princess Alexandra Hospital; University of Queensland
EiTESAL eHealth Conference 14&15 May 2017 EITESANGO
The document outlines a reform plan for Kasr Al Ainy, a medical school and hospital complex in Cairo, Egypt. The plan involves (1) redesigning the Manial campus to create specialized hospitals, improve infrastructure, management, and environmental sustainability; (2) enhancing Abou El Reesh Pediatric Hospital; (3) establishing a new infectious diseases hospital; (4) developing an international campus in 6 October City; and (5) transforming training programs and research efforts. The goal is to improve patient care, education, and make the hospitals more efficient, well-governed, and financially sustainable.
This webinar provides an overview of key frameworks for identifying barriers and enablers to implementation, with a focus on the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). The TDF synthesizes 128 constructs from 33 theories of behavior change into 12 domains to understand factors influencing healthcare professionals' behaviors. The webinar uses a case study of improving physician hand hygiene to demonstrate how the TDF can be applied to identify potential barriers within domains like Knowledge, Skills, Social Influences, and Environmental Context & Resources.
This document provides a progress report on efforts to improve the quality of patient journeys through the Lean Green Stream at Clatterbridge Elective Surgery Centre. It describes the current state of hernia procedures, results from a rapid improvement workshop including reduced touches in pre-op assessment and the day case unit, increased throughput in theaters, and positive patient and staff satisfaction surveys. Next steps include reconfiguring ward space and maintaining momentum with bi-weekly staff meetings.
This document discusses inclusion health and digital health. It provides an introduction and agenda for the meeting which will address equality, health inequalities, and digital inclusion. It summarizes research showing health inequalities are associated with increased costs to the health system and wider society. The document also outlines proposed analyses on health inequalities for CCGs to help impact national indicators.
This document summarizes a webinar for selecting topics for a national ICU collaborative initiative in 2016-17. It discusses the results of a survey where pain, agitation, and delirium (PAD) and end-of-life care were the top choices. Potential Topic 1 provides an overview of how end-of-life care could be improved across the ICU continuum. Potential Topic 2 reviews evidence that consistent pain assessment and management paired with sedation protocols can reduce length of stay and complications. The webinar participants then decided to focus on improving PAD management in 2016-17.
This document discusses the potential for telemedicine to address healthcare access issues. It notes that there will be a shortage of 150,000 physicians in the next decade. Specialty care is becoming more complex and patients often have to travel long distances to receive it. However, technology now allows remote exams and treatments to be conducted with the same standard of care. The document argues that telemedicine can bring specialized medical expertise and experience to more patients, improving access and lowering costs compared to building more brick-and-mortar clinics or training additional providers. Several examples involving neurology and multiple sclerosis care are provided.
This document is a resume for Qi Yu, who is expected to graduate in December 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University with a 4.0 GPA. Yu has work experience in research and development roles at medical device companies and has conducted research at the University of Kentucky. Yu also has extensive volunteer experience and involvement in extracurricular activities.
This document discusses how telehealth and real-time analytics can help critical care achieve better health outcomes, better care, and lower costs. It describes how monitoring patients and gaining situation awareness is important for critical care. Real-time data analytics can help clinicians understand a patient's current physiological status and trajectory. Pattern recognition in patient data may help identify issues earlier. The challenges of big data in healthcare including volume, velocity, variety and veracity are discussed. Technologies that provide real-time situation awareness and predictive analytics could help improve patient care and outcomes in the ICU.
HCR10 Improving Patient Flow in Emergency DepartmentsLoan Kiss
This document provides an agenda for a two-day conference on improving patient flow in emergency departments. The conference will feature presentations from medical professionals on strategies to accelerate patient flow, improve access to emergency care, and adopt patient-centered models of care. Topics will include applying national standards to emergency departments, redesigning emergency departments to improve access, using data to drive performance, and examining innovative models of care. The goal is for attendees to learn methods for enhancing efficiency and patient outcomes in emergency departments.
'Research Focus' MEHT Summer R&D Newsletter 2018Paul Roberts
The document provides updates from the Research, Development & Innovation department including new starters and leavers, celebrating international clinical trials day, recently opened studies, and recognizing recruitment performances. It highlights Lauren Shillito taking a secondment and Sandeep Virdee returning, celebrates 70 years of NHS research and international clinical trials day with educational events, and provides updates on new studies opened and top recruiting studies.
This document discusses the debate around nurses working 12-hour shifts versus 8-hour shifts. Research is being conducted to understand the impact of shift length on staff, patient safety, and job satisfaction. Some nurses prefer 12-hour shifts for more days off, while others argue it can affect quality of care. The goal is for employers to offer a choice between 8- and 12-hour shifts to increase job satisfaction and reduce fatigue, while balancing staffing needs. A survey was conducted to evaluate readiness for implementing a choice in shift lengths.
The document discusses patient flows and the productivity paradox in healthcare. It explains that increasing productivity and throughput is challenging due to bottlenecks that can form from small variations in patient arrival times and processing times. This causes wait times and the number of patients to grow disproportionately. True improvements require focusing on the entire system, continuous improvement, empowering frontline staff, and understanding workflows and interdependencies rather than just focusing on cost cutting or productivity in isolation.
This document discusses the pros and cons of 8-hour and 12-hour shifts for staff in long-term care settings. Some benefits of 8-hour shifts mentioned are shorter work hours, more time for other activities, and higher patient satisfaction. However, there are more shift changes which means less continuity of care and more faces for patients to learn. Potential issues with 12-hour shifts include increased risks of fatigue, stress, burnout and medical errors due to longer hours. However, 12-hour shifts also allow for a shorter work week and better continuity of care. The document examines different studies on this issue but does not come to a clear conclusion.
This document discusses the history and development of paramedic practitioners and community paramedicine in the UK. It traces the evolution of paramedic training from 2005 to becoming degree-level in 2019. It also outlines key reports and pilots that expanded the paramedic role to provide more care in the community. The community paramedic model aims to improve access, reduce conveyance rates, and shift more treatment out of hospitals. Initial indicators from the Thanet pilot show improved response times and higher staff satisfaction with the new model.
The document discusses using Day-of-Care Surveys (DoCS) to improve patient flow across acute and community hospitals in Scotland. It provides an overview of recent Pan-Scotland DoCS results, including that 21% of patients surveyed did not meet criteria for ongoing acute care. It recommends developing integrated health and social care action plans to address the top reasons for discharge delays. The document also provides recommendations for using DoCS data to prioritize reducing lengths of stay and shifting the discharge time curve earlier.
Implementing American Heart Association Practice Standards for Inpatient ECG ...Allina Health
Implementing American Heart Association Practice Standards for Inpatient ECG Monitoring: An Interventional Study at Abbott Northwestern Hospital presented by Kristin Sandau, PhD, RN
Associate Professor Ian Scott - Princess Alexandra Hospital; University of Qu...Informa Australia
Associate Professor Ian Scott
Director
Internal Medicine & Clinical Epidemiology; Associate Professor of Medicine
Princess Alexandra Hospital; University of Queensland
EiTESAL eHealth Conference 14&15 May 2017 EITESANGO
The document outlines a reform plan for Kasr Al Ainy, a medical school and hospital complex in Cairo, Egypt. The plan involves (1) redesigning the Manial campus to create specialized hospitals, improve infrastructure, management, and environmental sustainability; (2) enhancing Abou El Reesh Pediatric Hospital; (3) establishing a new infectious diseases hospital; (4) developing an international campus in 6 October City; and (5) transforming training programs and research efforts. The goal is to improve patient care, education, and make the hospitals more efficient, well-governed, and financially sustainable.
This webinar provides an overview of key frameworks for identifying barriers and enablers to implementation, with a focus on the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). The TDF synthesizes 128 constructs from 33 theories of behavior change into 12 domains to understand factors influencing healthcare professionals' behaviors. The webinar uses a case study of improving physician hand hygiene to demonstrate how the TDF can be applied to identify potential barriers within domains like Knowledge, Skills, Social Influences, and Environmental Context & Resources.
This document provides a progress report on efforts to improve the quality of patient journeys through the Lean Green Stream at Clatterbridge Elective Surgery Centre. It describes the current state of hernia procedures, results from a rapid improvement workshop including reduced touches in pre-op assessment and the day case unit, increased throughput in theaters, and positive patient and staff satisfaction surveys. Next steps include reconfiguring ward space and maintaining momentum with bi-weekly staff meetings.
This document discusses inclusion health and digital health. It provides an introduction and agenda for the meeting which will address equality, health inequalities, and digital inclusion. It summarizes research showing health inequalities are associated with increased costs to the health system and wider society. The document also outlines proposed analyses on health inequalities for CCGs to help impact national indicators.
