2014 - 2016
Led by a team from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, in partnership with the University of Glasgow, InS:PIRE (Intensive Care Syndrome: Promoting Independence and Return to Employment) began formally as a project in 2014, when it received a SHINE grant from the Health Foundation.
Its original aim was to improve the health and wellbeing of ICU patients after discharge from hospital, measured through return to work levels, GP visits and quality of life.
The InS:PIRE intervention consisted of a 5 week programme for those who had experienced a stay in ICU and their families, followed by a learning session for staff in week six. Several of these 6 week cohorts ran each year.
The report of the InS:PIRE implementation at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary 2014-2016 is available at http://www.health.org.uk/programmes/shine-2014/projects/promoting-independence-and-return-work-after-intensive-care-stay
During this time, the intervention was not only well received by participants, but won several awards; including the BMJ 'Innovation into Practice' award (pictured below right)
Jamie Hepburn MSP reflects on a visit to INS:PIRE
at Glasgow Royal Infirmary in early 2016 ...
2016 - 2018 Scaling Up
In 2016, the team at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde was awarded a further grant from the Health Foundation to test the implementation of InS:PIRE at scale.
The scaling up programme began on 1 May 2016, and recruited a further 5 hospital sites to test the implementation of InS:PIRE in their local areas - these are:
The core team attended the Health Foundation scaling up programme launch event (pictured above left) on 1 July 2016.
Between 1 May and and 1 November 2016, the programme recruited the additional adoption sites and completed the set up phase of the programme.
A new programme manager joined the programme in October 2016 and from November 2016 the programme has entered its implementation phase - with focus groups and participant cohorts beginning across all sites.
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