Table 5.
Clinical responses following Advanced Symptom Management System (ASyMS) alerts
| Outcome | No of amber alerts | No of red alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Self-care | 2241 | 1658 |
| Acute oncology referral | 507 | 1207 |
| Patient not contacted | 305 | 0 |
| Other | 317 | 257 |
| Unable to contact patient; amber alert closed | 150 | - |
| No intervention recorded | 60 | 178 |
| Out of hours services | 38 | 18 |
| Emergency services referral | 25 | 77 |
| General practitioner referral | 27 | 29 |
| Hospital referral: clinic review | 7 | 11 |
| Hospital referral: general ward | 6 | 5 |
| Hospital referral: acute oncology referral | 5 | 5 |
| Hospital referral: emergency department | 3 | 4 |
| Hospital referral: specialist | 3 | 2 |
| District nurse referral | 2 | 1 |
| Palliative care team: hospital | 2 | 1 |
| Total* | 3698 | 3453 |
*
Totals are greater than number of alerts as healthcare professionals could select more than one outcome.