This document summarizes a webinar for selecting topics for a national ICU collaborative initiative in 2016-17. It discusses the results of a survey where pain, agitation, and delirium (PAD) and end-of-life care were the top choices. Potential Topic 1 provides an overview of how end-of-life care could be improved across the ICU continuum. Potential Topic 2 reviews evidence that consistent pain assessment and management paired with sedation protocols can reduce length of stay and complications. The webinar participants then decided to focus on improving PAD management in 2016-17.
This document discusses the potential for telemedicine to address healthcare access issues. It notes that there will be a shortage of 150,000 physicians in the next decade. Specialty care is becoming more complex and patients often have to travel long distances to receive it. However, technology now allows remote exams and treatments to be conducted with the same standard of care. The document argues that telemedicine can bring specialized medical expertise and experience to more patients, improving access and lowering costs compared to building more brick-and-mortar clinics or training additional providers. Several examples involving neurology and multiple sclerosis care are provided.
This document is a resume for Qi Yu, who is expected to graduate in December 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University with a 4.0 GPA. Yu has work experience in research and development roles at medical device companies and has conducted research at the University of Kentucky. Yu also has extensive volunteer experience and involvement in extracurricular activities.
This document discusses how telehealth and real-time analytics can help critical care achieve better health outcomes, better care, and lower costs. It describes how monitoring patients and gaining situation awareness is important for critical care. Real-time data analytics can help clinicians understand a patient's current physiological status and trajectory. Pattern recognition in patient data may help identify issues earlier. The challenges of big data in healthcare including volume, velocity, variety and veracity are discussed. Technologies that provide real-time situation awareness and predictive analytics could help improve patient care and outcomes in the ICU.
HCR10 Improving Patient Flow in Emergency DepartmentsLoan Kiss
This document provides an agenda for a two-day conference on improving patient flow in emergency departments. The conference will feature presentations from medical professionals on strategies to accelerate patient flow, improve access to emergency care, and adopt patient-centered models of care. Topics will include applying national standards to emergency departments, redesigning emergency departments to improve access, using data to drive performance, and examining innovative models of care. The goal is for attendees to learn methods for enhancing efficiency and patient outcomes in emergency departments.
'Research Focus' MEHT Summer R&D Newsletter 2018Paul Roberts
The document provides updates from the Research, Development & Innovation department including new starters and leavers, celebrating international clinical trials day, recently opened studies, and recognizing recruitment performances. It highlights Lauren Shillito taking a secondment and Sandeep Virdee returning, celebrates 70 years of NHS research and international clinical trials day with educational events, and provides updates on new studies opened and top recruiting studies.
This document discusses the debate around nurses working 12-hour shifts versus 8-hour shifts. Research is being conducted to understand the impact of shift length on staff, patient safety, and job satisfaction. Some nurses prefer 12-hour shifts for more days off, while others argue it can affect quality of care. The goal is for employers to offer a choice between 8- and 12-hour shifts to increase job satisfaction and reduce fatigue, while balancing staffing needs. A survey was conducted to evaluate readiness for implementing a choice in shift lengths.
The document discusses patient flows and the productivity paradox in healthcare. It explains that increasing productivity and throughput is challenging due to bottlenecks that can form from small variations in patient arrival times and processing times. This causes wait times and the number of patients to grow disproportionately. True improvements require focusing on the entire system, continuous improvement, empowering frontline staff, and understanding workflows and interdependencies rather than just focusing on cost cutting or productivity in isolation.
This document discusses the pros and cons of 8-hour and 12-hour shifts for staff in long-term care settings. Some benefits of 8-hour shifts mentioned are shorter work hours, more time for other activities, and higher patient satisfaction. However, there are more shift changes which means less continuity of care and more faces for patients to learn. Potential issues with 12-hour shifts include increased risks of fatigue, stress, burnout and medical errors due to longer hours. However, 12-hour shifts also allow for a shorter work week and better continuity of care. The document examines different studies on this issue but does not come to a clear conclusion.
This document discusses the history and development of paramedic practitioners and community paramedicine in the UK. It traces the evolution of paramedic training from 2005 to becoming degree-level in 2019. It also outlines key reports and pilots that expanded the paramedic role to provide more care in the community. The community paramedic model aims to improve access, reduce conveyance rates, and shift more treatment out of hospitals. Initial indicators from the Thanet pilot show improved response times and higher staff satisfaction with the new model.
The document discusses using Day-of-Care Surveys (DoCS) to improve patient flow across acute and community hospitals in Scotland. It provides an overview of recent Pan-Scotland DoCS results, including that 21% of patients surveyed did not meet criteria for ongoing acute care. It recommends developing integrated health and social care action plans to address the top reasons for discharge delays. The document also provides recommendations for using DoCS data to prioritize reducing lengths of stay and shifting the discharge time curve earlier.
This document discusses quality improvement in healthcare. It begins by posing questions about defining quality, what quality improvement is, and how quality can be improved. It then discusses the safety paradox in healthcare - that despite highly trained staff and technology, errors are common and patients are frequently harmed. Several studies on adverse event rates in hospitals are summarized. The document discusses concepts for safety and quality improvement like reliability, variation, measurement, and change management. It provides examples of quality improvement tools and approaches like process mapping, care bundles, measurement, and the PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) cycle. Overall, the document provides an overview of key issues and approaches related to quality and safety in healthcare.
The document discusses challenges in healthcare transitions and coordination between different providers. It proposes a new model of care for hip and knee replacements that includes centralized intake clinics, case managers, data-informed quality measures, and case rate funding. The model aims to improve outcomes, efficiency, and reduce delays. It also describes programs for fragility fractures and hip replacements that have improved access to surgery and reduced lengths of stay.
The document discusses several projects involving allied health professionals working at the front door of hospitals to improve patient flow and outcomes for patients with COPD, musculoskeletal conditions, and frailty. It describes a COPD project in the emergency department that resulted in a 16% reduction in admissions and 25% shorter lengths of stay. It also discusses the role of physiotherapists in the emergency department to treat musculoskeletal conditions and improve patient flow. Finally, it mentions the role of assistant frailty practitioners in comprehensively assessing frail elderly patients presenting to the emergency department.
The document describes the Safer Patient Flow Bundle implemented at Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust to improve patient flow and prevent unnecessary waiting. The bundle consists of 5 core components: Senior Review, All Patients, Flow of patients, Early discharges, and Review (SAFER). If all components are followed, it will improve the patient experience and support safe, timely discharges. The bundle led to an 11% increase in daily discharges, reduced length of stay, and allowed closure of an escalation ward over peak winter months.
This document summarizes the benefits of highly organized primary care and medical homes. It discusses how organizing primary care into teams that focus on population health, care coordination, planned care for chronic conditions, and quality improvement can improve health outcomes, reduce costs, and enhance the patient experience. The document provides examples from Cambridge Health Alliance that show improved quality metrics, decreased hospital and emergency room use, and reduced costs after implementing a primary care reform model centered around medical homes and accountable care.
Cheshire and Wirral Best Practice event - 8 NovemberInnovation Agency
The document outlines plans for developing integrated care communities across South Cheshire and Vale Royal. Key points include:
- The formation of 5 care community teams to provide coordinated, patient-centered care across the region.
- Initial priority projects include developing the care community teams, improving GP out-of-hours care, and musculoskeletal physiotherapy.
- Achievements so far include aligning staff to the 5 communities, implementing rapid response services, and beginning multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Future goals involve strengthening primary care partnerships, expanding social care support, and using data to better manage patient risk levels.
ISS Service Innovation Leadership Seminar, 28 March - Mrs Chew Kwee TiangNUS-ISS
ISS Service Innovation Leadership Seminar, 28 March - "Design Thinking and Service Innovation - The Khoo Teck Puat Hospital's Journey" by Mrs Chew Kwee Tiang, CEO, Khoo Tech Puat Hospital
Making Healthcare Waste Reduction and Patient Safety Actionable - HAS Session 6Health Catalyst
Multiple studies have estimated that at least 30% of US healthcare expenditures are wasteful. But how do you identify and reduce that waste? In this session, we will share with you a three-part framework for understanding, measuring and addressing waste reduction. In particular, we will highlight the importance patient safety and injury prevention, framing the importance of shifting from a system of incident reporting (which creates a culture of blame and guilt) to a system in which patient injury is regarded as a process failure rather than a person failure. To make that transition, health systems will need to 1) define process flows and metrics for each major type of patient injury; and 2) create a learning environment in which team members are engaged in process redesign to prevent process failure and injury. A leading health system in patient safety and quality will also share their best practices in how they have created a culture of patient safety and quality.
