Patient Arrives in hospital at 7.00 hrs

1. The Patient Pathway Pre and Post The Introduction of The Theatre Admission Area (TAA) Sligo Regional Hospital Alison Smith Programme Leader TPOT PRE THEATRE ADMISSION AREA POST THEATRE ADMISSION AREA Direct admission to Level 8 Not all patients have had a telephone assessment or attended a Pre Assessment Clinic All patients havehad a telephone or attended a PAC appointment Timely admission by the MDT Patients are waiting up to 60 minutes to be seen and admitted by the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) in the treatment room, LEVEL 5 96% of MDT state that TAA has been effective Efficient one to one admission Patient Arrives in hospital at 7.00 hrs 81% say TAA has improved patients outcomes More direct route Delays experienced include pre op nebuliser Patient Satisfaction Audit Delays due to the geographical location of the ward and transfer from level 5 to level 8 Staff Satisfaction Audit Transferred to anaesthetic room for cannulation at 08.30hrs AS A RESULT 26% ON TIME STARTS IN APRIL 2012 NOW 73% ON TIME STARTS IN JUNE 2013