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CHALLONERS’RECTORYMEADOWSURGERYPROJECTREPORTFinal–May2016
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ExecutiveSummaryInthesetimesofrapidlychangingtechnologyandsociety,whatdoyoungpatientswantfromtheirGPsandhowbestcanthisbedelivered?
Theaimoftheprojectwastodeliverevidence-basedrecommendationstolocalsurgeriestoimprovetheirserviceforyoungpeople.
Asmallgroupofaspiringmedicalstudentshavespentthepastfewmonthsdesigningandexecutingasurveytoinvestigatewhatyoungadultswantfromtheirsurgery.TheworkwasinitiatedandsupportedbyRectoryMeadowSurgeryinAmersham.Wesentsurveystothelocalsecondaryschoolsinthearea,specificallytargeting15-25yearolds.Wehavereceived352responsesgivingusopinionsonwhatlocalGPsurgeriescandotoimprove
service.Asignificantnumberofresponseswereonpaperandhadtobeaddedtotheresultsdatabasebyhand.
Findings
Themodalagegroupofparticipantswas16,followedby17yearolds.Therewere352participantsinthesurveywith213females,132malesand7whopreferrednottodisclosetheirgender.TherewasquiteanevendistributionofresponsesfromthosewhovisitedsurgeriesinAmershamandtheChalfonts(bothaveragingabout100responseseach).Onlyabout30responseswerefromthosewhoattendedsurgeriesinChesham.Themajorityofappointmentsweremadebyphonecall,followedbyonlinebooking,then‘walk-ins’andtheleastnumberofappointmentsweremadebytext.Mostrespondentsweresatisfiedwiththeircurrentmethodofmakingappointments(with221outofthe352givingaratingofeither4/5or5/5).Themajorityrespondedthattheywenttotheirlocalsurgeryforgeneralillnesses,with299outofthe352responses.Thefollowingvaluableservicesweren’tseentobeofferedbyrespondents’surgeries:easyandvisibleaccesstomentalandsexualhealthservices,contraceptionandabortionclinics,depressionfacilitiesincludingcounsellingandtherapy,paediatricbloodtests,awalk-inclinicwiththeoptionofmakingfollowupappointmentsandsmallhealthqueriesandworries.
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Updatesfromsurgeriesshouldincludecurrentdelaysonappointments(277outof352peoplestatedthis),whichiscloselyfollowedbyinformationonsurgerychanges(207outof352people).Mostpeoplewouldprefertoreceiveupdatesfromtheirsurgeryviaemail(203outof352people),closelyfollowedbytext(176outof352).Aroundathirdofresponses,statedthattheyreceivedupdatesmonthly,yearlyandtwiceyearly.Almosttwothirdsstatedthattheywouldliketoreceivemonthlyupdates.Forthemajorityofpeople,4pmto6pmisthemostconvenienttimetovisitthesurgeryonweekdays.Forthemajorityofpeople,8amto12noonisthemostconvenienttimetovisitthesurgeryonweekends.Mostpeopledidnotknowwhethertheirsurgeryhadawebsiteornot.Mostpeoplesaidthatwhilstthewebsitewaseasytonavigateanduseful,itisn’tmodern.Butasignificantnumberofpeoplesaidthewebsitewaseasytonavigatebutitisuseless.Over200peoplesaidthatiftherewasahealthcareapptheywoulduseit.Mostpopularcategoriesfortheappareappointmentbookingandmedicalnews.Textingresultsfortestsandeasierwaysofbookinganappointmentseemedlikeotherpopularthemesaswellasupdatesforclinicsetc.onsocialmedia.Patientsreportedwaitingupto3weeksforanappointmentwiththedoctor.ItisclearthatthehealthcareprovisioninthisareaisofaveryhighstandardandthatthemajorityofteenagersseemveryhappywiththeiraccessibilityandcommunicationwiththeirGP’spractice.However,thereareareas-especiallycommunicatingwaitingtimesandbookingappointments-thatneedtobemadeeasierandmorereadilyavailable.Inaddition,arangeofservicesthatarenecessaryforyoungadultslivingintheareashouldbeoffered.NB:Theseresultsareforthesumofallsurgeries.Ingeneral,RectoryMeadowSurgeryresultswereinlinewiththegroupaverages.
