ssha conference 2014 elizabeth kershaw senior health adviser, 56 dean street
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Express Sexual Health: maintaining quality of care for new
HIV diagnoses alongside new technology
SSHA Conference 2014Elizabeth Kershaw
Senior Health Adviser, 56 Dean Street
56 Dean Street
• One of three sexual health clinics run by Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, based in Soho
• Full range of staff and sexual health services
Dean Street Express
• New walk in clinic for asymptomatic sexual health screening
• Latest technology to process samples and deliver swift results within 6 hours
Patient attendances Feb. – Sept.
Month Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Jul. Aug. Sept. (20th)
56 Dean St
3948 4259 4039 4358 4419 4792 4129 2980
Dean Street Express
2966 4171 4120 4764 4899 5795 5974 4085
Total 6914 8430 8159 9122 9318 10587 10103 7065
Attendances Feb – Sept. 201456 Dean Street Dean Street Express
Male 76% 78%
- new patients 13% 33%
Female 24% 22%
- new patients 29% 57%
Patient flow at DSE
• Up to 330 patients in a 12 hour day• Up to 220 patients on a Saturday 6 hour day• Infinity test cycle 90 minutes• Infinity machine capacity 620 samples per day
Preliminary results
from test to results From test to
treatment
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Preliminary patient details
• 72% of men attending are MSM• 94% of women attending are heterosexuals
Role of health adviser at DSE
• DSE a largely automated service, incl. results management
• Each patient sees staff member for serology • Risk assessment questions as standard• HAs available to provide advice and support to
staff and for patient referrals• HAs manage new HIV diagnoses in the clinic
and through recall after serology
Managing an HIV reactive result at DSE
• HIV INSTI POCT reactive at DSE• Determine test set running by nurse/HCA• Health Adviser on call via 56DS• HA attends to confirm results, discuss with
patient, take first HIV bloods and provide support and information
HIV resultsClinic
Jan Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept YTD
56 DS
34 15 40 18 20 23 27 26
203
DSE
- 15 23 11 34 28 19 22
152
Total 34 30 63 29 54 51 46 48
355
Follow up
• All patients see health adviser at diagnosis and are offered an HA appointment one week post diagnosis
• All patients offered first medical appointment at 56 DS, usually available within 2/52 post result
Patient ethnicity in new HIV diagnoses
White
British
White
other
White
total
Indian/P
akist
ani
Chinese
Africa
n
Caribbean
not stat
ed0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
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Age range in new HIV diagnoses
<20 21-29 30-39 40-49 >500
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
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Gender of new HIV diagnoses
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020406080
100120140160180
female
male45
165
147
femalemale
Risks and testing history
• 9% of newly diagnoses were testing for the first time
• 23% reported >10 sexual contacts in last 3/12• 68% reported UPAI within last 3/12• 32% reported drug use within last 3/12
Partners
• Where partners subsequently tested, 33% tested positive
• In cases where there had been unprotected sex in the last 72 hours, 75% of partners started on PEP
Challenges
• Managing the flow of patients• Language diversity• Patient expectations from express screen• Clinic environment
Thanks to the 56 Dean St Health Advisers
• Daniel Dennehy• Jen Fearnley• Chris McCormack• Gaynor Lawrenson