1. Medical Gas Cylinder Management Study Day A Supplier’s Perspective BOC Healthcare Jason Lingard

2. What we will cover: Who is Cylinder Management important to and why
What’s at stake
Partnership
A poor example
A good example
How it has been done
Ownership
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3. Who is Cylinder Management important to and why
BOC Healthcare
Cost pressures
Limited resource
CAPEX timescales
A moving cylinder is an efficient cylinder
The Hospital Trust
Gas availability for patient treatment
Improved safety
Budget control
New technology cylinders?
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4. What’s at stake Medical Gas Spend Gas Deliveries Rentals Patient Care
Cost Pressures
Patient and staff safety (Trust & BOC)
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5. Partnership
Good cylinder management can NOT be done by one person in isolation
It takes all stakeholders
Trust & Supplier
Ambulance Trusts – cylinder rental impact (plus gas)
We can all benefit
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6. A poor example
Current Medical Compressed Gas & Rental Spend (excludes deliveries)
£96,104
Rentals
£58,334 (60.7%)
Turnover
CD – 8.2 per year
No key responsible person
Limited engagement between Trust & supplier
Limited focus
No Medical Gas Committee
Poor storage (main stores & wards)
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7. A good example
Current Medical Compressed Gas & Rental Spend (excludes deliveries)
£89,026
Rentals
£47,112 (52.9%)
Turnover
CD – 10.7
Key responsibility/focus of an individual
Regular reviews/meetings between Trust & supplier
Regular Medical Gas Committee meetings – supplier attends as appropriate
Appropriate storage (main stores & wards)
Internal cylinder tracking
Gas specific porters
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8. How it has been done Ownership Departmental Medical Gas Committee
Your Supplier
Storage
Ward based use
Standardise where possible
Cylinder tracking
Cross charging
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9. Ownership This meeting is the first stage Agreement on the process
Involve all stakeholders
Pharmacy
Porters
Estates
PFI Partners
Supplier
Next steps
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10. Thank you
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