Clinician Satisfaction Before and After Transition from a Basic to a Comprehe...Allison McCoy
Healthcare organizations are transitioning from basic to comprehensive electronic health records (EHRs) to meet Meaningful Use requirements and improve patient safety. Yet, full adoption of EHRs is lagging and may be linked to clinician dissatisfaction. In depth assessment of satisfaction before, during, and after EHR transition is rarely done. Using an adapted published tool to assess adoption and satisfaction with EHRs, we surveyed clinicians at a large, non-profit academic medical center before (baseline) and 6-12 months (short-term follow-up) and 12-24 months (long-term follow-up) after transition from a basic, locally-developed to a comprehensive, commercial EHR. Satisfaction with the EHR (overall and by component) was captured at each interval. Overall satisfaction was highest at baseline (85%), lowest at short-term follow-up (66%), and increasing at long-term follow-up (79%). This trend was similar for satisfaction with EHR components designed to improve patient safety including clinical decision support, patient communication, health information exchange, and system reliability. Conversely, at baseline, short-term and long-term follow-up, perceptions of productivity, ability to provide better care with the EHR, and satisfaction with available resources, were lower at both short- and long-term follow-up compared to baseline. Persistent dissatisfaction with productivity and resources was identified. Addressing determinants of dissatisfaction may increase full adoption of EHRs. Further investigation in larger populations is warranted.
Acute hospitals end of life care best practiceNHSRobBenson
Delivering reliable best practice in an acute hospital setting for patients whose recovery is uncertain. Including details of the AMBER care bundle. Presentation from Anita Hayes and colleagues from England's National End of Life Care Programme as part of the Department of Health's QIPP end of life care workstream seminar series at Healthcare Innovation Expo 2011
An opportunity to hear how service redesign positively impacts on the patient experience and improves outcomes for both the patient and NHSScotland. Showcasing examples of changes to pathways of care in orthopaedics and community support for people with complex and chronic conditions.
Let's Talk Research Annual Conference - 24th-25th September 2014 (Gail Woodburn)NHSNWRD
"Maximising the potential of the clinical research nurse workforce in order to promote research and innovation": Gail Woodburn's presentation from the conference.
Using Implementation Science to transform patient care (Knowledge to Action C...NEQOS
Master Class presentation and workshop materials from the NENC AHSN Collaborating for Better Care Partnership's Master Class, led by Professor Jeremy Grimshaw' on 1st September 2014
This document discusses improving the patient experience in primary health care. It outlines issues with the current system such as fragmented care, access problems, and feelings of disempowerment among patients. Data shows many patients experience long wait times, lack of communication between providers, and doctors not spending enough time with them. The document calls for a more coordinated, comprehensive, and consumer-centered primary health care system to address these issues.
A joint presentation on Real People, Real Data at the 2016 International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare in Gothenburg, Sweden. Presented by Leanne Wells of the Consumers Health Forum of Australia; Sam Vaillancourt of St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada, and; Dr Paresh Dawda of the Australian National University.
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International Cancer Survivors Day is celebrated during June, placing the spotlight not only on cancer survivors, but also their caregivers.
CANSA has compiled a list of tips and guidelines of support:
https://cansa.org.za/who-cares-for-cancer-patients-caregivers/
This particular slides consist of- what is Pneumothorax,what are it's causes and it's effect on body, risk factors, symptoms,complications, diagnosis and role of physiotherapy in it.
This slide is very helpful for physiotherapy students and also for other medical and healthcare students.
Here is a summary of Pneumothorax:
Pneumothorax, also known as a collapsed lung, is a condition that occurs when air leaks into the space between the lung and chest wall. This air buildup puts pressure on the lung, preventing it from expanding fully when you breathe. A pneumothorax can cause a complete or partial collapse of the lung.
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Unlocking the Secrets to Safe Patient Handling.pdfLift Ability
Furthermore, the time constraints and workload in healthcare settings can make it challenging for caregivers to prioritise safe patient handling Australia practices, leading to shortcuts and increased risks.
About this webinar: This talk will introduce what cancer rehabilitation is, where it fits into the cancer trajectory, and who can benefit from it. In addition, the current landscape of cancer rehabilitation in Canada will be discussed and the need for advocacy to increase access to this essential component of cancer care.
2024 HIPAA Compliance Training Guide to the Compliance OfficersConference Panel
Join us for a comprehensive 90-minute lesson designed specifically for Compliance Officers and Practice/Business Managers. This 2024 HIPAA Training session will guide you through the critical steps needed to ensure your practice is fully prepared for upcoming audits. Key updates and significant changes under the Omnibus Rule will be covered, along with the latest applicable updates for 2024.
Key Areas Covered:
Texting and Email Communication: Understand the compliance requirements for electronic communication.
Encryption Standards: Learn what is necessary and what is overhyped.
Medical Messaging and Voice Data: Ensure secure handling of sensitive information.
IT Risk Factors: Identify and mitigate risks related to your IT infrastructure.
Why Attend:
Expert Instructor: Brian Tuttle, with over 20 years in Health IT and Compliance Consulting, brings invaluable experience and knowledge, including insights from over 1000 risk assessments and direct dealings with Office of Civil Rights HIPAA auditors.
Actionable Insights: Receive practical advice on preparing for audits and avoiding common mistakes.
Clarity on Compliance: Clear up misconceptions and understand the reality of HIPAA regulations.
Ensure your compliance strategy is up-to-date and effective. Enroll now and be prepared for the 2024 HIPAA audits.
Enroll Now to secure your spot in this crucial training session and ensure your HIPAA compliance is robust and audit-ready.
https://conferencepanel.com/conference/hipaa-training-for-the-compliance-officer-2024-updates
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TEST BANK For Accounting Information Systems, 3rd Edition by Vernon Richardso...rightmanforbloodline
TEST BANK For Accounting Information Systems, 3rd Edition by Vernon Richardson, Verified Chapters 1 - 18, Complete Newest Version
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The best massage spa Ajman is Chandrima Spa Ajman, which was founded in 2023 and is exclusively for men 24 hours a day. As of right now, our parent firm has been providing massage services to over 50,000+ clients in Ajman for the past 10 years. It has about 8+ branches. This demonstrates that Chandrima Spa Ajman is among the most reasonably priced spas in Ajman and the ideal place to unwind and rejuvenate. We provide a wide range of Spa massage treatments, including Indian, Pakistani, Kerala, Malayali, and body-to-body massages. Numerous massage techniques are available, including deep tissue, Swedish, Thai, Russian, and hot stone massages. Our massage therapists produce genuinely unique treatments that generate a revitalized sense of inner serenely by fusing modern techniques, the cleanest natural substances, and traditional holistic therapists.
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1. Attend Anywhere –
Video Presentation
https://youtu.be/R_0cDigr8_4
https://nhsforthvalley.com/
health-services/near-me-
video-consultations/
2. Impact is Key – AHPUSC19!
1 Essential Group Supporting 6 Essential Actions!
10th October 2019
#AHPUSC19 #AHPsday2019 #AHPsDAYSCOT
3. Impact is Key – AHPUSC19!
1 Essential Group Supporting 6 Essential Actions!
10th October 2019
Claire Ritchie
AHP Director NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
AHP Unscheduled Care Group Chair
Event Chair
#AHPUSC19 #AHPsday2019 #AHPsDAYSCOT
4. Impact is Key – AHPUSC19!
1 Essential Group Supporting 6 Essential Actions!
10th October 2019
Making a Difference in Unscheduled Care – The Vital Role of AHP’s
Professor Derek Bell
Professor of Acute Medicine Imperial College London
#AHPUSC19 #AHPsday2019 #AHPsDAYSCOT
5. Need the right amount of the right data at the right time
Right staff right place right time
Making a Difference in Unscheduled Care;
The vital role of AHP’s
Improving the patient journey
www.menti.com enter 901595
Professor Derek Bell
6. Mind the Gap – AHP’s at every step
Ambulance
Service
7. Acute (unscheduled) care
the context
Definition
(of an unpleasant or unwelcome
situation or phenomenon) present or
experienced to a severe or intense
degree
8. The AHP team
• Dieticians
• Occupational Therapists
• Paramedics
• Physiotherapists
• Radiographers
• Speech and language therapists
Plus pharmacists and others even Doctors!
12. Extended roles for allied
health professionals: an
updated systematic review
of the evidence
Saxon et al
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2014; 7: 479–488.
