17 September 2009 : CLWRota forum
Introduction
On September 17 we held a forum for CLWRota, inviting consultants, managers and administrative staff from our client hospitals together with representatives from several other hospitals, to discuss anaesthetics rotas.
The forum provided an opportunity for people from a wide distribution of medical institutions to discuss their concerns about running anaesthetics department rotas, to share ideas, and exchange unique insights and experiences. It was interesting to note how many departments had particular problems in common. This made it possible for departmental representatives to discuss ways in which rota management can be refined and made more effective.
Video
We have produced a short video of highlights of the forum, which gives an insight into some of the interesting studies and developments that CLWRota has given rise to. You can view the video below (click to play).
CLWRota Forum : Highlight video.
The Presentations
During the forum we heard from consultants at the Chelsea and Westminster, which adopted CLWRota at the start of 2009. Dr. Mark Cox of this hospital gave a presentation on how CLWRota has been implemented at Chelsea and Westminster, and reported that he had used the system to identify over £326,300 of cost-saving benefits for his department so far, and had already saved his department over £100,000 per annum using information from CLWRota. He also discussed his recent adaptation of our rota system to undertake an examination of how emergency lists are staffed, with a view to improving them.
Dr. Peter Brooks, also of Chelsea and Westminster hospital, talked about ways in which he is using CLWRota's features and reports to monitor and improve training. He described the reports he runs to keep track of whether trainees are being given enough time both on their training modules and under consultant supervision, and also to review their leave bookings.
Dr. Neil Braude of the South Manchester University Hospital, which was the launch site for the CLWRota service, talked about the early days of its development and his involvement in establishing the system. He also affirmed the beneficial impact it has had at South Manchester. His frank analysis of the difficulties of compiling a rota in the old fashioned pencil-and-paper way entertained everyone present. He finished off by sharing his thoughts on how the system can be extended further, and what its applications could be in the future.
Paul Thomas from OEE, operations improvement specialists, also gave a presentation on how operations planning in the service sector can be upgraded.
Attendees:
Speakers
- Dr Neil Braude, University Hospital of South Manchester
- Dr Peter Brooks, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
- Rory Campbell-Lange, Campbell-Lange Workshop
- Dr Mark Cox, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
- Oliver Fielding, Campbell-Lange Workshop
- Paul Thomas, OEE
Current users
- Julie Angus, Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Samantha Cottey, Taunton & Somerset
- Jacqueline Durbridge, Chelsea & Westminster
- Gail Eric, University Hospital of South Manchester
- Dr Bernadette Ewah, Epsom & St Helier University Hospital
- Maureen Fortier, Chelsea & Westminster
- Donna Fox, Coventry University Hospital
- Dr Rupert Gauntlett, Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Nuala McHugh, UCLH
- Dr David Male, Epsom & St Helier University Hospital
- Maj Mutch, UCLH
- Joanne O'Hagan Taunton & Somerset
- Therese Parker, UCLH
- Oliver Radford, Manchester Royal Infirmary
- Katherine Wong, Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals
Interested parties
- Dr James Berrington, Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Dr Sujata Bhuptani, North West London Hospitals
- Jackie Boyd, Poole Hospital
- Dr Barbara Bray, East Surrey Hospital
- Sam Chapman, Medway Maritime Hospital
- Dr Philip Das, Peterborough District Hospital
- Dr Tammy Dodd, Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Dr Chris Dunkley, Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Dr Mike Entwistle, Great Western Hospital, Swindon
- Dr Christina Fumagalli, Royal Sussex County Hospital
- Dr Ingrid Gooch, Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Dr Matthew Hough, Dorset County Hospital
- Gay Jackson, Peterborough District Hospital
- Dr Bill Kavanagh, Royal Sussex County Hospital
- Latha Kumar, North West London Hospitals
- Dr Thungo Kuwani, North West London Hospitals
- Dr Val Luoma, Whittington Hospital, London
- Dr Cathryn Mantovani, Eastbourne District General
- Dr Amruta Patwardhan, Whipps Cross Hospital
- Dr Veda Ponniah, Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust
- Sue Pooley, Eastbourne District General
- Dr Andrew Porter, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth
- Dr Jolyon Powney, Whittington Hospital, London
- Karen Reynolds, Royal Sussex County Hospital
- David Snell, Southend University Hospital
- Louise Stevens, Great Western Hospital, Swindon
- Jackie Suter, Medway Maritime Hospital
- Dr Anna Szypula, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn
- Dr Lance Tooke, Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust
