GIRFT - July 2023
A range of new data-rich resources supporting acute and general medicine teams to transform services is now on offer from the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) team.
The Summary Acute Medicine Indicator Table (SAMIT) has now gone live. This overarching data dashboard is designed to identify unwarranted variation which is adversely affecting patient care and support centres to improve outcomes. More details below.
GIRFT has also added a new compartment of acute and general medicine data to the Model Health System (MHS), enabling clinicians to view up-to-date, benchmarked data at site, trust and system level.
The Summary Acute Medicine Indicator Table (SAMIT)
This new data dashboard provides a suite of 50 key metrics relevant to the acute medical patient pathway, for use by teams in Acute Medical Units (AMUs) and Same Day Emergency Care (SDECs) in England. It offers a deep understanding of an acute medical service, accounting for demand, capacity, processes, behaviours and performance, which all contribute to patient care and experiences.
Data in the SAMIT focuses on the activity and performance for patients aged 16 and over who are admitted acutely to 18 medical specialties. The dashboard recognises that AMUs operate within a wider system of primary, secondary, community and social care, and with variations in geography, demographics, case-mix, resources and practices.
The dashboard can be viewed at site or system level and includes an overview of key activity and resources (consultant and nursing numbers, physical bed availability) linked to capacity, helping to highlight gaps which might be impacting on the delivery of a service. It also includes an overall ranked patient flow score – the GIRFT Acute Medicine Index (GAMI).
Charts within the SAMIT display delays in the ED for medical admissions, weekly admissions and length of stay, and there are quadrants showing how a hospital compares to all other hospitals for performance across demand and capacity, flow and outcomes.
More details about the dashboard, including how to access the SAMIT, are available by clicking the link below.
Summary Acute Medicine Indicator Table (SAMIT)
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