1. Getting the best of the Ig Database
Andrew Symes
Immunology CNS
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

2. Run your reports
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Know when your deadlines matter and gather your data in advance to avoid panic
Year to date only matter in Q4
IVIG 05 good to dig into as if they’ve not had an infusion for a year – either 1) stopped treatment so end treatment episode 2) moved to different hospital 3) RIP
Needs someone sufficiently empowered to be able to badger the right people to get clinical outcome measures. Write to clinicians directly, cc their ops manager/directorate and explain why the trust will loose income if they don’t supply correct information. Get the Ig panel chair to back you up

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Short term Neurology. Who needs follow-ups entering?

9. Getting the best of the Ig Database
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Things to avoid

10. Things to avoid

11. Things to avoid
Rheumatology patient

12. Getting the best of the Ig Database
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Things to avoid
Rally the troops - deadlines
Scare people with threats
Do your exclusions
Get as much awareness out there as possible – let teams know when the submission deadlines are in advance
Use the Ig panel to exert gentle pressure on your clinicians – get regular outcome measures and make them accessible to the person updating the database
Be a harbinger of doom -
Involve your operational managers - £1.3 million of potential lost income!!

13. Do your exclusions Give infusions or manage patient
Local hospitals should exclude if not managing condition patient is registered under
Report will tell you how many/which patients currently excluded

14. Do your exclusions

15. Do your exclusions

16. Getting the best of the Ig Database
Run your reports
Things to avoid
Rally the troops
Scare people with threats
Do your exclusions
Make out you’re brilliant!
The database is important whether anyone else in your trust realises this or not. You probably know more about it than anyone else. Once you’ve got the message out, make sure people know they’ve got you to thank for saving the trust so much money.

17. Thank you & Happy Christmas