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| Warding off casualty | | Author(s) | Mike George |
| Journal title | Care and Health Magazine, issue 52, 7 January 2004 |
| Pages | pp 14-15 |
| Source | http://www.careandhealth.com |
| Keywords | Medical workers ; Ambulance services ; Referrals ; Sheffield. |
| Annotation | The Government's 10 year strategy, Reforming Emergency Care, aims to give patients faster and more convenient access to appropriate services. The author reports on the Paramedic Practitioner Older People's Support (PPOPS) scheme for the over 65s in the area covered by Sheffield's four primary care trusts (PCTs). The scheme, which started in May 2002, is run jointly by the South Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Sheffield City Council's Social Services Department (SSD), and the Northern General Hospital's accident and emergency department (A&E). The paramedic practitioner is able to determine whether the older person needs to attend A&E, or whether some other form of care is more appropriate. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040112202 A |
| Classmark | QT: O8: L5R: 85C * |
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