Supporting People with Chronic Conditions
Innovations Awards 2008 finalists
Winning Abstract
COPD Health Forecasting Pilot Project
AIM: The aim of the service is to provide patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) with information on how to proactively manage their condition and identify individuals most at risk of becoming ill or of their condition deteriorating due to changes in environmental conditions.
Pain Management - A Biopsychosocial Model
AIM:
Re-conceptualisation of chronic pain with improved pain experience
Reduced unhelpful beliefs and behaviours
Increased application of coping responses
Relapse management
Increased activity & work status
A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Provision of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for People with Schizophrenia in Rhondda Cynon Taff
AIM: NICE guidance for schizophrenia states that psychological treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy and behavioural family therapy should be routinely available to patients. The provision of such treatments is limited by the small number of mental health professionals who are both trained and have capacity to deliver them. PRoPS was developed to improve the provision of evidence based psychological treatments to this patient group, utilising existing resources.
Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinics
AIM: To provide a Consultant Cardiologist led rapid access chest pain service through a General Practitioner (GP) referral electronic booking system enabling access to cardiac diagnostics and specialist opinion for the residents of Caerphilly county borough.
Stroke Prevention
AIM:
• To promote stroke prevention through the development of a stroke prevention pathway, focusing upon screening the general population.
• To support future service development and pathway implementation to improve patient care through the development of a minimum data set identifying and recording risk factors to guide clinical practice.
• To combine stroke and cardiovascular prevention pathways and primary prevention service.
• To develop a cardiovascular/stroke resource folder to support GP practices.
Last updated:
21/08/2008
