Minor Injuries Services For West Glasgow What are

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Minor Injuries Services For West Glasgow

Minor Injuries Services For West Glasgow

What are Minor Injury Services? In NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde we have •

What are Minor Injury Services? In NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde we have • 4 ‘stand alone’ MIUs • New Stobhill Hospital • New Victoria Hospital • Vale of Leven Hospital • West Glasgow Ambulatory Care Hospital (from June 2015 until December 2016) §Patients with minor injuries are also seen in all the Emergency Departments in §Glasgow Royal Infirmary §Queen Elizabeth University Hospital §Royal Hospital for Children §Royal Alexandra Hospital §Inverclyde Royal Hospital

Minor Injuries Units (MIU) in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Opening Hours (7 days)

Minor Injuries Units (MIU) in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Opening Hours (7 days) Attendances per week West MIU 9 am-9 pm 215 Stobhill MIU 9 am-9 pm 370 New Victoria MIU 9 am-9 pm 590 Vale of Leven 8 am-9 pm 193 Edinburgh Western General 8. 30 am-9 pm 520 Stirling Community Hospital 9 am-9 pm 290 Comparison with other Boards?

Temporary Closure in December 2016 • Planned for 22, 000 patients a year •

Temporary Closure in December 2016 • Planned for 22, 000 patients a year • 11, 200 seen in 2016 • Number seen in 2016 less than in 2015 • Specialist staff not used to full potential • Only service open after 5 pm and at weekends at Yorkhill

Map of West Catchment Area

Map of West Catchment Area

Attendances from West Catchment area to West MIU 7

Attendances from West Catchment area to West MIU 7

Which services did people choose? The chart shows which service patients from the ‘West

Which services did people choose? The chart shows which service patients from the ‘West Catchment’ post code areas chose to attend in the year prior to closure. -22% of patients attended the West MIU -43% of patients attended the QEUH Where patients went to pre closure G 81 - Radnor Park G 62 - Milngavie, Clober G 61 - Bearsden, Westerton G 4 - Port Dundas G 3 - Yorkhill G 2 - City Centre G 15 - W Drumchapel G 14 - S Yoker G 13 - Jordanhill/Temple G 12 - Kelvindale G 11 - Partickhill 0% 20% 40% West QEUH 60% Stobhill GRI 80% 100% 120%

Age Profile / Demographics During 2016, the West Glasgow MIU had 11, 200 attendances.

Age Profile / Demographics During 2016, the West Glasgow MIU had 11, 200 attendances. The total number of attendances from the West ‘catchment area’ in all of the MIU/A&E facilities was 41, 700. . The age profile is broadly similar with the main difference being the under 16 years.

How different is this from other MIUs? A comparison of the flow of patients

How different is this from other MIUs? A comparison of the flow of patients associated with the catchment populations for other MIUs shows: For patients within the post code areas of the New Victoria catchment: -45% chose to use an alternative A&E/MIU to the New Victoria MIU For patients within the post code areas of Stobhill Hospital catchment: -48% chose to use an alternative A&E/MIU to the Stobhill MIU This compares to the experience of the West MIU: -78% choosing an alternative A&E/MIU

Proximity of MIUs with EDs Within the Glasgow urban conurbation, the public have access

Proximity of MIUs with EDs Within the Glasgow urban conurbation, the public have access to 3 MIUs and 2 EDs The map shows locations and also population density for the catchment areas of the 3 MIUs. Table below shows distance (miles) between each site. West QEUH Vic GRI Stobhill West 3. 9 4. 3 2. 8 5. 6 QEUH 3. 9 5. 2 7 9 Vic 4. 3 5. 2 3. 2 6 GRI 2. 8 7 3. 2 3 Stobhill 5. 6 9 6 3

Patient ‘demand’ for MIU services from the West ‘Catchment’ area Average attendances to all

Patient ‘demand’ for MIU services from the West ‘Catchment’ area Average attendances to all hospitals from this area within GG&C were 587 per week, with a slight fall observable following the closure of the West MIU to an average of 525. 800 No. of attendances 700 600 500 400 300 200 Closure of MIU 100 0 28 Dec 28 Jan 28 Feb 28 Mar 28 Apr 28 May 28 Jun 28 Jul 28 Aug 28 Sep 28 Oct 28 Nov 28 Dec 28 Jan 28 Feb Week beginning

Summary • MIU was not well used • Staff resource under used • Strategic

Summary • MIU was not well used • Staff resource under used • Strategic direction of NHS Board to support people to use less hospital resources • Range of services accessible to West population