Health Improvement ProgrammesProfessor Oliver JamesMedical Director, AHSN NENC

Health Improvement Update

• Call for projects launched in January 2014• 35 Health Improvement projects were funded from

April 2014• Current project status:

– 29 are complete or on track to complete– 0 have been abandoned– 18 are being incorporated into new Health Improvement

Programmes

Health Improvement Update

• We have 4 BIG events in September to show the brilliant outcomes of some of these projects which fell in to the following groups:– Telehealth– Respiratory / COPD– Bones, back pain & fractures– Care homes / frail elderly

• We hope to encourage the roll out of these projects across the region

The Health Improvement Programmes

• Starting January to June 2015• Plan to run for 2+ years• Each Programme to have deliverables:

– By September 2015– After 2 years

• Each Programme has a Lead (all are part-time)• Several Programmes are now in partnership with

the Strategic Clinical Networks (SCN) and North of England Commissioning Support (NECS)

The Health Improvement Programmes

• Clinical:– Respiratory – Lead: Sue Hart– Falls & Fractures – Lead: Jill Mitchell– Mental Health – Lead: Elaine Readhead– Frail Elderly – Lead: Joanna Collerton– Atrial Fibrillation – Lead: Kate Mackay

• Cross cutting:– Medicines Optimisation – Lead: Julie Fletcher– Telehealth – Lead: Paul Marriott– Patient Safety Collaborative – Lead: Tony Roberts– Measurement & CfBCP – Lead: Jackie Gray

Possible Future Development

• NE & NC region as an NHS England Technology Test Bed?

So where could we be in 2 years?

1) Renal Medicine:• Acute Kidney Injury Alert (PSC Programme) rolled out –

measureable reduction in mortality and morbidity• Chronic Renal Failure patients taking charge of their

blood tests and management (telehealth solution)• Hospital and GP clinical records mutually accessible • Ambulance service and community pharmacy (and if

appropriate social services) all have instant access to relevant and approved part of clinical record, medications etc.

2) Nursing Homes:• Clinical records, including up to date medication,

nutritional status, management of e.g. dementia, AF, bone status – all instantly available to GP, hospital, ambulance service, nursing home manager

• Wishes of resident, for example, in respect of resuscitation, place of death, on common record instantly available to GP, hospital, ambulance service

• Hospital discharge to nursing home. Patient information instantly available to nursing home, GP, community pharmacy, community nursing team, social services

So where could we be in 2 years?

More information available on our website at:http://www.ahsn-nenc.org.uk/health-improvement/

Please take a look at the Programme Posters displayed today for more information