Initial SEARCH – 1000 Papers
21 met search criteria
19 – Physiotherapy
1 – Occupational Therapy
1 – Speech and language therapy
No randomised control trials
Only one study reported
pre and post outcomes
13. Extended roles for allied health professionals: an updated
systematic review of the evidence
‘There remains limited evidence as to the true impact in terms of overall patient
waiting times. In fact, the majority of the literature describes these comparisons
in terms of a retrospective audit or as a simultaneous clinical pathway. This
appears to be the “groundwork” to convince health care professionals and
managers that roles can be substituted’
16. Day of Care survey – London + Scotland Overview
16
1. Three hospital sites were excluded as had less than 100 beds
2. Total number of patients surveyed on the day of DOCS at site
3 Boarders are patients who are in a ward bed not related to their main specialty needs. This is the % of boarders out of the number of patients surveyed
4 Excludes patients for discharge
45 sites across London & Scotland1 Medians & Ranges
Number of beds surveyed 19274 Range: 112 - 1523
Number of patients surveyed2 18450 Range: 95-1430
Bed occupancy (%) 96%
Median: 96%
Range: 75% - 131%
Boarders (%)2 6% (1045 patients)
Median: 5%
Range: 0% - 18%
Day of Care – criteria met (%)3 78% (13097 patients)
Median: 77%
Range: 55% - 90%
Day of Care – criteria not met (%)4 22% (3718 patients)
Median: 23%
Range: 10% - 45%
Of those not met – within hospital control (%) 34%
Median: 32%
Range: 5% - 70%
Of those not met – whole system issue (%) 62%
Median: 64%
Range: 27% - 90%
Of those not met – Home designated as most appropriate alternative place (%) 48%
Median 50%
Range: 8% - 72%
17. 17
• Reasons are split equally: 3 acute specific, 3 system issues
Top 6 reasons
account for
63% of delays
Day of care survey – London + Scotland Key findings 2
217
287
295
484
511
545
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
Awaiting final multi-disciplinary team decision
Awaiting community hospital bed
Awaiting consultant decision/review
Home care support availability/funding
Awaiting social work allocation/assessment/completion of assessment
Waiting for AHP assessment/treatment
Number of patients
Reasonnotdischarged
Top 6 reasons not discharged
18. 18
191
193
217
287
295
484
511
545
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
Awaiting procedure/investigation/results and not meeting criteria for acute care
Making choices/awaiting place in care home
Awaiting final multi-disciplinary team decision
Awaiting community hospital bed
Awaiting consultant decision/review
Home care support availability/funding
Awaiting social work allocation/assessment/completion of assessment
Waiting for AHP assessment/treatment
Number of patients
Reasonnotdischarged
Top 8 reasons not discharged
Day of care survey – London + Scotland Key findings 2
Top 8 reasons
account for
73% of delays
23. Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy in the Acute Medical Unit: Guidelines for Practice
2015
Competencies for Acute and Emergency Medicine 2017
Society for Acute Medicine
Allied Health professionals guidance documents
24. Emergency Readmissions
120,000 per year 75% relate to recent emergency admission
• 15% readmission rate for emergencies
• 5 % for previous elective procedure
• 1:12 for < 65yrs and 1:8 for > 65yrs
• 30% within 7 days
Impact
• Equivalent to
• 1 months ED attendances in Scotland
• 3-4 months of emergency admission to Scottish Hospitals
25. Readmissions with
Board Emergency readmissions within 7
days
Emergency readmissions within 30
days
General Medicine within 30 days
A 6-14% 9.8-27% 21.8
B 4-11% 13-22% 16.3
C 6-10% 8-20% 17.6
D 5.5-15% 9-21% 14.5
E 5-10% 8- 21% 16.4
F 4-13% 9-24% 16.5
G 5-16% 9-28% 16.2
33. Whole system challenge
Hospital – Macro
Directorate or Departmental level – Meso
Individual(s) - Micro
34. AHP’s are vital
• Need a louder and coordinated voice
• Leading the system change – based on needs
• You are vital – for patients and the system
34
35. Community
35
Healthcaresystem…
Volumeofpatients
ED
Avoid
multiple
moves in
ED
Manage
the non
admitted
workstream
more
effectively
AMU/ASU
Twice daily
ward
rounds7/7
All patients
reviewed
7/7 AHP
and
pharmacy
input
Ward
Embed
EDD
Daily Senior
decision
making
Weekend
Consultant
input
Rehabilitatio
n or other
acute beds
Develop pull
systems from
acute beds
Returnto
communit
y
Direct
admissions to
AAU/ASU
Rapid Access
Clinics
Returnto
community
Returnto
community
Returnto
community
Streamlinetransfer
BroadenAAUcriteria
Fasttrackprotocols
Simplifybedmanagement
Streamlinetransfer
ImprovetimelySpecialtyopinion
Improvetimelysupportinpute.g.Echo
Avoidinliersandoutliersandsimplifybedmanagement
Mind the gap – Streamline Transfers
Streamlinetransfer
Agreedrepatriationprotocols
Accesstorealtimebedstate
36. Wrong place wrong time and clinical outcomes
Publication in preparation
38. Tests/ Review
Downstream Ward
Labs
Community Care
Care PlanPatient in Admission Clerk Examined
Analyse results
Junior Doctor Consultant MDT MDTNurse
Results back
Invisible decisions
Iterative
Investigation
39. Essential building blocks for effective
flow
Prescribing the treatment
Location Staff team
Processes and
infrastructure
41. Acute Medical Decision algorithm needs based
Patient
Assessment
24 HR
24 - 48 HRS
Specialty Ward Transfer
ASAP if LOS > 48-72hrs
Multi-
disciplinary
Team
Stay
Diagnostic
uncertainty
Mobilisation
Care package
42. Systematic Approach
Supports success at organisational and team/project level
• Anticipating potential barriers to sustainability will help you
plan and set priorities at an early stage
Acting scientifically and pragmatically
• Take action to improve the prospects of your improvement
within healthcare where a range of factors can influence
sustainability
Embrace complexity
• Understanding factors affecting sustainability supports
engaging stakeholders, discussing barriers and management
of risks
Engage and empower
44. Tests/ Review
Downstream Ward
Labs
Community Care
Care PlanPatient in Admission Clerk Examined
Analyse results
Junior Doctor Consultant MDT MDTNurse
Results back
Invisible decisions
Iterative
Investigation
45. Some musings and ‘facts’
• What does your local data tell you ?
– Qualitative or quantitative
– Admitted and non-admitted data ?
• In day early discharges improve ‘flow’
• Improve continuity v improved handover
• Capacity in the system (beds) closest to front door on Monday make the week easier.
• Although demand is often down at weekends – they are rarely quiet.
– Do we have the right team in place at weekends
– Can we augment team over winter – time in lieu v ££
• Wrong bed wrong time = poorer outcomes
• Right bed right time
Professor Derek Bell
47. Managing length of stay
0
50
100
150
200
250
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59
Length of stay (days)
Numberofpatients
Take ½ day off clinically unnecessary LoS
and it has a dramatic impact
Alternatives to admission
These patients may have more
complex support needs
Left shift
48. Duration in system, time
Numberofpatients,volume
4 days - weeks2-3days8 hours
ED Acute Downstream Ward
4 hours
Schematic of ‘flow’ characteristics across hospital system
Transition
Transition
10
5
2
Needs related =
benefit
49. Understand Practices
and Processes
Understand Variation
Identify Systemic
Issues
Strategic, Political and
Financial Alignment
Active Engagement of
those responsible for
and affected by
change
Facilitate Dialogue
Willingness to Learn
and Freedom to Act
Provision of
Headroom,
Resources, Training
and Support
Capture and Share
New Knowledge
Combine Existing
Evidence with Local
Knowledge
Iterative Development
Invest in Continuous
Improvement
Achieving Sustainable Healthcare Improvements From Translating
Evidence-Based Medicine into practice (SHIFT-EBM)
Act Scientifically
&
Pragmatically
Engage and
Empower
Embrace
Complexity
Improving
Quality of Care
Safe
Effective
Patient Centred
Efficient
Equitable
Timely
QualityDimensions
A framework for practice and research
50. Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
High level system overview and balance measures (8 weeks ending 16 Feb 2014)
March 2014 50Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Emergency Flow Report - UK Visit
These figures highlight the problem with outliers throughout most clinical areas.
Representations and re-admissions may be an important area to review.
51. The table shows a set of measures and balance measures that capture aspects of flow through the emergency
department.
Emergency department measure - weekly average (8 weeks ending 16 Feb 2014)
Attendances* 1,302
Re-presentation within 48 hours 5.2%
Re-presentation within 7 days 9.2%
Average length of time in department 3h28m
NEAT compliance 79%
Outliers in ED (not under care of ED team for greater than
90mins)
19%
Mortality in ED 0.1%
Did not wait to be seen* 1.2%
NEAT compliance for SSU admissions* 81.3
Ambulance ramping* 28.7h
* Denotes data for 1 Mar 2013 – 28 Feb 2014
Emergency Department Summary Statistics
March 2014 51Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Emergency Flow Report - UK Visit
The measures shown in red are the measures and balance measures that may be areas for improvement or require greater
understanding. The average time in the department is long, consistent with overcrowding. The re-presentation data should be
monitored and understood.
53. Admitted Patients Discharged before 10:00am
Interpretation
The percentage of discharges achieved before 10.00am has varied over the period
appears to be declining.
Reviewing this in relation to cumulative % discharge by midday may be helpful and
quantifying role of the discharge lounge in this process may be beneficial
Description
This chart shows the percentage of discharges of admitted patients achieved before
10.00am. Such discharges provide an early release of beds for patients requiring
admission that day. The data is presented monthly between Jul 2011 and Feb 2014.
