Cancer Reform Strategy - First Annual Report - Merseyside ...

CHAPTER 7: DElIVERINg CARE IN THE MoST APPRoPRIATE SETTINg49Winning Principle 4 – Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustTested multiple approaches involving patients and clinicians to reduce mortality and length ofstay through developing an emergency pathway for the management of emergency patientswith neutropenic sepsis. This work included development of a DVD about neutropenic sepsisfeaturing patients.Winner of the 2007 Blackpool Fylde & Wyre Innovation AwardThe approach to improving the emergency pathway for patients with Neutropenic Sepsis is underpinned by an agreed Neutropenic Sepsis Management Policy, listening and using the views of our patients.This DVD is a good idea verbal information and leaflets don’t really sink in because it is sucha difficult time. you can’t take it all in it is a bit too much, but I think the DVD will stick inpeople’s minds. Husband of a patientThanks for the DVD which I found very powerful. Every patient on chemo should have a copy. Diana’s statement that “I didn’t want to be any trouble, because they are so busy” rang very true to me and it could have been my late wife speaking. Husband of a patientI do think it is important that it is patients that feature on the DVD. I thought I knew betterand didn’t follow all the written advice but that’s what patients need to do. PatientThe patients’ stories in the DVD are very powerful and make much more impact on otherpatients and carers understanding of the importance of presenting early. lead cancer nurse