Reduced access delays | April 07 | Dec 07 | Comments | |
Podiatry | Nail surgery | 12 weeks | 4 weeks | Used assistants practitioners to release podiatrist time |
General podiatry | 12 weeks | 4 weeks | Developed hub and spoke model and mixed skills of the teams | |
Paediatric audiology | Diagnostic access | 14 weeks | 2 weeks | |
Neuro rehab | Wait for physiotherapy | 54 weeks | 3 weeks |
Reduced access delays | April 07 | Dec 07 | Comments | |
Complex falls | SE locality caseload | 82 patients | 50 patients | Reduced active caseloads by goal attainment scoring with patients and managing length of stay on the caseload |
NE locality caseload | 50 patients | 34 patients | ||
West locality caseload | 70 patients | 34 patients | ||
Podiatry | % Diabetic referrals receiving screening | 50% | 100% | Generated 50% more capacity by merging diabetic foot and eye screening |
Treatment intervals | 16 weeks | 10 weeks | Best practice guidance states 10 weeks |
Value for money | Impact | |||
Audiology team | Improved process and scheduling through two existing audiology booths, eliminating the need for a third booth | £70,000 saved | ||
Musculoskeletal clinical assessment team | Aim: to reduce expenditure on agency admin and clerical staff by 50% by streamlining the process | £50,000 saved in 6 months | ||
Actual: eliminated use of agency A&C staff |