Who is a regular schedule for?
Patients on dialysis two or three days a week, those on chemotherapy or radiotherapy courses, and those attending physiotherapy or frequent dressing changes — anyone using the same route at the same times again and again.
Setting it up
- Get the session calendar: days, start time and average length
- Set the pick-up time, allowing for the road and leaving the building
- Choose the return: waiting for short sessions, a separate return for long ones such as dialysis
- Agree who reports changes
- Review after the first week and adjust times
After dialysis
Patients are often tired and may have low blood pressure, so a reclined position and being taken right to bed matter.
Relatives far away
In districts such as Malkara, Hayrabolu and Saray, patients’ children often live elsewhere. A fixed schedule removes the phone calls for each session, and a short message can be sent after each trip. See patient transfer ambulance.