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do, we make a positive impact on society, today and in the future,” Tracey continues.
Cutting surgical backlogs with digital tools
Helping hospitals to catch up with the backlog of surgeries in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has been an important focus area for Getinge. Research by the NIHR Global Health
Research Unit on Global Surgery shows that 50 million operations globally were cancelled in the first pandemic wave – and that a restart has only been partially successful due to lack of capacity.
In the UK, the NHS has expedited its digitisation plans as a point of necessity throughout the pandemic, with the aim to use additional digital tools in order to realise the full efficiency potential, encouraging staff to work smarter, not harder. “Our global expertise and significant legacy in operating theatres has enabled us to develop several successful solutions for supporting hospitals in their efforts to reduce the backlog of patients waiting for an operation,” Amy Rothwell, general manager Healthcare UK & Ireland says. Getinge’s Torin OptimalQ and Torin OR Management are designed to help hospitals utilise their surgical capacity in the best possible way. Torin OptimalQ was launched in the summer of 2020 as a direct result of the acute situation during the pandemic. The service is scalable, easy to deploy, and delivers quick results for staff and patients. By merging statistics in different areas, such as surgical times and best planning practices, with the customer’s own waiting list data, the tool can calculate the best way to prioritise the surgeries and propose a schedule for the upcoming weeks. In addition, Getinge’s Patient Flow system INSIGHT gives a hospital complete control over the patient flow from arrival to discharge. It supports the highest standards of care by allowing staff to plan, prioritise and take action to manage patients and beds with a clear overview across the hospital. As data is shared in real-time, INSIGHT enables better decision-making on all levels, from the individual caregiver to the hospital management. Both Torin and INSIGHT can be connected with existing systems and deliver a simple and intuitive way of working. These solutions can be implemented separately or deployed in conjunction with each other. “Successful implementation has been seen across hospitals worldwide and from across all types and sizes of sites. These software solutions can deliver efficiencies and operational improvements across hospital disciplines, which in turn deliver significant savings, improve working
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environments and ultimately help reduce the NHS elective backlog,” Avril Forde explains.
Partnership is the key to success Getinge’s new technologies and new approaches have demonstrated results, from increased throughput to decreases in average length of stay and reducing non-contact clinical time for staff, all helping to reduce waiting lists and improve patient outcomes. None of this would have been achievable without the partnership approach, where both the hospital and Getinge work together, sharing best practice, and delivering solutions to agreed common goals. Flexible Commercial Solutions, which improve efficiency and productivity while minimising financial and operational risks are vital components in Getinge’s partnerships with healthcare organisations in the UK and Ireland.
Solutions are designed to meet each hospital’s individual needs, and they come with the flexibility to make changes at any time.
“We guarantee that the chosen solution
performs as well on the last day of the contract as on day one. This means that we maintain all equipment to guaranteed availability, so you can plan your work flow with confidence. We also carry out safety related updates and improvements at no extra cost,” says Getinge’s service
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programme manager, Bob Allen, who has been with the company for 20 years. Bob continues: “As a Getinge partner, all your needs for planning, maintenance and support go through one single source, saving you time and resources. Customers can choose from a variety of preventive service plans and rely on our certified technicians to resolve any issue.”
Education and training
Getinge’s education and training solutions bring together healthcare professionals from all over the world, empowering them with advanced clinical and technical programmes. Participants can benefit from technical and operational training, to maximise the use of Getinge equipment. There are also opportunities to gain insights and clinical know-how for implementing new options for improved treatment, including skills needed to operate a new software solution efficiently.
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