Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Managing admissions. Bed spreads.

C Morgan1, L Vaughan

  • 1Leicester General Hospital Trust.

The Health Service Journal
|November 13, 1997
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Implementing an admissions coordinator improved surgical patient flow and reduced wait times. This change decreased cancellations due to bed unavailability and same-day admissions, enhancing healthcare efficiency.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Evaluation of an Education Programme for Introducing Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis to Neonatal Unit Staff: A Mixed Methods Study.

Nursing in critical care·2026
Same author

The evidence for neonatal arginine supplementation - A narrative review.

Early human development·2025
Same author

Facial submandibular cellulitis-adenitis in a preterm infant.

BMJ case reports·2025
Same author

Venesection and resolution of erythrocytosis are not associated with reduced thrombotic risk in secondary and idiopathic polycythaemia: Results from a dual centre, 5-year retrospective study.

British journal of haematology·2025
Same author

The victimisation experience schedule: contextualising interpersonal trauma and perceived discrimination in individuals with psychotic experiences with and without a need-for-care.

Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology·2025
Same author

Health, Disability, and Economic Inactivity Following a Diagnosis of a Severe Mental Illness: Cohort Study of Electronic Health Records Linked at the Individual-Level, to Census from England.

Schizophrenia bulletin·2024
Same journal

Clouds, Silver Linings and Storm Desmond.

The Health service journal·2018
Same journal

Time to Nurture Better Services.

The Health service journal·2018
Same journal

Let Patient Experience Take Centre Stage.

The Health service journal·2018
Same journal

First Do No Harm.

The Health service journal·2018
Same journal

Sepsis Faces a New Front.

The Health service journal·2018
Same journal

Back to the Drawing Board.

The Health service journal·2018
See all related articles

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Surgical Services Optimization
  • Patient Flow Dynamics

Background:

  • A healthcare trust faced challenges with insufficient surgical bed flexibility, impacting high throughput and quality of care.
  • Limited bed availability hindered the ability to manage both elective and emergency surgical admissions effectively.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of changes in surgical admissions management on patient flow and waiting times.
  • To assess the effectiveness of an admissions coordinator role in improving the coordination of surgical admissions.

Main Methods:

  • Introduction of an admissions coordinator to manage elective and emergency surgical admissions.
  • Implementation of a new booking system for surgical procedures.
  • Analysis of operational data including maximum waiting times and cancellation rates.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Maximum waiting times for surgical procedures decreased from 18 to 10 months over three years.
  • Operations cancelled on the day due to bed unavailability were halved in the first nine months of the new system.
  • Patients cancelled on the day of admission decreased by 36 percent.

Conclusions:

  • Appointing an admissions coordinator significantly improved the coordination of surgical admissions.
  • The implemented changes led to a substantial reduction in patient waiting times and cancellations.
  • Enhanced patient flow and reduced cancellations demonstrate improved efficiency in surgical services.