A project of 5000 words detailing how the NHS can be improved for sickle cell patients. Sickle cell patients normally have to wait for long periods of time at Accident & Emergencies due to the lack of knowledge about the disease.
Some health professionals accuse them of being addicted to painkillers as they do not understand their constant pain. It is a disease suffered by minority groups. Therefore there is a lack of research. This project highlights the severity of sickle cell disease and identifies ways for better management by the NHS. Sickle cell patients often have request for pain relief denied.
Areas to include:
Minority disease – what does this mean?
Lack of knowledge and education
Who is advocating for this group of patients?
Statistics
The Intervention
To develop an assessment tool which sickle cell patients will be assessed with as soon as the visit the A&E in order for their pain to be managed effectively. See other countries, especially the United States’ triage tool for sickle cell patients and adapt to fit the NHS.
Plan
- What is the intervention? Assessment tool? Protocol? Local Trust policy?
- Rationale for doing this? Why are you suggesting this? Who is the population?
- Specialist team? Calling other centres? Triage tool?
- Lack of research, lack of tools etc
- NICE ?
- How will you measure success of it ?
- In line with NHS outcomes FW ?
