Business Case Development

Business Case Toolkit

Business Case Working GroupPaul Chadwick Microbiologist (Chair)Brian Ward Project ManagerRob Armstrong Acute Trust Services ManagerKim Dawes OPAT Nurse SpecialistJoanne Entwistle Acute Trust Commissioning ManagerJohn Harrop PCT DirectorDawn Hart OPAT Nurse SpecialistBrendan HealyMicrobiologistGraeme Jones MicrobiologistCarol Low OPAT Lead NurseEjaz Nabi Bupa Home HealthcareDilip NathwaniChair BSAC OPAT Steering Group

Objectives• “The OPAT initiative will support, guide and encourage the

establishment of standardized OPAT services throughout the UK”

• Support for the development of a business case is central to this development

• This is now available as a hard copy pdf available as a download from the www.e-opat.com website

• Now available free as an online interactive tool from www.e-opat.com

Online Business Case Toolkit

• Will enable your centre to adapt content to your local environment

• Should be used as a basis for discussion within your local team

• Outputs can be cut and pasted into your local business case documents

Elements of the toolkit

• Introduction• Resources• Background to OPAT• Criteria for evaluating an OPAT service• SWOT analyses of OPAT services• Cost analysis

Introduction

Help Document pdf

Resources

Bibliography

Main analysis section of toolkit

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Main analysis section of toolkit

Sections• Drop in text sections for editing– Background rationale for OPAT– Antimicrobial requirements for OPAT– Checklist of costs to include– Worked examples of costs

• Interactive sections to reflect local needs– Criteria for evaluating an OPAT service– SWOT analyses– Cost analyses

Evaluation Criteria

SWOT analysis for different OPAT models

• Administration of iv antibiotics in hospital (status quo)

• Self-administration of iv antibiotics by patient

• Administration of iv antibiotics by visiting nurse– District Nurse– OPAT Nurse– Home Healthcare Company Nurse

• Administration of iv antibiotics in an infusion clinic– Hospital OPAT clinic– Hospital ambulatory care clinic– Hospital discipline-specific specialist clinic– Community-based intermediate care clinic

• Ability to develop risk scoring for each model

Edit section

Financial analysis for including in an OPAT business case

• Fixed and variable costs

• Worked examples based on established OPAT services and successful business cases

Financial assessment checklist

Interactive cost model

Main analysis section of toolkit

Edit section

Final screen

Final Word Document .doc

Next steps

• Available here at the meeting to try• Register to download the interactive toolkit at

www.e-opat.com• BSAC would value your feedback

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