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Innovation Poster Session HRT1215 – Innovation Awards Sydney 11 th and 12 th Oct 2012

Innovation Poster Session HRT1215 – Innovation Awards Sydney 11 th and 12 th Oct 2012. Is it possible to improve the elective surgery waitlist framework in a sub regional health service? Presenter: Peter Simpson-White Elective Surgery Coordinator.

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Innovation Poster Session HRT1215 – Innovation Awards Sydney 11 th and 12 th Oct 2012

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  1. Innovation Poster Session HRT1215 – Innovation Awards Sydney 11th and 12th Oct 2012 Is it possible to improve the elective surgery waitlist framework in a sub regional health service?Presenter: Peter Simpson-White Elective Surgery Coordinator 3-3b_HRT1215-Session_MILLNER_CARRUCAN_WOOD_ADHB_NZ

  2. 3 Operating theatres • 220+ beds • 5480 theatre attendances 2011-12 DEMOGRAPHICS

  3. Northeast Health Wangaratta • No staff specialists • No outpatient referral clinics on-site • VMO allocates patient surgery date X 3

  4. Low % of elective surgery patients treated within clinically recommended time KEY PROBLEM

  5. AIM OF THIS INNOVATION Primary Objective: Increase % of elective patients treated withinclinically recommended time to - 95% Secondary Objective: Increasecompliance of Elective Surgery Access Policy to - 100%

  6. BASELINE DATA 89% of all elective surgery patients treated within clinically recommended time in September 2010 38% Elective Surgery Access Policy compliance measures could be assured

  7. KEY CHANGES IMPLEMENTED • Regular auditing regimes • Validate the status of waiting patients • Review compliance measures Governance procedures Reference documents Peri-operative Services Committee • Real time front end database • overall waitlist statistics • display by VMO or specialty • individual patient narrative

  8. OUTCOMES SO FAR 97% of all elective surgery patients treated within clinically recommended time in July 2012 100% of Elective Surgery Access Policy compliance measures could be assured

  9. LESSONS LEARNT AchievementsThe establishment and hardwiring of: Regular auditing regimes Real time data availability Collaborative governance • Remaining challenges • Aligning theatre utilisation with the waitlist

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