Intermediate Care Service service
The intermediate care service is provided to patients after leaving hospital or when they are at risk of being admitted to hospital.
The intermediate care service is made up of:
Rapid response service
Operating 24/7 as an alternative to hospital admission. The team undertakes intervention outside of service hours for district nursing, urology, palliative care, home enteral feeding and other specialist nurses. People are supported in their own home, nursing home etc, according to their need and level of dependency.
The hospital at home service
The team provides rehabilitation to medically stable residents in their own home and residential care. The service provides specialist community therapy assessment and treatment to improve health and independence. In addition, the service offers rehabilitation to enable earlier discharge from hospital.
Contact name
01226 644552 (Hospital at home)
01226 644560 (Rapid response)
- Clinical support group
Cancer, Palliative Care, Pain and Older People
Cardiovascular and Lipids
Respiratory and Smoking
Laboratory investigations and Infections
Brain and mental health
- Clinical support area
- Service type
- Specialist community nursing
- Care of the elderly
- Condition or indicators
- ProviderSouth West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Fax number
- Email address
- Website
- Clinical support by body system
- Link
- Bypass detail pageNo
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