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CATCH – The Common Approach To Children’s Health

24th November 2017

Addressing the inappropriate use of NHS services when self-care would be more appropriate, the CATCH app gives parents information when they need and want it, via smartphone or tablet.

“Often, [parents’] anxieties stem from not knowing what else to do when their child is ill. The CATCH app offers guidance and reassurance for parents to provide self-care for their children at home, without visiting the hospital.”

Dr Kilroy, Lead Clinician for Emergency Medicine, Macclesfield Hospital

Summary:
CATCH gives parents appropriate and understandable information when they need and want it, in a timely and measured way, via smartphone or tablet. Support and clinical knowledge is aggregated from an area’s GPs and public health department, building a region-specific, tailored, trusted resource that parents can re-use, giving them the confidence to look after their children at home. CATCH curates this local health information and articles from trusted sources, such as NHS Choices.

Challenge/problem identified:
The Common Approach To Children’s Health – or CATCH – addresses the inappropriate use of NHS services, when self-care would be more appropriate.

Impact:

28% reduction in under five-year-old’s Guidance-Only A&E attendances reported by Eastern Cheshire CCG in winter 2016/2017 compared to 2015/16
47% of users deciding self-care over an A&E visit*
64% of users deciding self-care over a GP visit*
91% of users would recommend CATCH to a friend or relative*

*Based on 284 responses from user satisfaction survey conducted by Eastern Cheshire CCG.

Download a list of supporting evidence here.

Fellow: Dave Burrows

Category:

2017

Tags:

Primary Care and Urgent Care