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Practicalities of Data Collection AHP’s Perspective. Lynne Douglas Director AHP’s NHS Lothian. Introduction. Context of project to Step 4 Information available Use of information Impact Learning points from experience. UHB Therapy Burns Project. Key Drivers Key Objectives
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Practicalities of Data CollectionAHP’s Perspective Lynne Douglas Director AHP’s NHS Lothian
Introduction • Context of project to Step 4 • Information available • Use of information • Impact • Learning points from experience
UHBTherapy Burns Project • Key Drivers • Key Objectives • Small ‘Specialist’ staff group • Resistance to project • 15 months start to finish
Context 1 Activity / Case mix Core Business Workforce Tariff / Income
Quality 2004 Review National Burns Care National Burns Standards Service redesign
Analysis of data • What are the therapists currently doing? • Who are they seeing? • How to predict workforce based on recent trends? • Service redesign improve efficiency
Data Systems • Investment sustained in data collection UHB • Lorenzo Administration System • Health Informatics • Data manager infrastructure • Allocated resource to obtain Information
Therapy Activity 04/06-12/06 Internal Unit=15mins
Drill Down • Detailed analysis of tasks, time utilisation • Identified unique role/tasks across whole skill mix • Evaluated against known activity • Identified many inefficiencies and issues • Took us into comprehensive redesign
Looking at widerpicture • External Stakeholders: • Patient activity • Flow • LOS • Complexity
Burns Unit Admissions 05/06 Burns Unit Admissions 01/02 40 45 40 35 35 30 0-29% 0-29% 30 25 25 Number 30-59% 20 30-59% 20 15 15 >60% >60% 10 10 5 5 0 0 08/2005 09/2005 10/2005 11/2005 12/2005 01/2006 02/2006 03/2006 07/2005 04/2005 05/2005 06/2005 04/2001 06/2001 08/2001 12/2001 02/2002 10/2001
Length of Stay per day of admission 9.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 Friday Sunday Monday Tuesday Saturday Thursday Wednesday
Key Recommendations • Continuity of care – 7 day service • Implement workforce development plan • Physiotherapy out -patient service • Multi-therapy assistant role in Unit- improve capacity
Impact • Information was timeous and available • Information arrived pre-analysed/validated • Data transformed into meaningful information • Context enabled key individuals to see potential of investment
Result • Bid was prioritised to go forward • Financial package to fund aspects achieved in 2007 • Implementation for therapies in 2008 • Staff and patient satisfaction much greater. • £180K Secured
Conclusion • Live example of a data collection story • One piece of information can and should lead to another • Analyse what you have • Think about drivers relating to what you need • Devise a plan
Bumps on the way • Principles remain the same • Process remains the same • Resourcefulness important • Use creative methods • End result potentially the same
Workshop • In groups consider the following: • Methods by which you would collect data in your host boards • What tools might you use • What do you think created biggest impact to facilitate change? • ? Quality ?Activity? External Data information • Report back in groups