Recommendations1. Eitherarrangeorpublicisemoreclinicsformentalandsexualhealthservices,
contraceptionandabortion,depressionfacilitiesincludingcounsellingandtherapy,paediatricbloodtests,awalkinclinicwiththeoptionofmakingfollowupappointmentsandsmallhealthqueriesandworries.
2. Givemonthlyupdatestopatientswhichincludeanychangestosurgeryoperation.3. Createmoreprovisionsforappointmentsforteenagers4pmto6pmonweekdaysand
8amto12noonduringtheweekends4. Publicisemorewidelyamodern,easytonavigateandusefulwebsite,whichallows
bookingappointmentsonlinewithease.5. Createanappwithappointmentbooking,waitingtimesandmedicalnewsfor
surgeries.
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RMSFinalreport-analysisofsurveyresultsQuestion1-Howoldareyou?
• Themodalagegroupofparticipantswas16,followedby17yearolds.
• Therewereveryfewparticipantsaged19-21.
• Ifthesurveywastoberepeated,itcouldbemoreevenlydistributedbetweentheagegroups,e.g.bycarryingitoutwithmoreuniversitystudentstogetmoreresponsesfromthoseatthehigherendofourtargetedagerange.
Question2-Whatgenderareyou?
• Therewere352participantsinthesurvey-with213females,132malesand7whopreferrednottodisclosetheirgender.
• Sincethereweremanymorefemalethanmaleparticipants,ifthesurveyweretoberepeated,nexttimeitcouldbedistributedmoreevenly,e.g.bydistributingittomoreboys’schoolstoevenupthegendergap.
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Question3-Whichdoctors’surgerydoyougoto?
• TherewasanevendistributionofresponsesfromthosewhovisitedsurgeriesinAmershamandtheChalfonts(bothaveragingabout100responseseach),howevertherewereonlyabout30responsesfromthosewhoattendedsurgeriesinChesham.
• Ifthesurveywasrepeated,itcouldbedistributedtomorepeopleintheCheshamareaandalsotofewerpeoplefromareaswhichweren’tintheAmersham/Chesham/Chalfontarea,togetmorelocalresponses(i.e.toreducethenumberofresponsesfrom‘other’surgeries).
Question4-HowareyourappointmentswithyourGPcurrentlymade?
• Themajorityofappointmentsaremadebyphonecalls,followedbyonlinebookingthenwalkinsandtheleastnumberofappointmentsweremadebytext.
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Question5-Areyousatisfiedwithyourcurrentmethodofmakingappointmentsatyoursurgery?
• Themostcommonfeedbackwasthatpeopleweresatisfiedwiththeircurrentmethodofmakingappointments(with221outofthe352peoplewhofilledoutthesurveygivingaratingofeither4/5or5/5).
• Veryfewpeoplewereverydissatisfiedwiththeircurrentmethodofmakingappointments(with26outofthe352peoplewhofilledoutthesurveygivingaratingofeither1/5or2/5).
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Question6-Whichservicesdoyouusethemost?
• 299outofthe352peoplewhotookthesurveyrespondedthattheywenttotheirlocalsurgeryforgeneralillnesses.
• Asignificantnumberofpeople(approximately1/3ofallsurveyrespondents)saidthattheyusethevaccinationservicesintheirsurgery.
• Fewpeoplesaidthattheyusethesexual/mentalhealthservicesandchildhoodailmentsintheirsurgeryandthemostunderusedservicewassocial/lifestyleissues,e.g.smokingandfamilyissues-withamere11/352respondentsstatingthattheyusethisservice.
• Otherreasonspeoplevisitedtheirsurgeryincluded:brokenbones,allergies,dietaryissuesandsportinginjuries.
• Thefactthatmajorityofpeoplewenttotheirsurgeryforgeneralillnessesratherthanforanactualserviceprovidedbythesurgery,e.g.mentalorsexualhealthsuggeststhattheseserviceseitheraren’tverypopularinsurgeriesorthatpatientshavealackofawarenessoftheiravailability.
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Question7-Arethereanyservicesyoufeelarenotbeingoffered(e.g.sexualhealth)?
