Admission Avoidance Strategies

Hospital at home

See section Hospital at home 

 

Organise urgent POC from ED 

Crisis assessment and response team CaRE:  call ext. 72917     0900-2000

 

Discharge with acute clinical follow up in ambulatory units

 

Several ambulatory units (SDEC) usually able to see patients the next day – Abingdon EMU, AAU (JR), RAU (Horton), Witney EMU. 

 

AAU (JR)              27590/1                   8-9pm Mon Fri, 9-7pm Sat-Sun

RAU (Horton)      01295 229565        24102/3,  8-6pm Mon-Fri

Emergency Multidisciplinary units: 

Abingdon EMU (geriatrician led till April 25, then GP led)

                                                07827 357608, 8-8 Mon-Fri, 10-4pm Sat-Sun 

RACU in Henley                    01865903071   9-5pm Mon-Fri

Witney EMU (GP led)          01865 903849  8-6pm Mon-Fri

 

Discharge with less acute follow up of older, complex patients

Geratology clinic (in 2-8 weeks)/Rapid access Geratology clinic:

EPR message pool ‘Geratology appointments’

Ideal for ambulatory patients in around 6 weeks. Chair based clinic. Transport can be arranged from the unit, but this should be confirmed with the ward clerk.

 

 Community services

Falls prevention team

falls@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk,   01865 903400  

Criteria: The patient must have fallen TWICE in the last year and one of these falls must have been in the last 6 months; be over 65 years; ambulant and medically well enough to be assessed and not currently an inpatient. If the patient has only fallen once, please consider referring to Single Point of Access  01865 903750         

 

Care home support service

CHSS@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk,  01865 903785

Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm 

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/chss/overview/

 

District Nurse referrals

Through Single Point of Access 01865 903750       

Directly to  DistrictNurses.SPA@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk  01865 903750