31: SecuraCath – improving patient safety and experience

<div>More than 100 hospital trusts in England have adopted a device that improves the experience of patients – and saves money for the NHS.<br> <br> SecuraCath secures central venous catheters without requiring sutures or adhesives, improving patient safety and experience.<br> <br> It’s been spread by the country’s 15 AHSNs through the Accelerated Access Collaborative’s Innovation and Technology Payment programme and is now supported through the Med Tech Funding Mandate. <br> <br> It was first used in the UK by the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, after being taken up by Clinical Interventions Lead Nurse Carol McCormick.<br> <br> In this episode, Carol talks to Dr Phil Jennings as part of a series of podcasts about innovations being fast-tracked into use in the NHS.<br> <br> To contact Carol with any questions about introducing SecurAcath, she can be emailed at: <a href="mailto:carol.mccormick3@nhs.net">carol.mccormick3@nhs.net</a>.<br> <br> Read more here on the AHSN Network website:<br> <a href="https://www.ahsnnetwork.com/more-than-100-nhs-trusts-now-using-ahsn-supported-medical-device-to-secure-catheters-more-effectively">https://www.ahsnnetwork.com/more-than-100-nhs-trusts-now-using-ahsn-supported-medical-device-to-secure-catheters-more-effectively</a><br> <br> Find out more about the AAC Rapid Uptake Products programme here:<br> <br> <a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/aac/what-we-do/what-innovations-do-we-support/rapid-uptake-products/">https://www.england.nhs.uk/aac/what-we-do/what-innovations-do-we-support/rapid-uptake-products/</a> </div>