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Three case studies:
Mavis – 85+ years old
Mavis has 9 long term conditions.
In one year, Mavis:
• had 107 total outpatient appointments, of which she attended 95 (did not attend 12 appointments)
• had appointments across 10 specialties, 2 hospitals and 5 different hospital sites
• attended the emergency department 4 times and had to stay in hospital for a total of 6 days over the year.
Isaac – 85+ years old
Isaac has 2 long term conditions
In one year, Isaac:
• had 270 total outpatient appointments, of which he attended 254 (did not attend 16 appointments)
• had appointments across 4 specialties, 2 hospitals and 6 different hospital sites
• attended the emergency department 2 times and didn’t have to stay at the hospital a single time.
Ade – 50-54 years old
Ade has 5 long term conditions
In one year, Ade:
• had 19 total outpatient appointments, of which he attended all 19
• had appointments across 11 specialties, 3 hospitals and 7 hospital sites
• attended the emergency department 20 times and had to stay at the hospital for a total of 1 day.