Months are on the x axis. The percentage of patients discharged before 10.00am is on
the y axis.
Statistical Process Control (SPC) has been applied to the data: the average is drawn
as a solid line and the upper and lower control limits as dashed lines.
March 2014 53Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Emergency Flow Report - UK Visit
56. Total of 4 hours to be admitted and clerked.
Nurse called-off during admission, leaving it incomplete. No
knowledge of home circumstances.
Current Journey
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3
57. Junior Doctor forgets to prescribe fluids.
No doctor checks tests results before handover.
Lucy is not seen by a consultant on the first day.v
Current Journey
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3
59. Consultant sees patient 13 hours after admission.
Diagnosis Pneumonia.
Query home with Hospital at Home support.
Current Journey
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3
60. Blood tests are just taken in the afternoon.
Doctors just check results after 4pm.
Potassium is low but no time to stabilise it.
Current Journey
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3
61. New consultant starts review from scratch.
Unaware of previous decisions.
Orders more investigation tests.
Current Journey
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3
62. Bloods are back normal.
Staff nurse needs to chase discharge letter, medicine, hospital at
home referral and book transport in 45 minutes.
Current Journey
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3
73. DAY 1 DAY 2
Visibility
Doctors team can see notification of results
back.
Consultant sees Lucy before doctors handover.
74. DAY 1 DAY 2
Visibility
Visibility of care plan in place to discharge the next day.
Opportunity to proactively test bloods before round.
Time to stabilise the patient on time for discharge.
75. DAY 1 DAY 2
Shareable
Dietitian receives referal timely and sees the
patient while this is waiting for second blood test.
76. DAY 1 DAY 2
Improved journey
Visibility of care plan in place and home query.
Teams can coordinate to have all elements in place at time of
oficial discharge.
77. DAY 1 DAY 2
Patient empowerment
Lucy has the opportunity to understand the care she will receive, as
well as tell the ward her current circumstances early on.
78. DAY 1 DAY 2
Follow-up
All teams are aware of Lucy’s
developments and reassured that she is
safe.
80. 30 years ago:
Concern about the quality of care must be as old as medicine itself. But honest
concern, however genuine, is not the same as methodical assessment based on
reliable evidence.
RJ Maxwell. BMJ 1984
Derek Bell Imperial College80
82. Impact is Key – AHPUSC19!
1 Essential Group Supporting 6 Essential Actions!
10th October 2019
National USC Team
Improvement – What has Worked? What is Next March 2020?
Helen Maitland, Director National USC Team, 6 Essential
Actions, Scottish Government
#AHPUSC19 #AHPsday2019 #AHPsDAYSCOT
83. 6 Essential Actions Improvement Approach
• Delivery of 95% target for all patients to be admitted,
discharged or transferred within 4 hours.
• Aiming towards a standard of 98%
• Monitor 8 and 12 hour waits.
• Developed in partnership with the Academy of Royal Colleges
• Safe, person centred, effective care delivered to every
patient, every time without unnecessary waits, delays
and duplication
• It requires a whole system response to ensure capacity meets
demand - by hour of the day and day of the week
• Performance Improvement Collaborative approach
Safety, mortality, person centred
85. Scotland core weekly Over 12hr trends
Data relating to the period between the week ending of 12-October-2014 and 29-September-2019
Source: ISD weekly A&E publications. Data relating to the week ending 29-September-2019 (the most recent week) is
Scottish Government Weekly Management Information and is not for onwards release
85
88. System Challenges
• Winter
• Influenza – Southern Hemisphere
• Challenging Elective Strategy
• Medical Workforce
• Vacancies and pension changes
• Recruitment and retention
• Nursing and AHP
• Across 7 day services
• Brexit – no deal
89. Clinically Focussed Empowered Leadership
Responsive Operational Management
Whole System Escalation
Triumvirate Leadership Team
- Site Director,
- Chief Nurse,
- Chief Doctor
Capacity and Patient Flow Realignment
Determining and utilising
appropriate information and trend
data for performance improvement
to ensure correct resources are
applied to meet demand and
system need
Patient Rather Than Bed Management
Daily Dynamic Discharge
Shifting the discharge curve left
Developing a coordinated,
multidisciplinary approach to
discharge planning encompassing
acute and community resources
Medical and Surgical Processes
Aligned for Optimal Care
Designed to
pull patients from ED
through assessment and
diagnostics process to be
seen at right time, by right person
in right place
7 Day Services
To reduce variation in access
to all services across
weekend and out of hours.
Includes clinical assessment,
diagnostics, and access to
Senior Decision Makers. Also
support services such as
porters, cleaning and
transport
Ensuring Patients Care for at Home
Pathways to reduce
attendance, avoid admission
and if admission necessary
ensure home when ready
Basic Building Blocks
Improve rate of early in
day and weekends
Signposting and redirection to
appropriate community services
6
Essential
Actions
90. EA1.
Clinically Focused and Empowered Management
• Triumvirate Management
• Clinical Leadership
• Escalation
• Responsive Operational Management
• Safety, Flow Huddles
• Morning - waking the hospital up
• Afternoon – prediction and plans
• TRUST the system
Eliminate silo working
91. EA2. Capacity and Patient Flow Realignment
• Basic Building Blocks
• Understanding what we manage across Community, PC ,
Acute unscheduled & scheduled
• Flow Analysis
• Balancing measures
• Capacity Realignment
• Admitted and Non-Admitted Pathways
resources applied at right place and right time
combined elective & emergency capacity plan
92. EA3. Patient Rather than Bed Management
Daily Dynamic Discharge
• Daily ward management -
Electronic Whiteboards
• Multi-disciplinary Team
• Focussed ward round routine
• Estimated Date of Discharge
• Criteria Led Discharge
• Discharge to Assess
• Use of Discharge Lounge
• Afternoon huddles - focus on
prediction
• Day of Care Surveys
Outcomes:
Shifting the curve ……every day
coordinated planning & implementation of appropriate discharge with no delays
Eliminate Exit Block and Crowding
ELIMINATE BOARDING
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Hour of Day
Cumulative % Discharges by Hour of Day
Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19
93. EA4. Medical and Surgical Processes
Timely assessment in most appropriate place to get early
specialist clinical interventions will prevent/radically reduce
boarding
• Manage Patient Journey through Assessment Areas
• early management plan
• Specialty receiving – In / Out Balance
• Redirection to appropriate care provider
• early, value-added triage
• Assess for discharge – even after dark!
improve patient flow through the unscheduled care pathway
94. EA5. Seven Day Services
• Weekend discharges
• Rates monitored
• Evening capacity & demand
• workforce
• Length of Stay variability
• Diagnostics
• Pharmacy
• AHP
appropriately targeted to reduce variation in weekend and out of
hours support for discharge
95. EA6: Patients Cared for at Home
• People are supported to live well at home
or in the community for as much time as
they can
• Reduce attendances
• Reduce admission
• Home when fit and ready
• They have a positive experience of health
and social care when they need it
There is no ward like home
96.
97. Health & Social Care
6 National Indicators
1. Acute unplanned bed days
• The number of acute unplanned bed days has reduced
2. Emergency admissions
• The number of emergency admission has risen
3. A&E attendances
• The number of emergency attendances is rising - 4% this year
4. Achievement of 4 hour Emergency Access Target
• Still working to achieve this
5. Delayed discharge bed days
• Seasonal variation
6. End of life spent at home or in the community
• gradually increasing
98.
99. Delivery of Health & Social Care
for Unscheduled Care
Whole System Working
• Common vision with patient care at the heart
• Whole System Measures
• working to achieve the same outcome
• Whole System Respect
• Improved understanding of services
• Whole System Trust
#6EAScot UnscheduledCareTeam@gov.scot
Next steps
100. Impact is Key – AHPUSC19!
1 Essential Group Supporting 6 Essential Actions!
10th October 2019
Improving crisis management in the community – the Distress
Intervention Group
Mr Jacques Kerr, Senior Medical Officer, The Scottish
Government
#AHPUSC19 #AHPsday2019 #AHPsDAYSCOT
105. Continuous Unscheduled Care Pathway (CUP)
•N NHS24
•O OOH Primary Care
•S SAS
•E Emergency Department
•A Acute Medicine I/P
•M Mental Health I/P
106.