• Theservicespeoplesaidweren’tbeingofferedbytheirsurgeriesincluded:increasedaccesstometalandsexualhealthservices,contraceptionandabortionclinics,depressionfacilitiesincludingcounsellingandtherapy,paediatricbloodtests,awalk-inclinicwiththeoptionofmakingfollowupappointmentsandsmallhealthqueriesandworries.
• Themajorityofpeopleweresatisfiedwiththeservicesprovidedbytheirlocalsurgeryasthemostcommonresponsetothisquestionwas‘none’orsimplytherewasnocomment.
• Fromthosewhowereunsatisfied,themajorityofconcernswerelinkedtothelackofsexualormentalhealthsupportavailableattheirsurgeries.Thissuggeststhattheseservicesneedtomademoreavailableandvisibletopatientsinthefuture.
• Therewerequiteafewresponseswherepeoplestatedthattheyweren’tveryawareoftheservicesprovidedbytheirsurgery-eitherbecausetheydon’tgothereoftenenoughorbecausepatientsaren’tinformedofwhatservicesareavailable.
Question8-Whatdoyouthinkyoursurgeryshouldupdateyouon?
• Themostcommonviewwasthatsurgeryupdatesshouldbelinkedinrealtimeto
delayedappointments(277outof352peoplestatedthis),whichiscloselyfollowedbychangestothesurgery(207outof352people).
• 38%ofrespondentsstatedthatthesurgeryshouldnotifythemaboutnewsandhealthupdates.
Whatdoyouthinkyoursurgeryshouldupdateyouon?
Changestothesurgery Delayedappointments Newsandhealthupdates
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Question9-Whatplatformwouldyouprefertobeusedforsaidupdates?
• Mostpeoplewouldprefertoreceiveupdatesfromtheirsurgeryviaemail(203outof352people),closelyfollowedbytext(176outof352).
• 1/5ofthesurveyrespondentsstatedthattheywouldprefertoreceiveupdatesviasocialmediaandaround1/6viaphonecall(e.g.Facebook,Twitteretc..)
• Fewpeoplewouldprefertoreceiveupdatesvialeaflets(24outof352).
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Question10-Howfrequentlydoyougetupdatesfromyoursurgery?
Themajorityofyoungpeoplerespondingneverreceiveupdatesfromtheirsurgery.Aroundathirdstatedthattheyreceivedupdatesmonthly,yearlyandtwiceyearly.ThisimpliesthatmostyoungpeopleareunawareofnewinitiativeswhichmaybeputintoplaceattheirGPSurgery.However,thismaybeduetothefactthatitistheparentsoftheseyoungpeoplewhoreceivetheseupdatesratherthantheyoungpeoplethemselves.Inconclusion,tomakemoreyoungpeopleawareofthedifferentservicesthesurgeryoffers,itisclearthattheyshouldbecontactedmorefrequentlysothattheycanmakeuseoftheseservices.
Q.10- Howfrequentlydoyougetupdatesfromyoursurgery?
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Question11-Howoftenwouldyouwanttogetupdatesfromyoursurgery?
Fromthedatacollectedregardinghowoftenyoungpeoplewouldliketoreceiveupdatesfromtheirsurgery,almosttwothirdsstatedthattheywouldliketoreceivemonthlyupdates.Thiswouldenablethemtobeuptodatewiththelatestservicesandclinicsthatthesurgeryisoffering,aswellasnewvaccinationswhicharerelevantfortheiragegroup.
Itisclearfromthisdata,thatmostyoungpeoplefromthe352responsescollected,hadneverreceivedupdatesfromtheirlocalsurgery.Itisadvisedthat,inordertomakethemmoreawareoftheservicesofferedwhichareappropriatefortheiragegroupinparticular,perhapsamonthlynewsletterspecificallyforyoungpeoplecouldbesentoutsothattheybecamemoreawareofhealthcarenewswhichmayaffectthem.
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Question12-Onweekdays,whenwouldbemostconvenientforyoutovisityoursurgery?
