Lincolnshire 100 Day Stroke Challenge and so it begins😁

Lincolnshire 100 Day Stroke Challenge now that's what I call cake😁

The 'Living well in the Community Team' hard at work. . . . This was not the first take of this photo! #alltheposing

NHS service providers, charities and the local council have come together to start to improve care for stroke patients. (link: bit.ly/33pOYtF) Lincolnshire 100 Day Stroke Challenge NHS United Lincs @LincsNHS Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Stroke Association

Unlike the Twitter account the #lincsStroke100 teams have not been idle and a lot of work has already been done in the first 10 days!

The challenge consists of 3 teams looking at different aspects of the Stroke pathway in #Lincolnshire. 1. Reducing length of stay on the acute stroke unit 2. Seeking seamless transitions of care through different parts of the pathway 3. Living well with Stroke in the community

Tonight, the reducing length of stay! Who have taken their cues it seems from British Cycling #marginalgains

Stroke is so complex a person has many investigations and treatments while they are in hospital. From pharmacy to the Orthoptic team they are ensuring all team members have their eye on not lengthening a persons stay if they can help it.

It is necessary for a person to have their details and care plan handed over from the hospital to the community. But to reduce duplication they'll be less form filling and more discussion

Some people some extra help when they go home after a Stroke. Adult social care are going to become even more a part of the team to pre-empt this and ensure the care is ready and waiting so people can go home quickly!

That's all tonight. More tomorrow from the Seamless Team! #lincsStroke100

For the Lincolnshire 100 Day Stroke Challenge one of the teams with Rachel Harvey is looking at the possibility of nursing patients with NG tubes in our 4 community hospitals (currently we don’t) Has anyone got any experiences, policies or competencies they could share with us? CommHospsUK AcademyOfFabStuff

The #lincsstroke100 days challenge isn't all about new innovation. Sometimes it is about making best use of existing innovations. Our friends at the Stroke association have this. Which we will be helping our service users to make best use of. mystrokeguide.com

It is easy when working in the NHS and all its various organisations, teams and trusts to forget ordinary people see it as one seamless, integrated, whole. Which is where our Seamless team comes in #lincsstroke100

The #lincsstroke100 Seamless team will begin by gathering service users and their carers experiences and then looking at where duplicated assessments/ processes can be streamlined or stopped. Less form filling and less repetition for patients!

Further to the last tweet we will be giving patients more control of their information with a 'patient handbook'. Samples as we get them! But for the time being suggestions welcome.

The summer edition of #StrokeNews is out now! Subscribe for inspiring stories, information on Vascular Dementia, and helpful tips for rebuilding lives after stroke: strk.org.uk/2KiROLw

Reminded yesterday how much environment can make to a persons ease of going home after their Stroke. Fortunately there are a lot of great occupational therapists (the experts on home adaptations!) working in the stroke pathway in Lincolnshire.

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