107. More likely to live in the most deprived areas in Scotland at 42%
(compare to non-MH-related attendances at 29% in most deprived areas)
108. • Half of the pathways for people
attending ED with MH problem
involve an ambulance (28%
attending for other reasons)
• For those pathways that involve an
ambulance, 12% involve a police
officer on scene
110. MH Unscheduled Care Performance
• MH presentations are approx. twice
as likely to breach the standard as
any other patient
• MH presentations are more likely to
breach overnight, irrespective of the
lower numbers of attendances OOH
• MH presentations breach waiting for
specialty assessment or for first (ED)
assessment rather than waiting for a
bed (the most frequent breach reason
for all other conditions)
126. What will success look like?
• Improved patient & staff
experience
• Improved MH metrics
• Reduced ED/front door
attendances
• Reduced police presence in
secondary care systems
• Reduced unnecessary ambulance
conveyance
• MH Quality Indicators
• Reduced variation
127.
128. Individual
in
CRISIS Police
Ambulance
Access to Mental Health Services
People and Places of Safety
ED
Fire and Rescue
MH Unit InpatientPolice—Custody
Suite
OOH Primary Care
Acute Care
Triage
111
101
NHS
24
Crisis Prevention
Community
Services
Rescue
Community
Services
Rescue
Home
Relapse Prevention
129. Individual
in
CRISIS
Police
Ambulance
Access to Mental Health Services
People and Places of Safety
ED
Fire and Rescue
MH Unit InpatientPolice—Custody
Suite
OOH Primary Care
Acute Care
Triage
111
101
NHS
24
Crisis Prevention
Community
Services
Rescue
Community
Services
Rescue
Home
Relapse Prevention
Community
Hub
130. Key Outcomes
This is Lanarkshire
Mental
Health
97
Physical
Health
70
For GPs
• Reduced patient reliance on their GP and others in the Primary Care Team
• High levels of GP satisfaction with service and patient care
• Increased support/options for patients
GP Quote- “the more we’ve seen, the broader the range of people we feel OT can benefit”
For Patients
•High levels of patient satisfaction, improved health and well-being and quality of life
•Improved functional outcomes , via proactive therapeutic interventions, improved
management strategies and supports , to enable people to continue with their daily lives,
return to work/education, improved social inclusion
Patient Quote “now my thought process has changed a bit...I can build myself up to it and actually
go out”
Leading to reductions in
•the need for social care
•medications for some individuals with LTC
•sickness absence, benefits bill
•referrals to secondary care specialist services
Established a workable Occupational Therapy Service model
within Primary Care - that maximises the distinctive
contribution and impact of occupational therapy for adults
who are experiencing barriers to occupational performance
as a result of
mental well-being and/or physical health issues
right person, right place right time
Occupational Therapy referrals -
function affected by mental/physical health or both
For patients who completed their occupational therapy
episode of care-,their paired data available
131. Role of AHPs
• OTs -> CBT
• Drama, music, art therapies
• SALT
• Pharmacy
• SAS
• Primary & Secondary Care
• Integration
• Third sector
133. Impact is Key – AHPUSC19!
1 Essential Group Supporting 6 Essential Actions!
10th October 2019
Leadership for Challenging Times – Project Lift
Dave Caesar, Head of Leadership & Talent Management ,
Scottish Government & Head of Project Lift
#AHPUSC19 #AHPsday2019 #AHPsDAYSCOT
134. Putting People at the Heart of
Leadership
Dave Caesar
Head of Leadership & Talent Management
NHS Scotland
135.
136. Are we looking for the right stuff?
• Formal authority
• Positional influence
• Hierarchal
• Social authority
• Connectivity
• Engagement
• Networks
• Sense-making
137. • Purpose
• Values
• Ambition
“Economies of co-operation as
well as economies of scale.”
(H.Cottam, Radical Help 2018)
139. “In a democracy, the State can never lead. You need
leadership of a different kind, listening with antennae.”
“I feel a bit like Sisyphus pushing the boulder up the hill. There
are a lot of seething people. We’re trying to work with them,
and there’s a lot of noise. Collaboration is hard.”
140. Thank you
“Compassionate leadership creates the necessary
conditions for innovation among individuals, in teams, in
the process of inter-team working, at the level of
organisation functioning as a whole, and in cross-boundary
or systems working”.
Michael West et al (May 2017)
141. System Leadership – Myron’s Maxims
• People own what they help create
• Real change happens in real work
• Those who do the work, do the change
• Connect the system to more of itself
• Start anywhere, follow everywhere
• The process you use to get to the future is the future you get.
142. Our Ambition
• Be game-changing
• Make NHS Scotland an
international leader in
developing talent
• Design a longitudinal
accredited end-to-end
career approach
143.
144. What is Project Lift all about?
• People – our humanness, the relationships between us, both the
rational and the emotional;
• Purpose & connections - connecting across the system on the shared
ambition and aspiration of the National Performance Framework;
• Kindness & compassion - in all of our interactions, behaviours,
policies, and cultures.
• Humility & curiosity - being open to other knowledge, to
vulnerability, to growth, to courage, to the power of “we”;
145. What is Project Lift also about?
• Inclusivity - seeking leadership at all levels and in all professions,
valuing the strengths of people wherever they are, and working
alongside each other in our communities;
• Diversity - respecting and valuing different backgrounds, skills,
perspectives, and contributions;
• Choice & responsibility – encouraging people to exercise individual
agency and take responsibility for personal and collective
development;
• Collaborative & collective approaches - looking and working across
boundaries in pursuit of common purpose and outcomes; and being
adaptive to navigate complexity, volatility and uncertainty.
146. • What motivates you?
• How do you respond to
difficulties?
• How do you seek out the
unknown?
• How do you see your future, and
that of your team, your
organisation, and of Scotland?
• How do you feel about your
place in the system?
• What is your purpose &
potential?
• What makes you do what
you do?
• Are you willing to learn?
• Do you know what others
think about you?
• How do you respond to
those views?
• Do you understand the
wider system?
• Can you demonstrate
empathy?
• Do you inspire others?
• Can you maintain a positive
outlook?
• Do you demonstrate
exemplary teamwork?
• Can you engage people
from all backgrounds?
153. self
Reflective practice on
learning in real time
Personal resilience, health & well-being
Personal leadership
profile & PDP
system
team
Collaborative leadership project
Learning in real time
(“heat experience”)
Take learning into
own team / live
work
Group
learning
events
Team work on
collaborative
leadership
project.
Undertake
“team journey”
(supported by
team coach)
154. It’s a different and exciting way of working around Leadership,
transformative, hard and challenging, and with active listening –
a good way to learn from others in how they handle those
challenges. Its such an important way of learning and changing
our leadership because it’s been very unconventional and quite
soul searching in some places. Understanding that involving
people at every level, empowering people, breaking down
barriers, flattening hierarchies and structures, giving ownership
to people (this will) bring change.
(Cohort 1, Leadership3)
156. “There may be no greater leadership challenge in 2019 than to help
people under pressure to feel valued and for everyone to appreciate
the benefits which come from rebuilding strong relationships,
bringing out the best in each other and enabling everyone to be
more effective in every way.”
John Sturrock, QC and mediator. May 2019.
Scottish Government (April 2019) Report to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport into
Cultural Issues related to allegations of Bullying and Harassment in NHS Highland
158. Impact is Key – AHPUSC19!
1 Essential Group Supporting 6 Essential Actions!
10th October 2019
Impact/Learning from DOC National Surveys
Gerard Mooney, USC Improvement Advisor, National Team
#AHPUSC19 #AHPsday2019 #AHPsDAYSCOT
159. Using Day-of-Care Surveys (DoCS) for improvement
across acute and community hospitals
Impact/Learning from DOC National Surveys
Gerard Mooney
160. Session agenda
1. Background to the DoCS
2. How we use it for analysis and improvement
3. Pan-Scotland DoCS results
4.Review National DoCS AHP criteria
5. Using the DoCS for Improvement
162. The Day-of-Care Survey (DoCS): What is it?
Methodology published : Identifying reasons for delays in acute hospitals using the day of care survey method.