Thepiechartshowsthatforthemajorityofpeople,4pmto6pmisthemostconvenienttimetovisitthesurgeryonweekdays.Therefore,thesurgeryshouldexpectthistobethebusiesttimeoftheday.Inordertomakesurethatthemostnumberofpatientsareseen,theaverageappointmenttimecouldbereducedduringthistime.Makingsurethatmostdoctorsareavailablefrom4pmto6pmwouldmeanthatmorepatientswouldgetseenandwaitingtimeswouldbereduced.Orthesurgerycouldtrytogetmorepatientstovisitduringthelessbusyperiods.Thiscouldbedonebylettingpatientsknowthatwaitingtimesarereducedatcertaintimesofthedaye.g.12noonto4pmeitherwhentheyphonetomakeappointmentsorbyadvertisingthisonthewebsite.
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Question13-Attheweekend,whenwouldbemostconvenientforyoutovisityoursurgery?
Thepiechartshowsthatforthemajorityofrespondents,8amto12noonisthemostconvenienttimetovisitthesurgeryattheweekend,followedby12noonto4pm.Therefore,thesurgeryshouldexpecttobebusiestatthesetimesifopenonweekends.Openingthesurgeryatweekendsmayhelptoreducethenumberofpatientswhovisitduringthebusyweekdayperiodwhichcouldreducewaitingtimes.Thestrategieslistedabovecouldalsobeusedontheweekendstomakesurethatthemaximumnumbersofpatientsarebeingseenandthatwaitingtimesarereduced.
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Question14-Doesyoursurgeryhaveawebsite?
Oftheyoungpeoplewhoknewwhethertheirsurgeryhadawebsiteornot,themajoritysaidtheirsurgerydoeshaveawebsitewithonlyasmallproportionsayingtheirsurgerydoesn’thaveawebsite.
However,mostpeopledidnotknowwhethertheirsurgeryhadawebsiteornot.Thissuggeststhatsurgeriesshouldpromotetheirwebsitemore.
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Question15-Ifyes,doyouthinkitismodern,easytonavigateanduseful?
Lotsofpeoplesaidtheirsurgeries’websitewaseasytonavigatebutfewerpeoplesaidthatitwasmodernanduseful.Morepeoplesaidthat,whilstthewebsitewaseasytonavigateanduseful,itwasn’tmodern.Incontrast,therewasalargeproportionofpeoplewhosaidthewebsitewaseasytonavigatebutitwasuseless.Thissuggeststhateitherthewebsiteisnoteasytonavigateastheycan’tfindthefunctionalityorthatthewebsitehasnofunction.Thelargenumberofyoungpeoplesayingthewebsitewasn’tmoderncouldalsomeanthatthewebsiteneedsaredesigntomakeitmoreappealing.
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Question16-IfyourGPweretoprovideahealthcareappwouldyouuseit?
Forthisquestionmostpeopleansweredyesratherthanno.ThismeansthattheideaoftheappforGP’sisverypopular.
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Question17-Ifyes,whatfeatureswouldyouwanttoseeontheapp?
HereweseethatthemostpopularcategoriesfortheappareAppointmentBookingandMedicalNews.Thissuggeststhatpeoplearelookingforconvenientwaystobookappointmentsandfollowthenews.Openinghoursandliveupdatesalsoseemedpopular,withalmost215peoplevotingforeach.Featureslikethismaybebeneficialtoaddaswell.Healthcareadvicewaslesspopular,howevertheNHSChoiceswebsiteandpromotiontoNHS111maybeabetterwaytogettheadviceneeded.
Question18-Howwouldyouimprovecommunicationwith/fromyoursurgery?
Itseemsmanypatientsfeeltheydon’treallyknowwhat’sgoingonandwouldlikesomefurtherinformation.Theideaoftextingresultsfortestsandeasierwaysofbookinganappointmentwereotherpopularthemesaswellasupdatednewsofclinicsetc.onsocialmedia.
Manyyoungpeoplewantedtobeabletogetappointmentssooner-somepatientsreportedwaitingupto3weeksforanappointmentwiththeirdoctor.Thisalsolinksintobettercommunication-knowingthecourseoftreatmentandeasieraccesstothisinformationcouldstoppeoplebookingappointmentsunnecessarily.
Remembermanyyoungpeoplearestillgettingusedtobookingtheirownappointmentsandthereforeaneasiermethod,likeanappwithmoreguidance,wouldbebeneficial.