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Acute care for older people — introducing interface geriatricians in Leeds
Author(s)	Gillian Fox, Alison Cracknell, Sadia Ismail, Eileen Burns
Journal title	BGS Newsletter, no 44, August 2013
Publisher	British Geriatrics Society, August 2013
Pages	pp 12-14
Source	www.bgsnet.org.uk
Keywords	Geriatricians ; General practice ; Accident & emergency depts ; Coordination ; Interaction [welfare services] ; Leeds.
Annotation	Increasing numbers of frail, older people with multiple long-term conditions are living in the community and at risk of multiple hospital attendances. Such situations are contributing to the pressures described in the 'Hospitals on the edge' from the Royal College of Physicians (London). Innovative multi-professional solutions are needed to cross traditional boundaries and deliver person-centred care in the right place at the right time. The authors describe the integrated acute care model that has been introduced at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, in which interface geriatricians cover three areas of interface - community, the primary care access line (PCAL), and the Emergency Department (ED). Early assessment of frail older people has led to reduced admissions and length of hospital stay. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-130830230 A
Classmark	QT4: L5: LD6: QAJ: QK6: 88B
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