Clinical Medicine. 2015; 15(2) 117-120 Reid, E., King, A., Mathieson, A., Woodcock, T & Watkin, S 11
http://www.qihub.scot.nhs.uk/quality-and-efficiency/whole-system-patient-flow/day-of-care-survey.aspx
• The purpose of the survey is to provide a “snapshot in time of the inpatients present
within your hospital using a tool based on the Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol
(AEP)”
• Provides a Scotland wide picture to understand capacity issues
• Provides opportunities for improvement to reduce delays in discharge - that can be
supported by the 6EA programme
• Provides platform for improved collaboration between primary and secondary
healthcare professional to work together and finding joint solutions to eradicate them
163. Scotland DoCS – how it was done
• Since April 2018, X3 National DoCS across Scotland,
approx. 30,000 patients
• Survey has been used nationally & internationally
• All adult inpatient beds excluding
ITU/HDU/Obstetrics/Mental Health
• Patients deemed inpatients if waiting more than 4
hours in ED
• Unfunded/surge capacity beds included in survey
164. DoCS Inclusion Criteria
1 Acute or ongoing deterioration in conscious level
2 Acute or ongoing new confusion
3 Acute neurological deficit, including stroke within 72 hours
4 Acute coronary syndrome confirmed or suspected
5 Acute dysrhythmia with haemodynamic disturbance
6 Pule rate <50 or >100
7 BP systolic <90
8 Phase IV hypertension
9 Active bleeding
1
0
Transfusion due to blood loss
1
1
Temperature <35* or >38*
1
2
Arterial pH <7.3 or pH >7.45
1
3
Na <123 or >150
1
4
K <2.5 or >6.0
1
5
Acute kidney injury
1
6
Post-operative ileus
1 Therapy Requires IV, IM or subcutaneous medication (that
cannot be delivered at home/in the community)
2 Therapy Receiving treatment or new/experimental treatment
requiring frequent dose adjustments or medical
monitoring under direct medical supervision
3 Therapy AHP treatment ongoing – can only be provided within
acute setting
4 Procedure Surgical procedure today that is not suitable for day case
5 Procedure Invasive procedure not suitable for day case (e.g. some
interventional radiology, some guided biopsies, etc)
6 Monitoring Vital sign monitoring every hour or more frequently
7 Monitoring Chemotherapy requiring constant supervision
8 Monitoring Requires accurate input/output fluid balance
9 Respiratory Requires continuous oxygen, non-invasive ventilation or
intensive nebuliser therapy that cannot be delivered at
home
10 Fluid/
Nutrition
To establish complex nutritional support, including enteral
feeding
11 Fluid/
Nutrition
Requires intravenous fluids (that cannot be delivered at
home/in the community)
12 Recovery Immediate post-operative recovery phase from
therapy/procedure covered in 2 and 3 (above), including
need for complex dressings/would drainage (that cannot
be delivered in the community/at home)
13 Investigation Requires multiple investigations for urgent diagnosis
165. DoCS Reason not Discharged, Alternative place of
care & Boarders
A Awaiting social work allocation/assessment/completion of
assessment (11A/11B)
B Alteration to/equipment for home/re-housing (25E/25F)
C Home care support availability/funding (25D/25F)
D Making choices/awaiting place in care home
(24A/24B/24C/24DX/24EX/24F/71/71X)
E Awaiting vacancy in home of choice/funding available/discharge
planning in progress (25A)
F Awaiting final multi-disciplinary team decision
G Waiting funding for placement, vacancy in care home (23C)
H Awaiting consultant decision/review
I Delay due to relatives (73/74)
J Delay due to transport (44)
K Health care assessment arrangements (41/41A/41B)
L Legal/Financial (51/51X/52)
M Disagreement between family/patients/NHS/local authority
(61/62/63/67/81/82)
N Ward/care home/facility closed - patient well but cannot be
discharged (46X/26X)
O Awaiting community hospital bed (42)
P Awaiting/planned repatriation to other board (42/42X)
Q Awaiting tertiary care (is within own board area?)
R Awaiting procedure/investigation/results and not meeting
criteria for acute care
S
W
Waiting for AHP assessment
S
C
AHP treatment ongoing – could be provided out of current
setting if alternative place of care available
T Other
U Awaiting hospice bed/ palliative care services community
A At home
B Hospice
C Non-acute area of care – Community team
D Non-acute area of care - Community
hospital
E Non-acute area of care - Intermediate care
bed
F Non-acute area of care – Sheltered Housing
G Outpatients follow up
H Other - Please specify
M Medical
O Orthopaedic
S Surgical
A Other - please specify
167. 168
Day of Care Survey: Pan-Scotland Acute (29 Sites) Overview
1. Total number of patients surveyed on the days of DOCS.
2. Boarders are patients who are in a ward bed not related to their main specialty needs. This is the % of boarders out of the number of patients surveyed.
3. Excludes patients for discharge.
4. Weekly census data
BENCHMARKED DATA
Pan-Scotland
Acute (29
Sites) May
2019
Pan-Scotland
Acute (29
sites)
October 2018
Pan-Scotland
Acute (27
sites) April
2018
Medians & Ranges
Number of beds surveyed 10,485 10,483 10679 Range: 23 - 1436
Number of patients surveyed1 9,983 9,524 9935 Range: 20 - 1389
Bed Occupancy % 95% 91% 93% Median: 93% ------ Range: 45% - 106%
Boarders %2
4% (445
patients)
3% (254
patients)
4% Median: 3% ------ Range: 0% - 13%
Day of Care - criteria met %3 79% 79% 80% Median: 77% ------ Range: 30% - 88%
Day of Care - criteria not met %3 21% 21% 20% Median: 23% ------ Range: 12% - 70%
Of those not met - within hospital
control (%)
17% 29% 33% Median: 12% ------ Range: 0% - 32%
Of those not met - whole system issue
(%)
79% 59% 65% Median: 83% ------ Range: 61% - 100%
Of those not met - Home designated
as most appropiate alternative place
(%)
33% 44% 40% Median: 36% ------ Range: 0% - 60%
ED performance on the week of the
survey
88% 92% N/A N/A
Delayed Discharges4 1,514 1,507 N/A Median: 109 ------ Range: 4 - 276
168. Pan-Scotland Acute (29 Sites)
Day of Care Survey results (May 2019)
72
1508
333
0 500 1000 1500
Other
Outwith
Within
Number of Patients
HospitalControl
Groups
Acute specific
System issue
Other
Reason not discharged within/outwith hospital control
Excludes patients being discharged today
169. Pan-Scotland Acute (29 Sites)
Day of Care Survey results (May 2019) Can I
amalgamate both acute and community for AHP
reasons???
103
102
71
57
282
262
230
223
119
62
57
54
53
39
32
28
27
22
9
8
1
72
0 100 200 300
Awaiting final multi-disciplinary team decision
Awaiting consultant decision/review
Waiting for AHP assessment
Awaiting procedure / investigation / results and
not meeting criteria for acute care
AHP treatment ongoing – could be provided out of
hospital if alternative place of care available
Home care support availability / funding
Awaiting social work allocation / assessment /
completion of assessment
Awaiting community hospital bed
Making choices/awaiting place in care home
Alteration to/or equipment for home / re-housing
Vacancy in home of choice/funding
available/discharge planning in progress
Waiting funding for placement, vacancy in care
home
Legal / financial
Awaiting hospice bed / palliative care services
community
Delay due to relatives
Awaiting / planned repatriation to other board
Disagreement between family / patient / NHS / LA
Awaiting tertiary care (is within own board
area?)
Health care assessment arrangements
Delay due to transport
Ward / care home / facility closed – patient well
but cannot be discharged
Other
Number of Patients
Reasonnotdischarged
Reason not discharged
170. DoCS – reasons for discharge delays Highlight
AHP reasons
Wider system issuesAcute
specific
• Awaiting final
multi-
disciplinary
team decision
• Awaiting
consultant
decision/review
• Waiting for AHP
assessment
• Awaiting
procedure/inves
tigation/results
and not meeting
criteria for acute
care
• AHP treatment ongoing – could be provided out of
hospital if alternative place of care available
• Home care support availability/funding
• Awaiting social work allocation/assessment/completion of
assessment
• Awaiting community hospital bed
• Making choices/awaiting place in care home
• Alteration to/equipment for home/re-housing
1 2 Other
• Unspecified
3
171. 172
Day of Care Survey- Pan-Scotland Community Overview
1) Total number of patients surveyed on the day of DOCS at site
2) Excludes patients for discharge
3) Weekly census data
4) NHS GGC and NHS Shetland have no community sites
BENCHMARKED DATA
Pan-Scotland
Community
(12 Health
Boards- May
2019)
Pan-Scotland
Community
(12 Health
Boards-
October
2018)
Pan-Scotland
Community
(11 Health
Boards- April
2018)
Scotland comparator (12 Health
Boards)
Number of beds surveyed 2,512 2,548 2031 Range: 14 - 494
Number of patients surveyed1 2,142 2,154 1789 Range: 13 - 418
Bed Occupancy % 85% 85% 86% Median: 87% - Range: 76% - 99%
Day of Care - criteria met %2 61% 61% 62% Median: 59% - Range: 43% - 76%
Day of Care - criteria not met %2 39% 39% 38% Median: 41% - Range: 24% - 57%
Of those not met - within hospital
control (%)
5% 9% 6% Median: 2% - Range: 0% - 20%
Of those not met - whole system issue
(%)
94% 89% 89% Median: 97% - Range: 80% - 100%
Of those not met - Home designated as
most appropiate alternative place (%)
42% 45% 52% Median: 47% - Range: 12% - 80%
Delayed Discharges-Scotland3 1,514 1,507 N/A Median: 109 ------ Range: 4 - 276
172. 173
Excludes patients being discharged today
Pan-Scotland Community (91 Sites)
Day of Care Survey results
9
764
38
0 250 500 750
Other
Outwith
Within
Number of Patients
HospitalControl
Groups
Hospital specific
System issue
Other
Reason not discharged within/outwith hospital control
173. 174
Excludes patients being discharged today
Pan-Scotland Community (91 Sites)
Day of Care Survey results
30
8
218
138
124
65
59
48
40
24
18
17
8
5
9
0 100 200
Awaiting GP/Consultant decision/review
Awaiting final multi-disciplinary team decision
Home care support availability/funding
Awaiting social work allocation/assessment/completion of assessment
Making choices/awaiting place in care home
Legal/financial
Alteration to/equipment for home/re-housing
Vacancy in home of choice/funding
available/discharge planning in progress
Waiting funding for placement, vacancy in care home
Ward/care home/facility closed – patient well but
cannot be discharged
Disagreement between family/patient/NHS/Local Authority
Delay due to relatives
Ongoing AHP assessment/treatment
Health care assessment arrangements
Other – please specify
Number of Patients
Reasonnotdischarged
Groups
Hospital specific
System issue
Other
Reason not discharged
174. DoCS – reasons for delayed discharge
Wider system issuesAcute
specific
• Awaiting
consultant
decision/review
• Awaiting final
multi-
disciplinary
team decision
• Home care support availability/funding
• Awaiting social work allocation/assessment/completion of
assessment
• Making choices/awaiting place in care home
• Legal/financial
• Alteration to/equipment for home/re-housing
• Vacancy in home of choice/funding available/discharge
planning in progress
1 2 Other
• Unspecified
3
176. Development of AHP questions
Signed of by
AHP USC
Group
AHP USC
National Lead
group review
& redraft
Feedback
from AHP
services &
national
working group
177. AHP Criteria
Original Day of Care Criteria: Reason not discharged
S Waiting for AHP assessment/treatment – please specify which AHP
service
• Following the first DoCS in May 2018, AHP leads felt original narrative for
delay was too ambiguous and didn’t allow for proper analysis of their service.
