Surgical inpatients referred to medicine with acute medical problems represent a complex patient population, vulnerable to fragmented care and suboptimal outcomes. They can also be a source of staff dissatisfaction in busy or understaffed departments. Comanagement by surgical and medical staff may improve outcomes but requires dedicated resources and the evidence for other interventions is scarce. We aimed to assess staff experience, demographics and clinical outcomes of this patient population at our hospital and develop an intervention aiming to improve medical staff experience, without compromising clinical outcomes.Staff were surveyed before and after the intervention to measure staff experience. Demographics and clinical outcomes were collected for 60 referrals at baseline and 29 referrals postintervention (an e-referral system linked to locally developed clinical pathways). Clinical outcomes were delay time (time from referral submission to review), length of stay, 30-day mortality and 30-day readmissions.Medical staff experience improved from majority negative or neutral ratings to majority positive ratings postintervention and 100% of staff surveyed supported ongoing use of the intervention. There were no negative impacts on clinical outcomes, which acted as balancing measures.Medical staff experience improved, without compromising clinical outcomes. The e-referral system doubles as a platform for ongoing quality improvement.
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