The Regional Respiratory Centre in Belfast Health and
Social Care Trust identified the need for an easily accessible regional specific
information tool on oxygen therapy. This has resulted in the development
of a new oxygen therapy information package called O24U designed for the busy
healthcare professional.
HSC Innovations worked closely with Marion Doherty
(Staff Nurse) and Dr Jacqui Gamble (Sister) in the Regional Respiratory Centre,
based in Belfast City Hospital, in marketing the O24U package. As a result
of this we have now secured the financial support of BOC Healthcare to assist in
the dissemination of the O24U therapy information tool.
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- Marion Doherty with the O24U CD
Dr. Joe MacMahon from the Regional Respiratory
Centre said “We believe that this will make the assessment,
prescription, and supply, of oxygen therapy for COPD and other illnesses, much
easier for healthcare professionals, and result in even greater quality of care
to the patient and their carers. It includes very practical information on
oxygen therapy. It is hoped the information resource will appeal to all users of
varying expertise such as oxygen providers and respiratory nurse
specialists.”
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- O24U CD
O24U is now available through the trust intranet
e-learning site and available by request on CD to those users outside the Trust.
Belfast Trust users may visit this link.
Dr David Brownlee from Health and Social Care
Innovations said “The team in the Regional Respiratory Centre
developed a solution to an identified unmet clinical need. The
collaboration between industry and health demonstrates the value of working with
the clinical base in developing new product and technology opportunities for
healthcare. These products can help to secure real improvements in
healthcare practices locally (HSC), nationally (NHS) and
globally.”
If you would like to request the O24U therapy
information tool on CD, then please contact Marion Doherty in the Regional
Respiratory Centre, Belfast City Hospital - tel: 028 9032 9241 Ext: 2078
or e-mail:marion.doherty@belfasttrust.hscni.net.
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