Healthy Communities – Mauriora! Lakes District Health Board Surgical Services Improvement Journey Improving the System - Meeting the Challenge – April 2012 Greg Vandergoot – Service Manager, Surgical & Elective Services Martin Thomas – Clinical Director Surgical & Elective Services
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Healthy Communities – Mauriora!
Lakes District Health BoardSurgical Services
Improvement Journey
Improving the System - Meeting the Challenge – April 2012Greg Vandergoot – Service Manager, Surgical & Elective ServicesMartin Thomas – Clinical Director Surgical & Elective Services
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Lakes District Health Board Background Project Outcomes Ongoing Work
Overview
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Lakes District Health Board
Population base (incorporating Lakes District) 108,000 Operates from two sites, Rotorua and Taupo Rotorua theatre capacity three elective, one acute and endoscopy unit Taupo day-case theatre with an endoscopy facility
Ageing facilities
Surgical & Elective Services covers the following specialties: Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) General Surgery Orthopaedics Ophthalmology (Provided through Lakes Ophthalmic Services Ltd (LOSL) Plastic Surgery (outpatients provided though Health Waikato) Urology (Provided through Venturo Subcontract) Vascular Surgery as part of General Surgery Audiology
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Background Issues regarding theatre throughput and utilisation
raised by medical and clinical staff 2005
Some work done historically to address issues but found that it was too complex and required sound project methodology
Recognised the need to set up as a project to ensure a sustainable outcome. Project Team established 2006
Service Improvement Project
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Over-arching Issues
Improvement in Theatre Utilisation identified Reactive vs Proactive system Recruitment and Retention (Anaesthetics and Nursing) Patient complaints High hospital driven day of surgery cancellations Negative view of service and service performance Data rich, information poor Staff frustrated and felt disempowered Rationing of services
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Project Principles
Patients at the Centre
Sustainability long term
Staff buy in and involvement
Short term and long terms
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A Good Place to Work - For Our PeopleA Good Place to Work - For Our People• Environment that supports effective service delivery
Clearly defined roles with KPI’s
Staff Satisfaction
Business Focus - For Our StakeholdersBusiness Focus - For Our Stakeholders• Achieve contract volumes within budget
Meet benchmarks
Increase theatre throughput
Provision of meaningful and useful reporting
Ministry compliance
Patient Experience – For Our CustomersPatient Experience – For Our Customers
• Timeliness and equity of access Reduce DOS cancellations and DNA’s
• End to end coherent process Patient Satisfaction
• Well coordinated services
Patient informed/responsible
Easy to engage with/participate in serviceOutpatient
Booking Process
Pre-assessment
Process
Acute Booking Process
Elective Booking Process
Through Theatre Process
Our Approach
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Cultural Lifebelt
To work in partnership with
patients/ clients ensuring they are the
f ocus of eff ective care
4. Provide evidence based care
2. Create an effective culture
1. Improve the patient experience
3. Develop new ways of working
Org
anisa
tion
Clinical areasGovernance
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Goals and Objectives
Quality care for patients
Improve efficiency and productivity within Surgical Service
Support Clinical Leadership
Redefine scheduling, reporting and rostering processes
Improve theatre roster co-ordination and communciation
Development of tools to ensure ongoing service improvement and decision making
To create an environment that supported and promoted staff involvement in service improvement
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Project Framework
•Radical change – quantum improvement• Long term (18-36 months)• Addresses strategic end to end processes
• Streamline existing process, best practice• Medium term (1-18 months)• Addresses segments of operational
processes within a defined area
•Quick hits – day to day activity• Short tem - immediate improvement opportunities (days – weeks)Quick Hits
Focused Improvement
StrategicChange
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Six Stages of the Improvement Process
Investigate – Gather evidence to explore the initial hypothesis
Evaluate – Assess validity of the concept in light of evidence
Determine Options – what are the courses of action open to us?
Communications– Who needs to know? How will they be informed?
Buy-in/approvals – Who’s approval or support will be necessary?
Report back to TMG– Who is accountable for reporting back? When will the report be made?
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Improvement Portfolio
Initiative Number
QH no.
