What if my patients’ needs change –Will a new HOOF need to incorporate both the old and new requirements?
If your patient has up until now been managed in primary care, then you will need to refer your patient to secondary care to carry out an LTOT or ambulatory assessment. This team will arrange for a new home oxygen order form to be sent to Vitalair. This will cancel out the previous HOOF. There is no need to write the old requirements as this will be confusing. It is good practice to write in box 13 ‘Change to patient’s original requirements’.When we have received the new order form we will advise the orderer and the patient of the planned date of installation of your new oxygen equipment.
