Influencing Demand – Altering Preload for Canterbury EDs Dr Greg Hamilton Planning and Funding

The Problem Longer stays driven by three factors Need system-wide solutions Pre-load community activities to reduce demand Contractility effective functioning of ED After-load services to accept people from ED – hospital and community

Outcomes logic - Pre-load

Data Driven Response – Weekly Dashboard

Patients arriving at ED

ED attendances

ED admission rate

111 calls transported to ED

Managing Acute Demand Supported Discharge and CREST After Hours and Nurse led telephone triage Acute Demand Management Services

Opportunity for People to Stay Home clients so far 2,600 Capacity to manage 2,600 pa CREST 17% 17% decline in rest home bed days over 2 years 18,000 18,000 acute admissions managed in the community Ambulance diversion to primary care as required

CREST Activity

Nurse led telephone triage

Acute Demand Management Services (ADMS) Community-based health services to support patients who can be safely managed in the community Applied during an acute medical episode (up to 5 days) When a hospital presentation would otherwise be imminent Commenced in 2000 within urban Christchurch to support extend patient care

Where we have been? In 2000, ADMS commenced within urban Christchurch to support Pegasus practices to extend patient care Since October 2007 services expanded to all Canterbury patients from Kaikoura to Ashburton Engagement of general practice

ADMS: a collaborative approach Acute community nursing services Community observation services Timely supported discharge liaison service (hospital- based) Service coordination Packages of Care (POC) – general practice Rapid diagnostics: radiology and lab services Consumables 5 hours/1000 patients (post quake)

Who refers to ADMS? Any health professional can refer a patient into ADMS who would otherwise need assessment and/or treatment within Secondary Care –GP –Practice nurse –Community nurse –Midwife –Ambulance paramedic –Hospital physician or staff nurse (ED and inpatient)

Monthly referrals to ADMS

ADMS referral monitoring

ADMS Referrals – Variation by General Practice

Most Common Referrals to ADMS Oct Jul 2010

The New Challenge ADMS Post 22 February... Increased breadth of ADMS services available to high needs patients Population determinants of health (especially housing) mean increased risk of deterioration and hospital attendance Proactive management of vulnerable population by general practice – 5 hours/1000 patients ADMS re-invigorated with General Practice Teams through Pegasus Education to increase utilisation

Change in inpatient discharge rates (2000 – 2009) 22

Acute Medical Discharges

Next Steps ADMS Service Level Alliance established - clinical and service leadership to drive service development and improvement –ADMS in residential care –Stronger linkages with St John –Community management for COPD –Service improvement – coordination, problem solving, trust, acute nursing Project Chain – coordinated care management