Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

“The Trust is planning to introduce new bespoke software to enable the production of an electronic casualty card, to replace the current handwritten casualty cards produced by the doctors and nurses in the Emergency Department. The key data from the electronic casualty card will be used to create a discharge summary which will be electronically sent to the patient's GP practice. It is anticipated that this will ensure that a discharge summary is completed for every patient seen within the Emer”

“a provider must "comply with all reasonable requests relating to the performance of any aspect of the Services, including those areas that demonstrate the Provider's ability to ensure this Agreement is complied with, such information to be returned to the Commissioner (or the CCG in relation to Complex”

“Develop a checklist to ensure all members of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) have engaged with patients and their family prior to discharge.”

“To ensure all patients and families have every opportunity to discuss plans and have a dedicated name and contact number for the social worker managing their discharge.”

“All patients returning home with care package will have their equipment needs assessed and documented in hospital.”

“All plans of care for patients must be shared with the patient and, with patient's consent, their next of kin and agreed before discharge.”

“A Pilot of "Sick Patients Home Other Plan" (SHOP) is in progress on two medical wards. This is to be escalated across the trust over the next 3 months and become embedded Practice.”