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Appendix B: Acutely unwell adult patient journey<br />

Unwell adult: current situation<br />

Makes appt<br />

to see<br />

nurse<br />

• May wait several days for<br />

appt<br />

•Nurse may manage<br />

consult<br />

•May also need review by<br />

GP – then or later<br />

Unwell adult rings<br />

for appointment –<br />

3+ week wait for GP<br />

Given<br />

phone<br />

advice by<br />

nurse<br />

Goes to<br />

ED<br />

•May be managed with<br />

phone advice<br />

•May need rptd ph calls<br />

•May need to make appt<br />

or end up at ED<br />

•Seen at ED<br />

•May be for problem<br />

better managed in GP<br />

•May have LTC and ED<br />

may not know current<br />

Rx<br />

Waits 3<br />

weeks for<br />

GP<br />

•My deteriorate while<br />

waiting and be admitted<br />

•May suffer from delayed<br />

treatment<br />

•May get better and not<br />

need appt<br />

Unwell adult: future scenario<br />

Given appt<br />

to see<br />

nurse<br />

within 24<br />

hours<br />

•Seen within 2 days<br />

•Nurse may manage<br />

consult under SO<br />

•May also need review by<br />

GP at the time<br />

Unwell adult rings<br />

for appointment –<br />

triaged over phone<br />

Given<br />

phone<br />

advice by<br />

nurse<br />

Advised to<br />

see<br />

pharmacist<br />

•May be managed with<br />

phone advice<br />

•IF not improving within<br />

24 hours seen by nurse or<br />

GP<br />

•Seen by pharmacist and<br />

treated under ‘SO’ with GP<br />

reviewing consult note<br />

and signing script later<br />

Given appt<br />

to see GP<br />

within 48<br />

hrs<br />

•Different appt lengths<br />

available according to<br />

nature of problem – 10 /<br />

15/ 20 / 30 min (e.g.<br />

exacerbation of complex<br />

LTC)<br />

Business case appendices V12 AC 25Feb2010 Page 17

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