defining routine work as opposed to emergency duty work although additional staffing required) Example 17 level Extend opening to ensure cover up to 1/2 Support Services: Pharmacy 7pm weekdays. Amend and extend current weekend opening to support discharge 11 3 Saturday, Sunday and – bank holidays. Outside of these hours pharmacists to provide a 24 hours service seven days per week on-call from home overnight; maximum response time of 30 minutes. Extended support to enable medicine reconciliation on admission, one stop dispensing and TTOs ready day prior to discharge. Example 18 level Phlebotomy Extend hours to cover full day mon fri 2 – and continue current hours sat/sun Example 19 Example 20 level Extend working week to include 2 Establish ambulatory pathways for 1 Cancer services – including Saturdays. Reduced service on patients waiting for MDT results rather than chemotherapy and Saturday managed by two trained in-pt stay. acute oncology chemotherapy nurses 8am to 4pm and a band two ward clerk 8am to 2pm. Establish post MDT clinic on a Saturday for results. Prescriptions to pharmacy by lunchtime on Thursday and Extend availability to seven days per week chemotherapy delivered to the unit and extended hours of specialist nurse to
defining routine work as opposed to emergency duty work although additional staffing required) Example 17 level Support Services: Pharmacy Extend opening to ensure cover up to 7pm weekdays. Amend and extend current weekend opening to support discharge 11 – 3 Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays. Outside of these hours pharmacists to provide a 24 hours service seven days per week on-call from home overnight; maximum response time of 30 minutes. Extended support to enable medicine reconciliation on admission, one stop dispensing and TTOs ready day prior to discharge. 1/2 Example 18 level Phlebotomy Extend hours to cover full day mon – fri and continue current hours sat/sun 2 Example 19 level Example 20 Cancer services – including chemotherapy and acute oncology Extend working week to include Saturdays. Reduced service on Saturday managed by two trained chemotherapy nurses 8am to 4pm and a band two ward clerk 8am to 2pm. Prescriptions to pharmacy by lunchtime on Thursday and chemotherapy delivered to the unit 2 Establish ambulatory pathways for patients waiting for MDT results rather than in-pt stay. Establish post MDT clinic on a Saturday for results. Extend availability to seven days per week and extended hours of specialist nurse to 1
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