1. Golden Jubilee National Hospital
Isma Quasim

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3. The Most Recent Cohort
Team were more, not less, anxious before week 1 of cohort 2
Doubled our cohort size from 3 to 7
Kept 6 throughout ( dropout due to hospital readmission)
Describe your most recent cohort

4. What Was/Felt Different From Previous Cohort(s)
Carer strain appeared to be more of an issue
Group bonded quickly (all had been admitted around the same time)
Readmission rate (other hospitals)

5. What Have You Tested Since We Last Met?
Sent out more letters to try and get acceptance rate up (tried to find out why folk weren’t taking up the clinic offer)
Did away with the weekly group physio session
Psychology week split into patients and carers
Addition of dietetics/SALT in week 5
Use of hospital volunteers

6. What Did You Learn/Change Following Testing?
Ability to give physio input on a more individual basis was beneficial
Pedometers are a great idea (with a number of steps plan) but don’t go cheap!
Appointment board essential when you have a group more than 3!
Dietetics and SALT play an important role in our patient population – try it earlier next time
Hospital volunteers very useful in weeks 1-3
Need more than one individual in each specialty

7. What We Plan To Test Next
Try a younger cohort
Try to have group from a specific hospital diagnosis (OOHCA)
More recent inpatients
Have our first InS:PIRE patient volunteer
Psychology in week 3 (means we need to be more organised in weeks 1-2). Need big appointment board!
Effects of advertising the service (in ITU/ relatives waiting area/hospital wide)

8. What We Could Help With
Happy to give specialised advice to other centres
Experience with working with carers’ centre and discharge team

9. Look At What We Do/Use Great input from dietetics and SALT
Carers of West Dunbartonshire
Pedometers/step plans
Improved communication with discharge team
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10. What We Need Help With Week 5!
Easier way of getting money out of my finance department to spend on miscellaneous items
More important folk than us advertising the programme to our board