Hospital Play Specialist Audit

1. Hospital Play Specialist Audit Jane Whiteside - Play Specialist Netty Cotton - Play Specialist Helen Symonds - Play Specialist Emma Davey - Play Specialist Jenny Hall - Play Specialist Tracy Mclean - Matron Facilitated by the clinical audit office James Paget Hospital

2. Objectives • To identify what type of Preparation & Distraction is used • To capture numbers of children requiring extra input during treatments/admission • To identify kinds of treatment children required / or supported through • To breakdown time spent with children • To focus on the needs of A+E in snapshot manner • To evaluate service in light of extra play staff

3. Scope of Patients : Children only requiring procedures / Extra Support Time Period : 17th January 05 - 17th April 05 Number of children audited : 313 Age Range : 3 months - 18 Years Time Spent : Average - 52.59 Total - 274 Hours 36 Minutes

4. Type of Patient

5. Preparation used

6. Distraction Used

7. Procedures

8. Post Procedural Parent Support

9. A&E in Brief 4th April - 17th April 2005 • Type of Pt : A&E Total time spent : 35hrs 54mins • Most Common Prep Used : • Verbal explanation only • Normal Play • Most common distraction used : • Books • Noisy Toys • Most common Procedures : • Dressings • Support - Family/Sibling Most common Post procedural parent support : • Emotional Support

10. Comparison

11. Recommendations • To secure permanent funding for the additional play staff • To a develop permanent play team in A&E • To audit the impact of play intervention in A&E • To continue to advertise the play team outwith Ward 10

12. The End Thank you