{"id":1648,"date":"2024-05-23T11:59:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T10:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/reval\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2024-09-04T13:28:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T12:28:20","slug":"urgent-and-emergency-care-insights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/reval\/2024\/05\/23\/urgent-and-emergency-care-insights\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent and Emergency Care Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_menu][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax__hover=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method__hover=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax__hover=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method__hover=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_post_title date_format=&#8221;j M Y&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;above&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; locked=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Hospital occupancy rates in the NHS are consistently high. An aging population with complex health needs and seasonal increases in COVID and flu make this worse. This places significant strain on bed capacity and affects how quickly care can be given in urgent and emergency care (UEC). Long wait times are common for those for those in accident and emergency (A&amp;E) departments, including for those arriving by ambulance.<\/p>\n<p>Complex dependencies between hospital systems mean that challenges in UEC departments and ambulance services are often linked to broader issues. An example of this is where there are capacity constraints in wards. Timely discharge of patients who no longer need in-patient care is a significant bottleneck.<\/p>\n<p>The NHS delivery plan for recovering UEC services is a substantial two-year initiative. It aims to enhance care delivery for both service users and staff.<\/p>\n<p>Its primary goals include achieving at least 76% of patients coming to UEC being admitted, transferred, or discharged within four hours by March 2024. With further improvements anticipated in 2024\/25.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it aims to improve ambulance response times for Category 2 incidents. This involves targeting an average of 30 minutes over 2023\/24 and aiming for pre-pandemic levels by 2024\/25.<\/p>\n<p>The recovery programme encompasses various focuses, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Streamlining discharge processes;<\/li>\n<li>Expanding community-based care options;<\/li>\n<li>Enhancing communication and coordination across the health and care system to optimize patient flow and resource utilisation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Support from NHS England is integral to guiding and facilitating improvements in UEC. The UEC recovery plan involves implementing a range of high-impact initiatives (HII) aimed at alleviating pressures on hospital occupancy.<\/p>\n<p>What we have done<\/p>\n<p>Our aim was to rapidly investigate the implementation and impact of innovations adopted in NHS health and care systems as part of the urgent and emergency care recovery programme.<\/p>\n<p>Over ten weeks we investigated the implementation and perceived impact of ten \u2018high impact\u2019 initiatives prioritised in NHS health and care systems as part of the UEC Recovery Plan.<\/p>\n<p>We conducted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>An online survey of systems and providers.<\/li>\n<li>Follow up interviews with systems and providers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The result of this activity can be read in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=73002\">insights report<\/a>. 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