Bed Management Project
Project
posted by corinne renshaw on 13 September 2010
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This Project has 2 attachments
- On the Right Track - Bed Management.ppt (PowerPoint presentation, 454 KB)
- OnTheRightTrack.doc (Word document, 215 KB)
Description
ED patients are sometimes over assessed and there are options available to overcome this issue .Implementation of push/pull model from within the wards may reduce the time taken in waiting for a bed, as there was found to be a high degree of correlation between discharge times in the ward and long waiting times within ED
A 3-2-1 analysis by diagnosis also clearly identified that the delay was from the time a bed was requested until a bed became available.
Start Date
Aug 1, 2010
Location
Southern
Setting
Hospital
Areas of Focus
Emergency Department, Ward
Contact Person
Jenny Hanson
by John McTaggart
from National
Member since 2 Sep 2010
3 posts • Report
Joe,
Auckland also took a 3-2-1 approach to the initial analysis and our subsequent projects have been focussed in these areas. This really did help to move the focus away from this 'just being an ED problem' and built engagement for a whole of hospital approach. Making sure that the dat is reliable can be a real challenge, and is essential to ensure that people have confidence in the analysis and recommendations.
by Joe McDonald
from Capital & Coast
Member since 22 Jun 2010
26 posts • Report
HI Jenny,
Do you have any further information on this initiative, particualarly how you used a 3-2-1 analysis? What steps have your teams taken to chnage the situation and would love to hear about the improvemnts achived?
Thanks
Joe