Acute Care
What did we say in Healthy Ambitions?*
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The Acute Care pathway group recognised that acute care is not consistently provided to the best possible standards in Yorkshire and the Humber. The group identified the need to offer patients better access, especially out of hours and to reduce some of the pressure arising from rising A&E attendances.
They therefore recommended:
- A wider range of services to avoid having to go to A&E (pharmacies, extended primary care, urgent care centres)
- Better support to look after yourself
- A single telephone number for local urgent care and out of hours care
- New models of care for stroke; heart attack; trauma and for older people.
- Guidance for ambulance services to take people immediately to the best location
- Experienced staff making decisions at the door of all A&E departments.
Who is taking this work forward?
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PCTs across Y&H have worked with the SHA to agree which of the recommendations of the Acute Care pathway should be taken forward locally and which might need action at regional level. This is summarised in fig.2 on the next page.
*Full details can be found at: www.healthyambitions.co.uk/acute_episode.html.
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