Lead Responsibility | Project title | Description | Anticipated Outcome | Cost |
Margo Christie - Associate Director of Nursing | Short Term Augmented Response Service (STARS) | A region wide service, which allows individuals who, decline hospital admissions to be cared for at home, if appropriate. This includes individuals who chose to die at home. It also provides early supported discharge from hospital for those individuals who would have been delayed awaiting home care services. | Reduce delays over 6 weeks to zero by April 2008 Reduce the number of delays in short-stay beds to zero by April 2008 Prevent unnecessary emergency admissions Speed up assessment process and discharge planning Ensure quarterly sustainable reductions are made | £230k (A further amount of approx £100k was funded by Social Services) |
Margo Christie - Associate Director of Nursing | Implementation of revised Admission/Transfer/ Discharge Document | Revised Admission/Transfer/Discharge Document introduced region wide. Individuals will benefit from improved and enhanced discharge planning. | Reduce delays over 6 weeks to zero by April 2008 Reduce the number of delays in short-stay beds to zero by April 2008 Speed up assessment process and discharge planning Ensure quarterly sustainable reductions are made | Nursing Budget |
Fidelma Eggo - Project Manager, Single Shared Assessment | Implementation of Single Shared Assessment | Individuals within a community hospital setting, whose assessments are carried out by one lead assessor with a holistic approach. Information and assessments are shared with all partners if appropriate and with the consent of the individual | Speed up assessment process and discharge planning | MGF |
LHCC General Managers | Intermediate Care and Rehabilitation | Individuals who will be able to remain in their own home whilst receiving rehabilitation. Also, if appropriate patients will benefit from speedier assessment within hospital | . Reduce delays over 6 weeks to zero by April 2008 Reduce the number of delays in short-stay beds to zero by April 2008 Speed up assessment process and discharge planning Ensure quarterly sustainable reductions are made | £50k |
Mike Shire, Operations Manager for Older People and Adults with Physical Disabilities | Funding of Placements | Appropriate individuals will be able to access care home places without having to wait for funding. | Reduce delays over 6 weeks to zero by April 2008 Reduce the number of delays in short-stay beds to zero by April 2008 Ensure quarterly sustainable reductions are made | £250k |
Iain Boddy, General Manager, Mental Health Services | Community Support Services for Mental Health Phase 1 and 2 | Individuals who require support during crisis and who could be offered alternatives rather than admitting them to hospital. Also to support individuals on earlier discharge from hospital. | Reduce delays over 6 weeks to zero by April 2008 Reduce the number of delays in short-stay beds to zero by April 2008 Prevent unnecessary emergency admissions Speed up assessment process and discharge planning Ensure quarterly sustainable reductions are made | Phase 1 - £90k Phase 2 - £40k |
Mrs J Muir, Joint Commissioning Manager | Dementia Development Team | Appropriate individuals whose assessments will be carried out more timeously. | Reduce delays over 6 weeks to zero by April 2008 Reduce the number of delays in short-stay beds to zero by April 2008 Speed up assessment process and discharge planning Ensure quarterly sustainable reductions are made | £70k |
Ms Marsali Caig, Joint Commissioning Manager | Targeted Rural Premium Payments for hard to reach areas to enable longer-term recruitment. | Individuals who require care packages in the more rural areas of the region who would otherwise be delayed in hospital. | Reduce delays over 6 weeks to zero by April 2008 Reduce the number of delays in short-stay beds to zero by April 2008 Ensure quarterly sustainable reductions are made | Social Services budget |
Ms Marsali Caig, Joint Commissioning Manager | Domiciliary Care Media Recruitment Campaign | Individuals who require care packages who would otherwise be delayed in hospital. | Reduce delays over 6 weeks to zero by April 2008 Reduce the number of delays in short-stay beds to zero by April 2008 Ensure quarterly sustainable reductions are made | Social Services budget |
Gordon Jamieson, Director of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals | Intensive Community Support | Individuals whose needs on discharge from hospital. e.g.equipment will be met | Reduce delays over 6 weeks to zero by April 2008 Reduce the number of delays in short-stay beds to zero by April 2008 Speed up assessment process and discharge planning Ensure quarterly sustainable reductions are made | £24k |
Gordon Jamieson, Director of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals | Delayed Discharge Manager | Individuals who are delayed or potentially could be delayed. Also provides support and advice to other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Reports back to Dumfries and Galloway Delayed Discharge Partnership | Reduce delays over 6 weeks to zero by April 2008 Reduce the number of delays in short-stay beds to zero by April 2008 Speed up assessment process and discharge planning Ensure quarterly sustainable reductions are made | £43k |
Jeff Ace, Director of Health Services | Senior House Officer | Individuals in the process of assessment and who may require to transfer to a community hospital for further rehabilitation/treatment. | Reduce delays over 6 weeks to zero by April 2008 Reduce the number of delays in short-stay beds to zero by April 2008 Speed up assessment process and discharge planning Ensure quarterly sustainable reductions are made | £70k |
Jeff Ace, Director of Health Services | Consultant Geriatrician | Individuals that required assessment within the acute and community hospitals. These individuals will receive an appropriate and faster response to a request for assessment. | Reduce delays over 6 weeks to zero by April 2008 Reduce the number of delays in short-stay beds to zero by April 2008 Speed up assessment process and discharge planning Ensure quarterly sustainable reductions are made | £90k |