1. Collaboration, new models of care and utilising the skills of AHP’s
Debbie Moores
Allied Health Professions Lead

2. January 2013 What our data showed us!
Increasing clinical complexity (inpatients)
Increasing bank/agency spend
to manage
risk
Poor quality one to ones
(specialing)
Increasing number of incidents
Increasing staff sickness
absence

3. What did we do? January 2013 - Collaborative Working Group established
Multiprofessional group arranged to address issues
Identified historical risk management approaches
AHP challenge the status quo
Open culture – autonomy/trust to deliver change
Agreed smarter use
of our resources

4. “Smarter use of resources”
What did the AHP’s do?
Call to Action!
“Smarter use of resources”
Assistive technology personalised care packages
Extend OT specific training to improve engagement
Multidisciplinary group supported both ideas

5. So, what happened next?
AHP Led Pilot of Assistive Technology (AT) April March 2014
Positive evaluation report
OT Led Pilot multidisciplinary training using OT model
Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability (VdT MOCA)
Positive evaluation report

6. How sustainable is this?
VdT MOCA multidisciplinary training for 4 wards arranged for April to June 2015
Assistive Technology being used on 4 wards
Implementation planned for Low Secure and Intensive care
Strong collaboration with Staffordshire Council, Stafford and Rural Homes, Wellbeing, TECS Boards
Needs robust economic evaluation across health and social care economy

7. Keys to AHP success
Allied Health Professionals used professional skills to Challenge status quo Influence organisational thinking Engage range of stakeholders Inspire and develop others Improve service users experience