National Clinical Spread Networks Day Case or One Night Stay Breast Surgical Model
New
The breast principles fit well with enhanced recovery as demonstrated as the Enhanced Recovery Summit in April 2012.
Presentations and posters included:
Implementing Enhanced Recovery for Abdominal Based Breast Reconstruction - The story so far - John Radcliffe Hospitals
Patient evaluation of day case over night stay breast surgery
Preoperative assessment in day surgery; The cost of blanket investigations
The evidence
Quality and productivity: proven case study (NHS Evidence 2012)
The Breast day case/one night stay model has spread across England with 72% of breast surgery patients now benefiting from the new pathway .improving the patients experience, quality of care and efficiency for all patients needing breast surgery (without reconstruction). The overall mean length of stay has reduced by 56% and bed days have reduced by 41% (HES 2010/11). Patients satisfaction is high and patients have evaluated the pathway positively.
Download the full report.
Incentivising day case for breast surgery
Incentivising day case for breast surgery The Breast Payment by Results(PBR) for 2012/2013 guide is now available - turn to page 65 of the PBR guide and section 6and 7 on the tariff information sheet.
New publication
Delivering major breast surgery safely as a day case or one night stay (excluding reconstruction)
(December 2011)
TIME TO SHARE...Spreading our success far and wide
Case studies from the thirteen clinical spread networks are now available
Independent Cancer Patients’ Voice (ICPV) is a patient advocate group independent of established UK cancer charities. Read their view on the 'Day case or one night stay' breast model.
View the Day Case or One Night Stay Breast Surgical Pathway
We have listened to feedback
You said the title of Day Case/23 Hour Breast Surgical pathway was confusing, on your advice we have changed it to Day Case or One Night Stay Breast Surgical Pathway
Find out what patients have to say about the Day Case or One Night Stay breast surgical model
Sharing local information
Our thanks to the National Clinical Spread Networks whose sites have submitted case studies, illustrating the successes and achievements.
The networks have also shared their local information.
View the case studies from the thirteen clinical spread networks. A national publication will be available soon.
We will be having an event early next year .....watch this space for more details.
We need your help
We need more local examples ie protocols, patient information leaflets drain protocols to share through this website.
It’s easy to share - email your examples to Catherine Strong.
