Adult Outliers amp; Buffer Capacity Policy：成人异常值amp；缓冲能力的政策.docVIP

Title Adult Outliers Buffer Capacity Policy Reference number 3.66 Manager / committee responsible Hospital Management Committee Date issued 03.09.2009v2 Version 2 Review date June 2010 Author Maria Purse, Emergency Pathway Manager Equality impact assessment has been applied to this guideline Yes Ratified by Hospital Management Committee - 25th March 2009 Summary This policy provides staff with guidance on the actions to take when hospital capacity is limited and adult patients must be accommodated in a clinical area outside of their expected speciality. It gives guidance on how to safely risk assess patients as suitable to be “outlied”, and provides a risk assessment and checklist for the opening of buffer capacity. This is a generic policy which applies to adult patients in all PHT sites. It is recognised that clinical specialties may also wish to develop local guidelines for outlying with the Trust’s operational team. It is applied in conjunction with the Bed Capacity Management Policy and the Trust Escalation Plan. AMENDMENTS RECORD DATE PAGE COMMENTS 03.09.09 1 3 8 10 Removal of Mary Sherry name’s as co-author Changes to location of buffer capacity Changes to reflect the fact that Mary Sherry is no longer with PHT Changes made to times of Operations Meetings CONTENTS: Introduction Status Purpose Scope/Audience Definitions Process Supporting Evidence Training Associated Documentation/References INTRODUCTION / BACKGROUND Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust (PHT) is committed to providing a high quality care environment where patients and staff can be confident that best practice is being followed at all times and that the safety of everyone is of paramount importance. The Trust strives to provide care and treatment, which promotes high standards of privacy and dignity as well as clinical care, throughout patient’s individualised care pathway. It is the clear intention of the Trust to over time remove the need for outlying patients