START - Admissions Avoidance (Locala) Healthwatch Kirklees

START - Admissions Avoidance (Locala)

START (Short Term Assessment Response Team) is dedicated rapid response team of nurses, therapists and health care assistants who work with patients to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital, and when patients are ready to return home from a stay in hospital, the team will ensure the correct support is place to reduce the risk of re-admission. The team work in the community and have a base at Dewsbury & District Hospital A&E. They assess patients who have been admitted and establish if it's possible, with the correct support in place, for them to be sent home rather than be admitted to hospital. They also meet daily with the acute care of the elderly unit and frailty within hospital to support the discharge of patients home or to another care setting. At Huddersfield Royal Infirmary they work with the Frailty Team to support discharge and follow up patients in the community to reduce the risk of readmission and provide support to A&E to identify patients that can be maintained at home safely.

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Reviews (2)

Great service

September 28, 2017

My daughter was seen very quickly and received great patient care

Anonymous

Reply from START - Admissions Avoidance (Locala)

Thank you so much for taking the time to send us this feedback. I will make sure the team see these comments. I am so please your daughter was seen quickly and that you were happy with the care the team provided.
All the very best.
Sarah

Absolutely Great. Really fantastic

July 3, 2015

The team have been helping me over the last few weeks. They have all been fantastic. All of them have been really lovely people

Reply from START - Admissions Avoidance (Locala)

Thank you so much for your feedback about our START team. I will ensure they see your comments - they will be delighted to know that they were able to help and support you and that you were happy with the service they provided.

START - Admissions Avoidance (Locala)