P-104 The evolution of impact reporting in a hospice day service. Issue Volume 9: Issue (2019)Supplement 4 (17th November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rugen, Katherine; Doyle, Aimee; Dreyer, Kate; Crompton, Chris; McIntegart, Kate; Marley, Kate
• Is Part Of: BMJ supportive & palliative care. Volume 9: Issue (2019)Supplement 4
• Page Start: A48
• Page End: A48
• Publication Date: 2019-11-17
• Subjects: Palliative treatment -- Periodicals; Terminal care -- Periodicals; 616.029
• DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-HUKNC.127
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2045-435X

Abstract

Abstract : Existing quantitative evidence for the benefits of Hospice Day Services is limited. Clinical Commissioning Group funding decisions are often based on numbers of attendees, rather than overall impact on individuals engaging with those services. At Woodlands Hospice, an outcome measures questionnaire, the Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale (iPOS), was implemented on the inpatient unit several years ago, and, in addition to being clinically useful for individual patients, audit data showed an overall improvement in average iPOS score during patients' admission. The use of iPOS was piloted for new patients to our Day Services at their initial assessment from December 2018. This tool was used to assist in transforming our individual patient care plan, with a change in our practice being to repeat iPOS for each patient every four weeks to update the care plan. A baseline audit showed a mean overall improvement in patients' iPOS score when repeated after four weeks. Interventions during the four-week intervening period varied according to the patient's own personalised plan of care. The interventions ranged from solely medical outpatient review, to multidisciplinary assessment and management, with some patients attending individual outpatient sessions only, and others attending group therapy sessions. This audit looks at the breakdown in improvement of physical symptoms and psychological wellbeing, and compares the reduction in iPOS score to changes in other outcome measures, namely the OACC Phase of illness and the Palliative Performance Scale. The use of these outcome measures will enable the hospice to monitor the effect of the care and interventions it provides to each individual patient and ensure their personal care plan is continually adapted in accordance with their specific needs as their condition changes.