The Handover, with NCH&C
Series 5 Ep. 21 Get to know the Community Access Team
Diana Vajda and Paula McGreavy talk passionately about the Community Access Team and how much patients appreciate being able to avoid a stay at hospital where possible. This team provides a 365-day service, serving the acute hospitals and GP’s in the Norfolk and Waveney area. The service has 2 aspects, Admission Avoidance and Bed Based Community Hospital Unit admissions. The service priority is Admission Avoidance, that is unnecessary admissions into an acute hospital.
They are a multidisciplinary team, consisting of Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Assistant Practitioners based at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
Diana Vajda and Paula McGreavy talk passionately about the Community Access Team and how much patients appreciate being able to avoid a stay at hospital where possible. This team provides a 365-day service, serving the acute hospitals and GP’s in the Norfolk and Waveney area. The service has 2 aspects, Admission Avoidance and Bed Based Community Hospital Unit admissions. The service priority is Admission Avoidance, that is unnecessary admissions into an acute hospital.
They are a multidisciplinary team, consisting of Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Assistant Practitioners based at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.