We have a Primary Urgent Care Centre build with Walk in centre money that is
integrated into the department- open 08.00-22.00. Happy for you to contact
us off list or come and see.
Katherine Henderson- [log in to unmask]
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Subject: streaming
Does anyone have a good streaming tool they use to feed patients into a
primary care stream?
My local PCT has at long last discovered that they are paying a shed load of
money for an OOH service that is diverting most of their work to the A&E.
Since the whole thing has gone belly up and is now in recievership, they are
coming to me to help them out.
I will try and develop an integrated unit with them but I want to make sure
there is a benefit for the A&E department as well as the patients.
I keep getting the "triage is evil" phrase from the residual Emergency
Services Collaborative, so what do you call a streaming system that pushes
the primary care stream to the primary care physician so as to get them off
your back?
I know some of you out there have got this up and running, I met some of you
at the various ESC meets but have had great difficulty with my local GP's so
far. They are keen that we stream them all to our ENP's or the department
allowing them to earn their cash asleep.
Also this "don't triage" mantra is a serious obstacle round here.
Andy V
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