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Metabolic Pathways Networks of Care Professor Anne Green Lead - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Metabolic Pathways Networks of Care Professor Anne Green Lead Scientist Metabolic Biochemistry Network www.metbio.net Presentation to RCPath March 2006 National Metabolic Biochemistry Network National Metabolic Biochemistry Network
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Services for Inherited Metabolic Disorders
- Individually rare disorders eg PKU, Lys storage, Mitochondrial
– ~600 new cases per year – ~ 10 000 cases attend specialist services
- Care Pathway
– Newborn screening (PKU & MCADD) – Diagnosis – 200 + specialised lab tests – Treatment & Management of complex therapies – Family testing and prenatal diagnosis
- Multidisciplinary team care
– Integrated lab service (clinics/MDT)
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Areas of investigation
- Epidemiology
- Outcomes
- Review of laboratory services
- Review of clinical services
- The nursing role
- The specialist dietitian role
- Roles and view of the voluntary sector
- Specialist commissioning
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Estimates of shortfall for patients in specialist care
Children Adults Estimated number for UK* 12103 6827 Totals reported 6547 3499 Shortfall 5556 3328 *Based on Northwest rates
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10-fold geographic variation in patients per 100,000 population
Adult patients per100,000 Paediatric patients per100,000
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Critical mass: implications for clinical governance
Number of patients attending the service
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Summary of recommendations
- Strategic advisory group
- Explicit commissioning
- Clinical networks
- Strengthen laboratory and
clinical services
- Developing shared care
arrangements
- Manpower planning and
education
- Close work with voluntary
groups
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Metabolic Biochemistry (Biochemical Genetics)
- Review of the Lab services
- Issues
- Recommendations
- How to go forward?/What is needed
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Formation of MetBioNet
- National Lab Network ( MetBioNet)
– context/background – achievements – review of National needs
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Background – Genetics Agenda
- Specialised services definition no 20
– Includes lab biochemical genetics
- Genetics White paper monies 2001
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Metabolic Biochemistry 2002
– lab services for IMD under pressure
- increasing workload
- demands for new tests
- newborn screening developments
- robustness of rare, v rare tests (single providers)
- small size and very specialist
- vacancies/unable to recruit to CS posts
– part of general Clinical Biochemistry & Genetics – no manpower or training plan
- retirements & succession planning, need to specialise)
– lack of awareness of issues by
- thers/DH
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DH Genetics Project
- Form a network of stakeholder laboratories across
UK
– Communication – Sharing of information – Common practices
- Address key issues
– Manpower plan – Training strategy – Service provision – Assay directory – Develop guidelines – Quality initiatives
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Genetics Development Project
- DH project
– Oct 2002 - Oct 2004 – extended to April 2006 – Limited funds for 2006/7
- Hosted – Birmingham Children’s
Hospital
- Lead Scientist
– 0.4 wte – A/C support
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Stakeholders
Metabolic Biochemistry Labs in UK
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Stakeholder Laboratories(n=16)
Lab size/ Populations served
Size of Population
- 4 million or greater 5
- 3 - 3.9 million
2
- 2 - 2.9 million 6
- 1 - 1.9 million 3
- CPA Accreditation
– 15/16 accredited
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Typical Lab
- Newborn screening
– ~50 – 70 000 newborns pa – 250 000 - 350 000 tests pa
- Diagnostic tests
(metabolites,enzymes,molecular)
– ~ 10 000 – 20 000 pa
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Outcomes
- Manpower survey
- Training strategy
- Web site
- Assay directory
- Guidelines
- Workshops
- Quality & Audit initiatives
- Service review (part of the Burton document)
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Manpower 2004/5
n= 71
25 (21.7) Senior 24 (19.85) Principal 22 (13.6) Consultant
(scientist & medical)
Number ( wte) Clinical Scientists Grade
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Training Outcome
- Metabolic Biochemistry
– recognised sub modality (HPC)
- Lead Trainer ( DH funded for 3 years)
– 0.4 wte – June 2004
- Local Trainers ( DH funded for 3 years from 2004)
– London for South ( 0.4wte) – Sheffield for North (0.4 wte) – B’ham for Midlands /South West/East Anglia(0.8 wte)
- HSTs Clinical Scientists (5 year posts)
– 8 new posts from DH Genetics 2004/5 – (3 posts funded WDDs)
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View Stakeholder Details
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Training and Education - Documents
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Training and Education - Presentations
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Best Practice Guidelines
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Metabolic Assay Directory
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Metabolic Assay Directory - Search
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Service assessment
- Questionnaires
– October – Dec 2003 – Manpower- May 2004 – Workload/Diagnoses -Feb 2005
- Lab size
- Core test provision
- Specialist test provision
- Equipment
- Turnaround times
- Staffing
- Training
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Main laboratory findings
- Vulnerability of some tests
- Compromised turn around times
- No formal out of hours service
- Accommodation increasingly
inadequate
- Urgent need for new and
replacement equipment (AA, GCMS)
- Need recruitment of 49 new trainee
clinical scientist and 46 biomedical scientists over next 5 years
- Continuing £ support for the
network
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Laboratory recommendations
- Continue and develop as integral part of MDT
- Increase workforce resources
- Capital investment
- Investment in education and training
- Review of accommodation
- Develop database for IMD diagnoses
- Detailed planning for very specialised tests (Current & new)
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What is needed
- Investment/Commissioning for new developments:
– Newborn screening (sickle, CF MCADD etc) – Diagnostic services
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What is needed
- Investment/Commissioning for new developments:
– Newborn screening (sickle, CF MCADD etc) – Diagnostic services
- Sustained investment in training ( current funding ceases 2007)
– Trainers (for many health professionals) – Trainees
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What is needed
- Investment/Commissioning for new developments:
– Newborn screening (sickle, CF MCADD etc) – Diagnostic services
- Sustained investment in training ( current funding ceases 2007)
– Trainers (for many health professionals) – Trainees
- Funding to continue the network infrastructure
– current services – develop data base of disorders
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What is needed
- Investment/Commissioning for new developments:
– Newborn screening (sickle, CF MCADD etc) – Diagnostic services
- Sustained investment in training ( current funding ceases 2007)
– Trainers (for many health professionals) – Trainees
- Funding for the network infrastructure
– Current services – develop data base of disorders
- Metabolic Medicine Training for Adult services
– Training fit for purpose ( currently inadequate as I year) – Consultant posts
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What is needed
- Investment/Commissioning for new developments:
– Newborn screening (sickle, CF MCADD etc) – Diagnostic services
- Sustained investment in training ( current funding ceases 2007)
– Trainers (for many health professionals) – Trainees
- Funding for the network infrastructure
– Current services – develop data base of disorders
- Metabolic Medicine Training for Adult services
– Training fit for purpose ( currently inadequate as I year) – Consultant posts
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Acknowledgements
- Public Health Genetics Unit
– Hilary Burton – Simon Sanderson
- DH Genetics
- ACB Training Committee
- Royal College Pathologists (SAC
Clin Biochem & Genetics)
- British Inherited Metabolic Disorders
Group (BIMDG)
- Jim Bonham , Sheffield
- Mick Henderson, Leeds
- Stakeholder Colleagues
- Mary Dowling Birmingham
- Birmingham Children’s
Hospital