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Publication - Independent report

Redesign Urgent Care: paediatric pathway to flow navigation centres - review

Published
25 May 2021
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Health and social care
ISBN
9781800049789

The Redesign of Urgent Care programme seeks to promote significant transformational change in how urgent care can be delivered for the people of Scotland. A multidisciplinary short life working group was convened to consider the implications of including individuals aged 12 in this new pathway.

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Annex 4: SLWG members' survey results

Figure 1. Bar chart showing the responses to the first three questions
Short life working group members’ survey results - Bar Chart showing responses from the short life working group members to questions 1, 2 & 3
Figure two. Bar chart showing the responses to question five
Short life working group members’ survey results - Bar Chart showing responses from the short life working group members to question 5

Question 1: Staffing resource – can each board currently offer the requirement of FNC for adequately – trained senior decision maker?

Question 2: Triage of children by phone/video is challenging

Question 3: Rapid deterioration of young children

Question 4: Compliance in relation to safeguarding of children

Figure three. Bar chart showing the responses to question six.
Short life working group members’ survey results - Bar Chart showing responses from the short life working group members to question 6

Question 1: Shorter time to access Senior Decision Maker

Question 2: Facility to capture minor injuries and direct children to MIU and away from ED

Question 3: Reduce exposure to infection from other ED attendees

Question 4: Reduce transport cost to families

Question 5: Reduce potential number of under 2s at ED (currently all ambulance call-outs required to take under 2s to ED do so)

Question 6: Realistic medicine (right treatment, place, person, time)

Question 7: Move from reactive to proactive care

Contact

Email: UnscheduledCareTeam@gov.scot

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