Matrix Quadrant Initiative Name Hot List Area Status
4 1 Quick Hits Large whiteboard in theatre showing full week’s bookings Acute Booking Process Implemented5 5 Quick Hits ED whiteboard to improve 'Pts ready for theatre' communication Acute Booking Process Implemented9 Focused Improvement Direct Access GP bookings – currently trialling Elective Booking Process Implemented
10 Focused Improvement Review Admin Support for bookings and waitlist management for SMOs Elective Booking Process Implemented12 2 Quick Hits Define Peri-op Unit hours of operation Peri-Operative Assessment Implemented13 8 Quick Hits No changes accepted from Units without approval from Surgeon and Anaesthetist Elective Booking Process
Implemented
14 3 Quick Hits Review internal procedure and communications for exiting pts from Peri-op Unit Peri-Operative Assessment Implemented15 4 Quick Hits Update patient information outlining Peri-Op Unit procedures (pick-up from where, etc) Peri-Operative Assessment Implemented16 Focused Improvement Review who needs what info re Elective bookings/pts, i.e. Surgeon, Reg, HO, Units, Admin, etc Elective Booking Process Implemented
17 Focused Improvement Implement single point of contact for elective list co-ordination in theatre Elective Booking Process Implemented18 Focused Improvement Implement Central Scheduling Process Staff Scheduling Process Implemented22 7 Quick Hits Weekly Theatre Roster / Scheduling meeting Staff Scheduling Process Implemented23 9 Quick Hits Nominate a single contact person for roster changes Staff Scheduling Process Implemented36 6 Quick Hits Update expectations of patient readiness for Acute Surgery Acute Booking Process Implemented38 Focused Improvement Implement feedback loop to booking clerks on actual list utilisation by consultant Utilisation / Patient Flow Implemented39 Focused Improvement Theatre staff data entry of patient flow times saving 0.25 admin FTE duplicate data entry Data for Performance Monitoring Implemented
40 12 Quick Hits Expand TUG Membership Theatre User Group Implemented41 13 Quick Hits Redraft TUG Terms of Reference in line with NHS TMG model Theatre User Group Implemented42 Focused Improvement Roster H/S to PAC clinic - each H/S dedicated session to see their specialty patients Pre-Admission Process Implemented43 Focused Improvement Health questionnaire to be filled out by patients prior to seeing surgeon Pre-Admission Process Implemented44 Focused Improvement Health questionnaire: identify big ticket items on questionnaire for clarity Pre-Admission Process Implemented47 16 Quick Hits Set aside dedicated area in each unit to display pirinted PAC/Surgical Lists for following week Pre-Admission Process
Implemented
48 Focused Improvement Special Requirements Form re Task List for H/S prior to surgery for each patient Pre-Admission Process Implemented49 Focused Improvement Design process to ensure PAC tests followed up for patients who miss/fail surgery Pre-Admission Process Implemented50 17 Quick Hits Review and implement process for patient notes to be on ward prior to admission Pre-Admission Process Implemented53 18 Quick Hits Define and communicate responsibility for patient readiness for theatre - children Elective Booking Process Implemented
Patient Journey Mapping & Detailed Process Mapping
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What did we achieve?
Quick Hits – staff innovation and involvement
Establishment of a clinically led Theatre Management Group (TMG) – driver behind our improvement
Six weekly rolling theatre and anaesthetist roster sustained
Master Theatre Schedule Review
Introduction of flexible scheduling - sharing of lists within and across specialties
Re-designed theatre list formation and confirmation process – team focus
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What did we achieve?
A sustainable increase in elective theatre utilisation and productivity
Theatre Dashboard Report
Specialty Procedure Times Report
Culture change – no cancellation of elective surgery
A better understanding of our business
Motivation to drive service improvement
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General Surgery
The Challenge Unmanageable waitlist ESPI non compliance High cancellation of elective surgery High number of patient complaints Duplication of effort and rework Clinician and staff dissatisfaction - couldn’t see the wood for the
trees
Addressing the Challenges Validation of waitlist Collaboration with private provider Access criteria and thresholds Business rules - clinic volumes and FSA:Follow up ratios Pooling of patients MDT fortnightly Scheduling Meeting
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Monitoring and Improving our Performance
General Surgery Elective Procedure Trends
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May-1
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Total Waiting with Certainty New referrals Number treated Exited untreated