Many patients have poor quality of life following an intensive care admission with reduced mobility, dependence on family members and continuing health issues leading to depression, anxiety and low self-esteem.
Glasgow Royal Infirmary has successfully created a prototype of rehabilitation intervention for intensive care survivors known as –InS:PIRE. Co-produced with service users, this programme was the first intensive care rehabilitation model to include caregivers and encompass health and social care support.
As official support providers to the Health Foundations second Scaling up for Improvement programme we support the InS:PIRE team to roll out their programme to an additional five centres across four health boards in Scotland.
The unique five week recovery programme focuses on patient education, peer support and self-management. Weekly physiotherapy and individual sessions with health professionals aim to help patients improve their health and participation in society, including returning to work. With individualised goals, improvements can be measured and patients helped to make meaningful changes, leading to them feeling more in control of their health and wellbeing.
Find out more about the Health Foundation’s programme here: https://www.health.org.uk/improvement-projects/inspire-%E2%80%93-intensive-care-syndrome-promoting-independence-and-return-to
Find out more about InS:PIRE at www.nhsggc.org.uk/inspire.