Caredoc Community Intervention Team Margaret Curran & Dorcas Collier

13th November 2013

A collaboration between Caredoc GP’s, HSE, St Luke's Hospital Kilkenny and Public Health Nursing.

The service is built around the patient requirements and responds rapidly on a 24/7 basis, 365 days of the year.

Delivering the highest standards of safe and appropriate care to patients in the appropriate setting.

Hospital

GP

CIT

High quality health services in Carlow/Kilkenny delivering care independently

Need for an appropriate alternative for GP referrals to hospital Need to unburden acute hospitals of clinically stable patients Need for patient education, coaching & empowerment Need for integrated & interoperable systems for improved

communication between services

Break away from the traditional approach & think differently

Public Health Nursing

CAREDOCAMBULANCEGP’s

ACUTE

HOSPITAL

HSE

CARE of the ELDERLY IT

PLATFORMS

Build on existing infrastructure & expertise to deliver patient care in a new way

Public Health

Nursing

CAREDOC

AMBULANCE

HSE

ACUTE HOSPITAL

GP's

Care of the Elderly

IT

Platforms

The clinical records of the CIT patients are managed via an electronic record system linked to the Caredoc IT platform.

Patient consultation notes are captured, while with the patient, on an electronic device that is securely connected to the main Caredoc patient database, to ensure that patient information is with the appropriate clinician in a timely manner.

GP SURGERYCAREDOC

HSE PUBLIC HEALTH /

COMMUNITY CARE

St. LUKE’S HOSPITAL

INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION

FLOW

Supports General Practice

3,883 Interventions

2,304 Bed Days

Saved

215 Ambulance avoidance

50% savings

"I sincerely

appreciated the

excellent care they

provided. A big

thank you to all the

team."

"Very pleased with the care and flexibility of

service provided by the Nurses"

"I found the whole week of I.V. treatment perfect in every way. So glad I

did not have to be admitted to Hospital, well

done“

“Great idea, I would have been in St Luke’s Hospital for four days for my treatment”