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“What’s wrong with a piece of paper?”
The Electronic Transfer of Care
Princess of Wales Hospital
Rowena Lewis
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Electronic Transfer of Care (e-TOC)
Clinical information Medication information Sent electronically to GP
10 medical wards over two sites 2 mental health wards 2 orthopaedic wards
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The situation that had to change
“Mind the gap!” Carbon copy paper take-home prescription Patient had to transfer information
Varying clinical summary sent or not sent at all
GPs asked for better communication
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Aims of e-TOC project
Improve discharge communication from hospital to primary care.
Improve patient safety and reduce clinical risk by providing better medication information to GPs.
GPs to receive in a timely manner with a target of 80% discharge summaries within 5 working days.
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Objectives
Carbon copy → typed medication list Transfer electronically to GP immediately Reasons why medicines are started and
stopped - NICE/NPSA medicines reconciliation
Provide GP with full clinical details in uniform format
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Method
Designed by clinicians Produced by our IT
department Accessed via PIMS+ Hospital wide wireless
network
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Ward Process
Junior doctor enters initial information Updated during patient stay Doctor marks “ready for discharge” Pharmacist verifies medication list Junior doctor completes clinical info Consultant approves it for GP
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Implementation
One ward pilot Many improvements made initially
Dosage codes taken from the pharmacy system Colours and symbols distinguish between new,
changed and stopped medicines Format of printed list of medication to improve
clarity Screen icons to aid communication between staff Laminated crib sheets Helpful hints boxes
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Key Success Factors
Gradual roll out Dedicated project manager Multidisciplinary training sessions Regular feedback from all users
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Key Success Factors
Frequent updates to system Regular audits of doctors input On site IT support Determination to succeed
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Training within Pharmacy
Pharmacist users Entering medication Verifying medication Signing off medication Trouble shooting Regular updates Listening to feedback
Ward Technicians Marking drug chart Dispensing from drug
chart
Dispensary staff New format of discharge
prescriptions Printing medication
orders
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Benefits of e-TOC Patient Pharmacist Doctor Nurse GP
96% of patients have verified medication sections sent to their GP on day of discharge – includes diagnosis and follow up arrangements
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Time taken and percentage of discharge summaries received by GPs
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Paper system Average of eTOC w ards Best performing eTOCw ard
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Percentage of discharge summaries received by GP
Time taken to receive summary (days)
5.7%
70%
89%
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How much have we achieved?
Increased number of summaries sent to GPs Improved timeliness of communication to
primary care
Gradual implementation helped acceptance of system in hospital
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Have targets been reached?
Not achieved on all wards yet! Average is 70% in 9 days Much better than 5.7% in 37 days
Changes to practice have been challenging Sharing workload has helped
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Benefits to Pharmacists
Medication on e-TOC system prior to discharge
Order function linked to dispensary Access to previous e-TOCs Legible list to give patient at discharge
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Lessons learned
Thorough training required
Need modern computers
Helpful IT staff available to assist
Regular updates to system
Enthusiasm and determination
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The future
Finish implementation across hospital Electronic learning package for users Medication reminder cards Pharmaceutical care plan
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Summary
Clear communication Greater detail of medication changes Transfer of information to GP is guaranteed