Emergency care. Change of pace.
A GP practice set up a new system of assessing patients, with an emphasis on appropriate immediate need. The aim is to speed up treatment and reduce inappropriate accident and emergency admissions. A new role of community paramedic on loan from the ambulance trust was a vital part of the team. The first eight months dramatically cut accident and emergency admissions and sped up category A response times.
Everden
Paul
P
East Anglian Ambulance Service Trust.
Eardley
Mark
M
Lorgelly
Paula
P
Howe
Amanda
A
D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013222:State Medicine; D013995:Time; D014218:Triage / Q000458:organization & administration*