Learning from practice
Bexley Management of Medical Emergencies in the Community
| Organisation: | Bexley Care Trust |
| Contact: | Sian.Therese@Bexley.nhs.uk |
| Further information: | Practice based commissioning: an introduction for a local authority audience |
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Community nursing and therapy teams, working with residential homes,
have developed resident specific escalation and de-escalation plans to provide homes and their residents with a range of care options that will support the management of some medical emergencies in the community. Urgent Support Following A&E Attendance An integrated team enables patients to return safely to the community. Urgent support is provided by a Rapid response team and ongoing support by integrated teams plus community services from the voluntary sector. Patient Pathways with Home Care The Rapid Response Team has developed patient pathways with the local home care provider, Ambulance team and hospital clinical assessment service in order to ensure that local people can receive appropriate adjustments to their homecare and health care “package”in the community. This service has been successful in supporting people who have recently been discharged from hospital following an acute episode of a chronic disease Source: 
Categories for this entry: Emergency care practitioners Falls ISIP / whole system approaches Intermediate care Local Partnerships Long term conditions Rapid Response Primary care triage in/before A & E Urgent / emergency care |
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