Patient Flow Collaborative
Patient Flow Collaborative. Process Templating Rowena Clift Mick Kirby Ballarat Health Services. Objectives Breakout Session. Introduce use of process templates in system redesign Review of NHS applications Present a case study of our experience. Background.
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Patient Flow Collaborative Process TemplatingRowena CliftMick KirbyBallarat Health Services
Objectives Breakout Session • Introduce use of process templates in system redesign • Review of NHS applications • Present a case study of our experience
Background • Presentation by Helen Bevan NHS Modernization Agency • Use of Process Templating in 10 High Impact Changes
Day Oncology (Background) • Day oncology request for more EFT • Clerical staff • Rationale: • Increased workload • No data supplied to support this • Observation of the unit • Appeared busy • Disorganised • We went in search of data to support claim
Day Oncology • Workload had in fact decreased • Background • Resignation of oncologists • Decreased throughput • Attendances had not reached previous numbers • Why did they believe they were busier? • Why did observation suggest they were busier?
Day Oncology • Met with staff from oncology • Attempted to identify core business • Establish areas that were impinging on their ability to deliver core business • Template a typical day for oncology
Process Template • What can you identify from this template that may be impacting on the staff workload? • What further information would you require? • 5 minute group discussion.
What did we learn? • What did template reveal • Scheduling practices • New department location • Co located OPD • Same Work Practices • Further questions revealed • Increased OPD clinic numbers • New Oncologists • New practices • Home Oncology Service • Drop Ins!! • Lack of education and quality activities
Day Oncology Process Template • Previous template followed the department structure. • Identified core business • Identified non core activity • Repeated template • Asked staff to document what they did over typical shift • Put this into a template
Results • Core business only 50% of staff time • Impact of non nursing clerical duties • Impact of OPD • No extra resources • Increased clinics 5 per week from 2 • 80% inc. in attendances
What will we do? • Clerical staff request approved • Just appointed • Opportunities now for further practice changes. • Scheduling • Staff profile
Scheduling • Same patient mix • Applied appointments and templated • Spread workload over shift • Staff ratio applied
Staffing • Created Team Leader role • Triage Drop In patients • Deal with OPD requests • Provide support to clinical staff • Inc workload • Breaks • Education • Quality avtivities
Staffing • Ward Clerk • Employed during OPD times • Relieved clerical activities from nursing staff
Process Summary • Received request • Asked for evidence • Need evidence to support claim • Included staff and observed practice • Staff buy in imperative • Asked staff to identify issues • Process Templated • Allowed clearer view of issues • Identified issues not evident earlier on • Only a part of the process • Identified issues • Met with staff • Made recommendations • Starting to implement recommendations