This publication is based on a briefing paper prepared by the authors for a workshop on the roles of intermediate care coordinators, which sets out the range of functions of intermediate care coordination and their context within the overall implementation framework of the National Service Framework for Older People. It ...
HSC 2001/01: LAC (2000)1 'Intermediate Care' requires the NHS and councils, in planning the best balance of intermediate care services locally, to map current levels of capacity, patterns of service provision, A&E attendances, acute admissions, bed occupancy rates and long-term care placements for older people in their area, including where ...
Intermediate care is the term used for the range of short-term, patient-focused services designed to promote and maintain the independence of older people otherwise facing inappropriate admission to hospital, long-term care or prolonged stays in hospitals. This new and evolving concept has attracted widespread interest. Practitioners are at many different ...
This report describes the way in which Trafford South Primary Care Group consulted local people about older people's services. It decided to host two day-long events for local people, inviting their comments on the health and social care needs of older people in the area. A key feature was the ...