The challenge: Who’s it for? Why would they be interested? Patients like it because the service is delivered either in their home, or at our easy to access treatment centre. Clinical Commissioners are interested because it meets their strategic aim to commission care closer to home whilst reducing spend on acute services.
The goal: What are they each trying to achieve By providing a better pathway for patients, Anne and Laura have increased our income and market share.
The solution: What will make this difference for them A community IV service providing IV therapy at home across 14 hours per day and administered via either a central line or cannula.
The difference: What we’ve achieved The service treats an average of 80 patients per month, of which around 60% are direct referrals from GPs and 40% are early discharge. We are preventing circa 48 admissions per month. This coupled with the number of early discharges managed through the service is saving circa 2,000 bed days per month.
SEQOL is a not for profit Social Enterprise working within the Swindon area www.seqol.org.