vc education network sandra stark nurse consultant june 2015
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VC Education Network
Sandra StarkNurse Consultant
June 2015
A flexible and responsive single national specialist
transport and retrieval service for
NHS Scotland, providing safe, effective and
person-centred care.
ScotSTAR Vision
Single national service
Central infrastructure hub
Shared administration and managementCommunications – single referral point
Telemedicine and decision support24/7 clinical provision
Integrated air and road operations
Neonatal and
Paediatric Service Nodes
Adults Paeds Neonates
ScotSTAR
Vision
TEAMS
Neonates
• Medical lead Consultant – Alan Jackson• Nursing Service Lead – Annmarie
Wilson• Consultants• ANNP’s/Transport nurses• Grid Trainee/medical fellows• 3 teams based in the North, West and
South East
Paediatrics
• Medical Lead consultant – David Rowney
• Nurse Consultant – Sandra Stark• Consultants• Retrieval nurses• Grid trainees/fellows• 1 team providing 24/7 cover
Adults
• Medical lead Consultant – Stephen Hearns
• Lead CCP – Stuart Daly• Consultants• Critical care Practitioners• Medical Trainees• 2 teams providing 24/7 cover for
primary and secondary retrievals
Air wing Paramedics
• Area Service Manager – Rob Dalziel• Team leader – Kathy Simpson• Air wing paramedics for both fixed
wing and rotary wing aircraft
Specialist Services Desk
Developments
• EC145 Helicopters will replace the EC135
• Refurbishment of the fixed wing aircraft
• All resources will be based at Glasgow Airport
Developments
• Mobile ECLS
Training and Education• In house training and simulation –
simulation room in the base• Continuing to provide outreach
education to remote and rural areas• Continuing to provide feedback to
referring hospitals
When change occurs there are those who let it happen, those who make it happen
and those who wonder what (the hell) happened...
• 2,500 secondary transfers/retrievals per annum
• ~80 wte (100+ headcount) • Majority nurses/doctors• Paramedics, support staff
(pharmacy/medical physics/admin)• AMD, Head of Service, Medical/Clinical
Leads• Central coordination• Central base with satellites• Shared governance, management structure• Cost £9.5m p.a.
Summary