• Results were not clear if delay was due to awaiting assessment or completion
of treatment.
• AHP had traditionally been within the top 3 reasons behind delay from
hospital.
• Unable to return in national tool which service of AHP
• AHP service didn’t feel this was a true reflection on the service they provided.
• AHP reason for delay was expanded and piloted in October 2018 DoCS
178. AHP Criteria
First iteration – October 2018: Reason not discharged
SW Waiting for AHP assessment/treatment – please specify which AHP
service
SC Waiting for completion of AHP treatment – please specify which AHP
service
• Following the October survey, AHP leads felt narrative was still too ambiguous
and still did not reflect the service they provided.
• It was unclear from the October survey – and May’s – if delay was due to
ongoing treatment that could only be provided in hospital or if it could be
provided elsewhere e.g. community setting.
• AHP criteria was changed and piloted in May 2019 survey.
• The guidance document was updated to reflect the new criteria.
179. AHP Criteria
Second iteration – May 2019: Reason not discharged
SW Waiting for AHP assessment
SC AHP treatment ongoing – could be provided out of hospital if alternative
place of care available
• Following the May survey, AHP leads and national working group felt narrative
was still unclear and still did not fully reflect the service.
• It remained unclear if delay was for ongoing treatment and medically fit for
discharge or had to remain in current setting for therapy.
• AHP criteria was changed and will be piloted in October 2019 survey.
180. AHP Criteria
Third iteration – October 2019: Reason not discharged
SW Waiting for AHP assessment
SC AHP treatment ongoing – could be provided out of current setting if
alternative place of care available
New Criterion Added:
Service Intensity that requires access to acute hospital inpatient facilities
3 Therapy AHP treatment ongoing – can only be provided within
acute setting.
181. 367
332
230
164
113
108
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
HOME CARE SUPPORT
AVAILABILITY/FUNDING
WAITING FOR AHP
ASSESSMENT/TREATMENT
AWAITING SOCIAL WORK
ALLOCATION/ASSESSMENT/COMPLETIO…
AWAITING COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BED
AWAITING CONSULTANT
DECISION/REVIEW
AWAITING FINAL MDT DECISION
Top 6 May-18
339
212
177
176
175
129
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
HOME CARE SUPPORT
AVAILABILITY/FUNDING
OTHER
WAITING FOR COMPLETION OF AHP
TREATMENT
AWAITING SOCIAL WORK
ALLOCATION/ASSESSMENT/COMPLETION…
AWAITING COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BED
MAKING CHOICES/AWAITING PLACE OF
AVAILABILITY IN CARE HOME
Top 6 October 2018
282
262
230
223
119
103
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
AHP TREATMENT OPNGOING - COULD BE
PROVIDED OUT OF HOSPITAL IF…
AWAITING COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BED
AWAITING FINAL MDT DECISION
AWAITING SOCIAL WORK
ALLOCATION/ASSESSMENT/COMPLETION…
HOME CARE SUPPORT
AVAILABILITY/FUNDING
MAKING CHOICES/AWAITING PLACE OF
AVAILABILITY IN CARE HOME
Top 6 May 2019
Docs Top 6 Results Nationally
182. Docs Top 6 Results Nationally
43
87
109
122
177
0 50 100 150 200
AWAITING
PROCEDURE/INVESTIGATION/RESULTS
AND NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR ACUTE
CARE
WAITING FOR AHP
ASSESSMENT/TREATMENT
AWAITING FINAL MDT DECISION
AWAITING CONSULTANT
DECISION/REVIEW
WAITING FOR COMPLETION OF AHP
TREATMENT
October 2018
57
71
102
103
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
AWAITING
PROCEDURE/INVESTIGATION/RESULTS
AND NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR ACUTE
CARE
WAITING FOR AHP ASSESSMENT
AWAITING CONSULTANT
DECISION/REVIEW
AWAITING FINAL MDT DECISION
May 2019
183. 184
• The national survey shows 21% of patients do not meet criteria for ongoing acute care. This is similar
to previous surveys.
• Requires an agreed integrated Health and Social Care response
• Develop an action plan to address the top 6 cause of delay and systematically reduce aim to reduce this
• Action plans will be monitored through PMAP and should be on agenda of monthly local partnership/UC meeting
• The balance of cause of delay has shifted from acute based cause of delay to wider whole system
• Complete footprint of capacity to include community services that support discharge, reduce attendances and admission
• Develop whole system approach to delay reasons through a clearer understanding of provision of community referral criteria
• Review national and local acute and community report as benchmark – engage with colleagues with similar issues
• Align provision of community bed against demand supported by Basic Building Blocks
• Delays are greatest in older age groups
• Review current, and agree appropriate, referral criteria for community/PC services
• Engage in activity to reduce effects of deconditioning – e.g. Move it campaign, #endPJparalysis
• Over half (57%) of patients not meeting criteria have a Length of Stay >14 days - Acute
• 77% of patients not meeting criteria have Length of stay > 30 days - Community
• Aim to reduce length of stay through early discharge planning – utilise Daily Dynamic Discharge process
Recommendations: Pan-Scotland Acute & Community (May 2019)
The following recommendations are designed to prioritise areas of potential need to expedite the patient
journey for the specific patient(s), but also to focus on themes which could improve overall system flow by
shifting the discharge time curve to the left and reducing overall LOS
Day of Care Survey May 2019 Recommendations
184. Repeat DOCS
regularly
Results
Design change
Monitor
Change
Drive
improvement
DayofCare@gov.scot
185
Day of Care Survey: Next steps
• Develop Whole System Actions plans
agreed across Health and Social Care
Partnerships
• Incorporate findings into 6EA UC
Improvement plans monitored through
PMAP and Local meetings
• Examine individual themes and agree
recommendations to systematically
reduce delays
• Iterative DoCS have been shown to
lead to improvement
• Explore DoCS for mental health +
paediatrics.
• Repeat NHSScotland DoCS across all
Acute and community beds
185. Next Steps AHP’s
• Join local DoCS teams
• Invite community AHP colleagues to participate in
acute survey – vice versa
• Use DoCS review chart in your area
• Link/liaise with local AHP USC lead
186. Learning from AHP related delays and moving away from blame :
AHP review chart
187. Bibliography
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188. Impact is Key – AHPUSC19!
1 Essential Group Supporting 6 Essential Actions!
10th October 2019
Ask the panel
Derek Bell
Helen Maitland
Jacques Kerr
Dave Caesar
Gerrard Mooney
#AHPUSC19 #AHPsday2019 #AHPDAYSCOT
190. Impact is Key – AHPUSC19!
1 Essential Group Supporting 6 Essential Actions!
10th October 2019
Reflections on the event – What comes next
Claire Ritchie – Event Chair
#AHPUSC19 #AHPsday2019 #AHPsDAYSCOT
191. Impact is Key – AHPUSC19!
1 Essential Group Supporting 6 Essential Actions!
10th October 2019
Close
#AHPUSC19 #AHPsday2019 #AHPsDAYSCOT