Reducing paper use and decreasing search time in pre-op assessment

Organisation Overview

• Name of Organisation: Salisbury Foundation Trust

• Type of Healthcare Setting: Hospital

• Department/TeamUsing Eolas: Pre-Op Assessment

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Overview

The Pre-Op Assessment team at Salisbury Foundation Trust transformed how they access and use clinical guidance by adopting Eolas Medical. Before implementation, staff struggled to locate policies without precise titles, wasting time and relying on printed guidebooks that were difficult to maintain.

Since introducing Eolas, the team now finds information up to 70 percent faster, adheres more consistently to protocols, and has eliminated the need for printed guidelines. Staff confidence has grown, decision-making has improved, and patient care is supported by accurate, evidence-based information available instantly through the Eolas app.

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Challenges Before Eolas

Locating policies without using the precise title - time wasting and difficulty finding guidelines—we printed them out and kept them in books in each room—this meant updating was arduous and used too much paper.

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Implementation Experience

The implementation process was smooth with benefits seen after a month.

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Efficiency and Speed

Yes, especially using the app, the team found it to be approximately 70% faster than their current system.

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Guideline Utilisation

We are now advocating using it rather than having the information in printed form stored in guidebooks. We are streamlining the books in each assessment room with the emphasis on using Eolas rather than printed guidelines.

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Impact on Patient Care

Eolas has enabled more accurate decision-making with faster access to evidence-based information.

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Staff Satisfaction

Having the information easily accessible has improved confidence and reduced time wasted asking for a second opinion.

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Quantitative Feedback

Please rate the following areas on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree):

• Eolas has improved team efficiency: 4

• Eolas has made it easier to access information: 5

• Eolas has positively impacted guideline adherence: 4

• Eolas has enhanced patient care: 4

• Eolas has increased staff satisfaction: 4

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I have found using Eolas easier and faster than going through the books filled with guidelines that had been printed out. We have decided to alter our practice by having  an index page with heading subjects that direct the team straight to Eolas whenever possible.

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