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4. Productivity<br />

Length of stay (LOS) – elective <strong>and</strong> non-elective.<br />

Non elective LoS has increased slightly in September <strong>and</strong> Elective had decreased (including<br />

<strong>and</strong> excluding 0 days). The reason for this is considered to be due to the closure of Foxglove<br />

ward resulting in medical wards keeping their patients on the main wards <strong>and</strong> discharging<br />

straight patients from there (Foxglove was a step-down ward). The LoS work-stream<br />

continues to focus on three main areas of delay:<br />

• Therapy input<br />

• Discharge paperwork<br />

• Family disputes<br />

This work has enabled Foxglove to close <strong>and</strong> also gradually reduce the medical outliers.<br />

Other key actions in month were:<br />

• Care of Elderly in-reach senior consultant cover is provided within the Acute<br />

Medicine Unit to further support the Care of Elderly admissions <strong>and</strong> expedite<br />

discharges.<br />

• 7 day Cardiology rota implemented<br />

• 7 day Consultant model agreed to start beginning <strong>November</strong>.<br />

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