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Jul

Healthcare Closer to Home – BEN PCT

Posted by admin in Consultations

These pilot projects develop personalised care for patients in their own homes, shortening the time they have to spend in hospital and preventing them from being admitted unnecessarily. The pilot projects began in December 2009 across east and north Birmingham, and will reshape the following services:

  • Enhanced Supported Discharge following hospital admission for fractures
  • Acute Community-based Care Service for long term conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • The Family Liaison Service
  • The Herceptin at Home service for breast cancer treatment

Among the groundbreaking new services being offered are a rapid response team, new care pathways and a dedicated care bureau. The care bureau will provide a 24 hour telephone nurse triage facility, enabling patients with these services to call in when they need to receive medical advice.

If you would like to get involved in reshaping these services, please contact Malika Plummer at NHS Birmingham East and North on 0121 380 9191 or email malika.plummer@benpct.nhs.uk.