Introducing Convatec Complete

What is Convatec Complete?

Convatec Complete audits provide a 365 view of caseloads to provide an overview of the number and frequency of wounds by wound type and characteristics. 

The insight highlights nurse time spent across case load and supports identification of patient pathway. Together we can improve the efficiency of distributing your wound care supplies with significant potential savings to your trust.

After a Convatec Complete Audit a Trust reduced daily dressing changes by 65.9% which led to 32,102 nurse visits saved. An estimated saving of over £1m+ nursing time.

Amcare by Convatec – Why We’re Trusted by Industry Professionals

• Our dedicated team of experts across each area of our business ensures the efficient and sustainable fulfilment of advanced wound care products across the UK.
• 95% of orders are dispatched within 24 hours of an order being placed and we supply all manufacturers wound products listed in DT Part IX, to provide clinicians optimal choice.
• We are an awarded delivery partner on the SBS Wound and Lymphodema Framework.
• We have a MHRA Wholesaler Dealers License, which we have held since 2011 and are authorised to supply P coded dressings.
• We offer free of charge emergency next day deliveries (before noon).
• Our delivery partner DPD has a growing fleet of electric vehicles and offers ordering tracking via their app to ensure you know exactly when your delivery will arrive.
• There is no minimum order value and customers are not restricted to a maximum number of weekly deliveries.

We provide consolidated invoicing to ensure ease of processing.

The UK Wound Care Market

Since 2010 there has been a steep decline (approximately 48%) in district nurse numbers. 46% of the remaining workforce intends to either retire or leave the profession within the next six years.
The estimated annual cost to the NHS of caring for advanced wounds is more than £8bn, yet only 6% of this spend is on wounds themselves.

The Convatec Complete Solution

Our comprehensive 360 degree solution is specifically engineered to improve the overall efficiency for your trust across each core area.

Supply

Designed to provide a more efficient approach to your on-going wound care provision. Dressings are provided directly to front line staff, reducing wastage. Facilitating improved clinical governance. Greater compliance to wound care formularies.

Insight

Providing comprehensive insight into your wound care spend. Facilitated insight support ensures you are aware of key trends and variances.

Clinical Support

Offering a range of Generic non-promotional medical education. Offering support and pathway development to ensure best practice and appropriate use of products.

Auditing

Providing real world clinical insight. Our audits measure and provide context for your clinical practice. The aim of reducing variation, ensuring best practice and supporting clinical governance within your Trust.

Formulary Management

Product training, Formulary communications, Governance and control of product usage.

Testimonial – Greenwich CCG 

“With appropriate training and support,formulary products have improved the quality of care for the patients, improved productivity for the provider teams, improved healing (although not evidenced). This is inferred from the faster availability of products and thus quicker access
to appropriate products and hence improved healing and reduced complications, reduced worsening of wounds and reduced dressing changes. All of these has contributed to the quality of care for the patients.”
MEDICINES MANAGEMENT GREENWICH CCG
 

Benefits for nurses

• Reduction In Dressing Spend and Nursing Time
• Reducing the risk of sample use and prevention of sharing of dressings with other patients and storage variations
• Reduce lost and delayed prescriptions for your patients
• Improved patient outcomes removing the reliance on prescription delivery and collection
• Instant access to the right dressing and no need to write or request prescriptions
• Dressing changes can be immediately should the needs of the wound change
• Limited number of dressings to be carried in car as the dressing can be topped up each day
• No dressing wastage due to holding stock
• Frequent deliveries help ensure reduced need for stock space
• Management of Formulary Compliance
• No risk of products not being available at pharmacies
• Clinical Governance, right dressing, right time, right patient!

Working Together

As part of our on-going commitment to you, we will ensure regular and structured support through monthly review meetings with your dedicated Health Care Development Manager.

Results – Wirral CCG

Pre Convatec Complete

• 772 wounds dressed
• 2,039 dressings used
• Good Compliance was met
• 25% of dressings were non-formulary

Post Convatec Complete

• 1,157 wounds dressed
• 2,086 dressings used
• Excellent Compliance was met
• 14.5% of dressings were non-formulary

Testimonial: Rotherham CCG

 “Total Purchase provides an opportunity to tear up established pathways and redesign systems that are more effective for patients and more efficient for staff, ultimately providing better patient care in a timelier fashion."

MEDICINES MANAGEMENT – ROTHERHAM CCG

1. Guest J.F, Vowden K, and Vowden P (2017) The health economic burden that acute and chronic wounds impose on an average clinical commissioning group/ health board in the UK. June 2017. J Woundcare 28(6) 292-303

2. RCN Press Release (May 2019) Urgent need for more investment in the District Nursing service, nursing bodies warn. https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/press-releases/district-nursing date accessed 13/12/20