Pennine Acute Hospitals

Pennine Acute Hospital NHS Foundation Trust recently purchased 7 of the technology packages from My Improvement Network which consisted of 7 Large Touch Screen Units and 7 Tablet Devices.

The equipment was purchased as a means of improving the overall patient experience throughout their network of hospitals covering 4 locations. One of the key indicators of the project was to carry out an evaluation around falls.

Base line falls data was already available and therefore we were able to start to measure the effectiveness of the system in contributing towards a reduction in falls. The system is able to produce information around its usage and how long it is being used for.

Reduction in Falls

Using a period of like for like comparing 2015/2016 over a 5 month period we were able to see that falls had reduced. The detail of this is recorded in the accompanying table.

Ward	Falls 2015	Falls 2016	% Change
ROH-AMU	40	35	12.5% Reduction
T3	35	32	8.6% Reduction
F7	30	19	36.6% Reduction
F10	33	30	9.0% Reduction
Ward 21	59	31	47.5% Reduction
I5	38	37	2.63% Reduction
E1	44	22	50% Reduction
E3	47	27	42.55% Reduction
Hennessey House	6	5	16.6% Reduction

Staff Audit

In addition to the evidence outcome a face to face audit was carried out in each area to obtain staff opinion on how effective they felt that the introduction of the technology had been. A snapshot of the questioning and responses included –

Who can use the system?

Patients/Staff & Relatives.

What are the benefits of the system?

Occupies, distracts, settles, focuses, stimulates, engages, builds confi dence, helps, pts/staff interaction, reduces isolation through Group activities.

Do you think it can reduce the incidence of falls?

Overwhelming yes from all staff interviewed.

Do you see it as part of the enhanced observation process?

Overwhelming yes from all staff interviewed.

Valuable Engagement

The overall use of the technology is proving valuable with patients who have a cognitive impairment, the staff feel that the technology definitely contributes towards distracting patients by calming them and reducing their anxiety.

Some areas are setting up Film afternoons to cohort patients into the Day Room to either watch films or engage in the plethora of activities.

This in turn encourages interaction between patients and reduces the need for 1:1 nursing. It also offers an opportunity for families to sit with their loved ones resulting in the provision of quality time for them.

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