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Review resource requirements for G.P OOH’s services and CITs should the campaign result in an increased number of patients presenting at these services HSE AHD/Primary Care Immediate Each CHO provide a live electronic contacts register of primary care and social care clinical and admin contacts (phone and email) to local hospitals for ease of communication HSE CHO’s Immediate Make greater use of electronic communication, including references to the usage of “healthmail” which allows all hospitals to communicate clinical information securely to GPs HSE Primary Care Immediate Commence discussions with relevant stakeholders including representative bodies to develop the expanded roles of nurses in areas of prescrbing, IV fluids and antibiotic therapy within the long terms care facilties, inclduing the potential for training and/or recruitment of Nurse Prescribers/ANPs in community to work collaboratively of GPs and Out-of Hours services, good examples of similar nurse-led walk-in treatment centres in UK. HSE Primary Care Immediate 3.2.2 Effective management of patients within ED Implement and oversee agreed target timelines for patients to be seen within ED and by admitting teams. For ED, 3.2.1 as per EMP. For admitting team/s – patient assessment should commence within 1 hour of referral. CEO’s/Hospitals Immediate Ensure appropriate level of senior clinical decision making in ED. There is a requirement to ensure that there is a senior decision making presence in ED during peak hours with consultant availability on 8am-8pm basis, subject to resource. CEO’s - Immediate Immediate The HSE National Service Plan 2015 provides for 4 additional Consultants in Emergency Medicine and 4 AMAU physicians. This is a first step in addressing the requirement to enable extended day provision particularly in Model 3 and 4 hospitals. HSE AHD/Group CEO’s Immediate with appointment by Qtr. 3, 2015) Determination of nurse staffing and skill mix should be made using a robust evidence based methodology, applicable to the ED andAMAU context. The Taskforce on Staffing and Skill Mix in Nursing to develop a Framework for Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix in Emergency Nursing Care, as Phase II of its programme of work. DOH/AHD,CCP Q3, 2015
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