My Clinical Outcomes for NHS Wales Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
50 Clinical Teams to Roll-Out Routine Use of PROMs across the Cardiff and Vale Region
Since November 2021, My Clinical Outcomes (MCO) and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board embarked on a three-year engagement to implement routine Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) across more than 50 clinical teams throughout the Cardiff and Vale Region. This collaborative effort encompasses the collection and utilisation of PROMs in diverse clinical areas, ranging from the Neuroendocrine Tumours service to Primary Mental Health Support Services and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy.
Advancing Value-Based Healthcare in Wales
Aligned with the Welsh Government's strategic vision outlined in 'A Healthier Wales,' My Clinical Outcomes and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board are collaborating to support the realisation cof a ‘whole system approach to health and social care.' This plan emphasises health and wellbeing promotion and illness prevention.
To achieve the future vision set out in A Healthier Wales, various innovative models have been developed, spanning from local to national levels. Notably, one of the key initiatives involves the systematic collection and analysis of patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs). This strategic action is pivotal in enhancing the quality and effectiveness of healthcare services across the region.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is working towards the integrated collection of PROMs to deliver value-based healthcare. MCO has been selected as the single digital solution to support their vision.
““This platform will help us improve the quality of care we can offer patients at an individual level while at the same time focusing and tailoring services to match their needs. We aim to reduce the burden on teams and realise these benefits across all of our services, knowing the evidence supports improved outcomes as part of Value In Health Care.”
”
MCO plays an important role to achieve value-based health care through several means:
Enhanced Patient Engagement: MCO facilitates increased patient engagement through personalised dashboards, empowering individuals to actively manage their conditions. This approach fosters meaningful discussions between patients and healthcare professionals, promoting shared decision-making.
Informed Decision-Making: Clinicians can leverage PROMs data to make well-informed decisions regarding patient care, ensuring a tailored and effective approach.
Operational Efficiency: By leveraging PROMs data, MCO contributes to increased operational efficiency. This is achieved by reducing the demand on services, minimising unnecessary clinic appointments, and streamlining intervention
Reduced Patient Backlog: Real-time access to PROMs data allows clinicians to prioritize patients based on their immediate medical needs. This proactive approach helps in reducing patient backlogs and ensures timely attention for those requiring urgent medical interventions.
Scalability: MCO's configurable platform ensures scalability across numerous clinical areas. This adaptability empowers various departments to tailor their processes in the collection of PROMs data, aligning seamlessly with the diverse needs of healthcare practices.
““Collecting PROMs has been pivotal to the transformation of the South Wales Neuroendocrine Tumour Service in recent years in achieving international centre of excellence status. Optimising the efficiency of how we do this through the Health Board’s new digital platform is already showing to have remarkable, positive outcomes.”
”
Latest News
The Anaesthetics clinical team at Cardiff and Value University Health Board publish their first study in British Journal of Anaesthetics (BJA) Open measuring the performance in clinical outcomes using the MCO platform. Patients undergoing colorectal surgery were invited to complete the Bauer, EQ-5D-5L, and VAS questionnaires five days after surgery. This study provided valuable insights into the average EQ-5D-VAS scores before and after surgery, identified the poorest scoring patient domains, as well as the feasibility and potential success of using digital software for collecting PROMs data.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board announces their ambitious programme to introduce the collection of eletronic PROMs working with MCO. More information about this news, which is also available on the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board website.