'Up to 20% of emergency hospital admissions (are) avoidable with the right care in place,' NHS England says, as it tries to improve ambulance response times and cut pressures on A&E.
"Up to 20% of emergency hospital admissions avoidable with the right care in place," NHS England says, as it tries to improve ambulance response times and cut pressures on A&E.The NHS is planning to free up space in A&E by treating up to 50,000 elderly and vulnerable patients in"virtual wards" at home.
The Department of Health and Social Care said more"urgent community response teams" will be created to provide patients with at-home support"within two hours"."Up to 20% of emergency hospital admissions avoidable with the right care in place," the DHSC said.On Monday, NHS England is due to publish its Urgent and Emergency Care Plan, the purpose of which is to"reduce waiting times and improve care for patients".
Those looked after in this way include frail elderly patients or those with acute respiratory infections and cardiac conditions.Clinical teams may visit them at home or use video to"monitor and check how they are recovering".The intention is to get more at-home services in place for next winter, based on"learnings from this winter".
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