Time

IV antimicrobial therapy uses up the valuable time of HCPs

Around 500,000 patients have IV antimicrobial therapy administered in UK hospitals each year^5,6

When administering IV antimicrobial therapy in hospitals, HCPs spend a lot of time disconnecting and reconnecting IV lines, and compounding medicines^1,7.

This places an even greater burden on valuable HCP resource, which is already stretched⁸.

Referring patients onto OPAT would allow HCPs to…

The use of the elastomeric devices has enabled us to accommodate
patients on to our service who would previously have had to remain as
in-patients for weeks on end, as they required either a TDS or QDS
regime. This has been particularly important during the current
pandemic, with patients being unable to have visitors and also at a
greater risk of catching the virus, not only affecting their physical
health but their mental health, too.

OPAT Nurse, from Royal Stoke

However, many barriers prevent the use of OPAT by suitable patients⁴

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Healthcare Professional

Patient

Time

IV antimicrobial therapy uses up the valuable time of HCPs

Around 500,000 patients have IV antimicrobial therapy administered in UK hospitals each year^5,6

When administering IV antimicrobial therapy in hospitals, HCPs spend a lot of time disconnecting and reconnecting IV lines, and compounding medicines^1,7.

This places an even greater burden on valuable HCP resource, which is already stretched⁸.

Referring patients onto OPAT would allow HCPs to…

However, many barriers prevent the use of OPAT by suitable patients⁴

Choose OPAT to release your time for the work you were trained to do

IV antimicrobial therapy uses up the valuable time of HCPs

Around 500,000 patients have IV antimicrobial therapy administered in UK hospitals each year5,6

When administering IV antimicrobial therapy in hospitals, HCPs spend a lot of time disconnecting and reconnecting IV lines, and compounding medicines1,7.

This places an even greater burden on valuable HCP resource, which is already stretched8.

Referring patients onto OPAT would allow HCPs to…

However, many barriers prevent the use of OPAT by suitable patients4

Choose OPAT to release your time for the work you were trained to do

Around 500,000 patients have IV antimicrobial therapy administered in UK hospitals each year^5,6

When administering IV antimicrobial therapy in hospitals, HCPs spend a lot of time disconnecting and reconnecting IV lines, and compounding medicines^1,7.

This places an even greater burden on valuable HCP resource, which is already stretched⁸.

However, many barriers prevent the use of OPAT by suitable patients⁴