Taking over an MS service under pressure: 12-month review
All of our attendees carry out a piece of research in an area of MS clinical practice or treatment that interests them.
This snapshot gives you a quick idea of what they found and why. If you want to learn more, just click through to the full poster, or follow the links within the snapshot.
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Aim
To create a service development plan for the University Hospitals of Leicester’s MS service (UHL)
Headlines
- The service has 1,870 registered MS patients, but has been without a consultant for some time
- In September, it linked with the Nottingham centre to provide a weekly visit from a neighbouring consultant
Key findings
A review of the service found a number of challenges to the successful implementation of the new service model. These included:
- Large cohort
- Long waiting list
- Duplicate appointments
Recommendations
The author recommended a seven-point action plan:
- Review database
- Review clinic structure
- Establish regional MDT link
- Establish Tysabri monitoring protocol
- Establish scan reports communication protocol
- Review timing of appointments
- Establish patient/HCP communication protocol
The outcomes include higher patient and registrar satisfaction, fewer complaints, and the faster delivery of high-efficacy disease modifying therapies (DMTs).
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