The agenda will include:
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Introductions to the Rapid Response Team
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Frailty
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Respiratory Disease
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Diabetes
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Sepsis
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Head injuries / falls
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Pressure sores
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Drugs and Alcohol
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Falls and Mobility
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Environmental
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Equipment
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Social isolation / loneliness
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Consent
Please note: This is an online event and you will need to register (below) before hand so that a link to the session can be sent to you
Rapid Community Response Service
The Warrington health and social care system are pleased to announce that the new Rapid Community Response Service (RCRS) is in operation.
Service background
The RCRS provide urgent (in two hours) assessment and support (in two days) for a short time, to help people recover and retain independence. The team is particularly important in during the current coronavirus pandemic as they may help people:
- remain at home when things start to get very challenging or difficult
- recover after a fall, accident, acute illness or operation that would otherwise put the person at risk of going into hospital
- help people avoid going into hospital or residential care unnecessarily
- help people return home more quickly after a hospital stay
Services offered
The RCRS team is made up of nurses, social workers, therapists and care staff who can triage, assess and support people during a crisis. People eligible for the service are:
- adults over 18 years of age and living in Warrington
- experiencing a crisis
- at risk of hospital attendance/admission or residential care admission
- medically safe to be treated/cared for in a community setting
- in need of assessment/intervention within two hours (and are safe to wait for up to two hours)
- people with these above needs who can benefit from the service, including older people, people who are frail, younger adults, people with dementia, people with mental health problems, people with a sensory impairment and people with a physical disability
We expect the team will likely focus on people aged over 65, who have an exacerbation to crisis point of a physical long-term condition(s).
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