Service Innovations and Developments available through TrusTECH http://trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin.htm Thu, 01 Jan 1970 GMT Thu, 21 Aug 2008 GMT The pre-dialysis patient education pathway is an element of the pre-dialysis service delivered by a dedicated pre-dialysis team. The aims of the service include monitoring, supporting, educating and coordinating... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/acute-trusts.htm#PreDialPatEduc Acute Trusts Physiotherapists teach tissue stretching techniques to the patient and their carer/partner, resulting in patients being less dependent on physiotherapy services as they are able to use the technique themselves.... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/acute-trusts.htm#StretchingBacktoHealth Acute Trusts The single most common reason for cancellation of major elective surgery is due to the lack of availability of High Dependency Unit (HDU) beds following surgery. The beds may have been used for emergency... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/acute-trusts.htm#ActManCriticalCareDemandES Acute Trusts The One Stop Transplant/Dermatology clinic is a joint clinic between Transplantation and Dermatology services for the early detection and treatment of skin cancer in organ recipients. It was developed... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/acute-trusts.htm#Onestoptransderm Acute Trusts A structured Link Nurse Programme to support the work of the Pain Specialist Team. The service aims to improve the quality of care for patients, by ensuring that awareness of pain management issues improves... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/acute-trusts.htm#Painlinknurse Acute Trusts According to a report published in 2007 by the Association of Public Health Observatories in England, months of life lost and mortality attributable to alcohol are increasing in the North West. Increases... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/acute-trusts.htm#Alcoholservicesacute Acute Trusts Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The service is led by an Advanced Practitioner and is positioned within renal services; many cases are complex with multiple co-morbidities. The objectives... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/acute-trusts.htm#NurseLedVascularRisk Acute Trusts Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s Hospitals NHS Trust A Physiotherapist-led, out-patient post-Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) rehabilitation programme has been developed, consisting... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/acute-trusts.htm#PostITU Acute Trusts Comprehensive audit tools to monitor the quality of nursing care/the service based on essence of care standards, standards for better health and other key indicators (e.g. pressure ulcer incidence,... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/acute-trusts.htm#NurseQualityAss Acute Trusts This service offers a collaborative and effective approach to smoking cessation. It was established to overcome a lack of standardised procedures in the acute setting (questioning, documenting, patient... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/acute-trusts.htm#Smoking Acute Trusts The EDIT service has been established to prevent the onset of psychosis in young people aged 14–35 years who are at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis. It was established following a randomised... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/mental-health-trusts.htm#Earlydetectpsych Mental Health Trusts The IPAS model was developed originally by an Occupational Therapist and an Assistant Psychologist. It is a multidisciplinary approach within the in-patient activity services to promote, maintain and improve... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/mental-health-trusts.htm#IPASModel Mental Health Trusts In 2004 it was discovered that traditional mental health day hospital services for the over 65s were not having the desired effect on the mental health of clients. Consultation with... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/mental-health-trusts.htm#DayHospital Mental Health Trusts This service has been developed by a PCT Podiatry High Risk Team, in partnership with the Acute Trust Vascular Consultant Team. Patient referrals from primary care to the hospital based Vascular... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/primary-care-trusts.htm#PodiatristLedService Primary Care Trusts This service facilitates opportunistic screening for the two most common bacterial sexually transmitted infections, using non-invasive testing. Men and women under the age of 25 years are able to access... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/primary-care-trusts.htm#ChlamydiaGon Primary Care Trusts This booklet has been created by a Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Psychologist. The booklet consists of text and pictures. It has been developed for any patient who has a fear of falling, their relatives... http://www.trustech.org.uk/news/service-innovation-bulletin/general.htm#seed Generic Services